A wide range of crafts is available in shops; alternatively, visitors can buy directly from villagers. Favorite buys include local carvings of ceremonial masks and statuettes from Angoram and the Sepik,
Buka basketry, arrows, bows and decorated axes, crocodile carvings from the Trobriands, pottery and local art. The many butterfly farms send specimens of unusual species throughout the world.
Shopping hoursMon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat 0900-1300 (some open longer and/or Sunday).
Currency Information:CurrencyKina (PGK) = 100
toea. Notes are in denominations of PGK50, 20, 10, 5 and 2. Coins are in denominations of PGK1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 toea.
Currency ExchangeExchange facilities are available through trade banks.
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsAmerican Express is the most widely accepted credit card.
Traveller's ChequesAccepted by most shops and hotels. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, traveller’s are advised to take traveller’s cheques in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Australian Dollars.
Banking HoursMon-Thurs 0845-1500, Fri 0845-1600.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 07 |
| £1.00= | PGK5.81 |
| $1.00= | PGK2.95 |
| €1.00= | PGK3.94 |
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