Port Moresby - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some typical ways to socialize, either with local people or with other expatriates? Are there groups or clubs that you can recommend?
There are usually employer-sponsored events, such as happy hours, quiz nights, pool parties, etc. Events involving local people generally must be held during the day, as it is generally more unsafe to travel after dark. However some special evening events are held in major hotels, which have good security, and the movie theatre at the Vision City mall is considered safe to visit, especially if driving in a convoy or a group. There are several clubs in town, the most prominent being the Yacht Club, which provides events and other socializing opportunities to members and their guests. There is an international women’s club, a mahjong club, and several other interest-based clubs. Informally, people organize weekly tennis matches, Pilates, book clubs, and game groups via WhatsApp. - Aug 2025
Getting together with other families, day trips to Sogeri, Crystal Rapids, Owen's Corner, Black Rock and other beach areas. The bushwalking group is a good, safe way to see the countryside. The beaches around POM are not gorgeous though. - May 2019
You may have to work at it, but there are ways to meet people. The Yacht club and Aviat club are social clubs with restaurants and gyms. There are groups that snorkel and dive or bushwalk. If you put yourself out there, you will find non-mission friends. - Jun 2016
Moderate social life, mainly in homes or at the Yacht Club. For singles, at the hotel bars and Yacht Club. Some live music. No cinema or bowling alley. Occasional art or theater events. People tend to be around on the weekends because travel in PNG is all by air. Children do not usually invite all the kids in the class to their parties, so it is not a constant birthday circuit like in some posts. - Jun 2008
