About Arawa
Arawa is one of Papua New Guinea's major cities, home to around 40,266 people.
Best time
The warmer, drier months for the outdoors
Weather
Mild to tropical, with plenty of sunshine
Where to eat
Local favourites
Reasons Bar & Grill
NGO favourite, with an elevated deck overlooking the water, plus a bar with tv. Seafood is the best option and pizzas aren't too bad. Often
Kuri Village Resort
Next door to Reasons, the restaurant is out above the water. Less reliable though - you never know what will actually be available.
BWF Cafe
A women's collective or something opened this little cafe within the market. It's one of the best places for simple but tasty and healthy me
ARoB Pizza Inn
New pizza place with Austrian-trained locals taking 1.5 hours to make doughy, sparse pizzas.
DoB's Inn
Part of the SIL guesthouse run by the Diocese of Bougainville, this restaurant offers somewhat fancy food on a cliff above the sea. They don
Where to stay
Tourist favourites & top-rated
Hani's Inn
They have 21 rooms, singles and doubles. Only the double rooms are air-conditioned. Guaranteed power (this is an issue) from their own gener
Kuri Village Resort
Located on the waterfront overlooking the Buka Passage, this is the most upmarket place to stay anywhere in Bougainville. All rooms are air-
Lynchar Hotel
Decent hotel but not on the water, so should be a lot cheaper.
Poonang Nava Inn
Double rooms with aircon or fan. Great food.
Lumankoa Guest House
All of the 19 rooms are double, but single occupancy is not a problem.
In pictures
Arawa gallery
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