Introducing Madang
Madang is a little shyer, a little more reserved than her sisters. Like a Melanesian maiden from a cliché in a South Pacific musical, Madang is often dubbed the ‘Prettiest town in the Pacific’. And to be sure, she has obvious charms – perched on a peninsula as she is, surrounded by picturesque islands and sprinkled with parks, ponds and water-lily-filled waterways.
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Madang’s warm, wet climate and fertile soil produce luxuriant growth. Many of the huge casuarina trees that tower over the Madang streets support huge colonies of flying foxes. The trees may have escaped WWII relatively unscathed but Madang itself wasn’t so lucky. The town was rebuilt after it was virtually destroyed during the Japanese occupation and subsequent fighting.
Madang is PNG’s most tourist-oriented city and provides a range of facilities with some excellent places to stay in all price brackets.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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