Is Kimbe safe? Papua New Guinea travel risk
Is Kimbe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kimbe scores 57/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Papua New Guinea Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 29 Apr 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 17 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kimbe scores 57/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Papua New Guinea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kimbe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Papua New Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in West New Britain at 5.5500° S, 150.1430° E (elevation 27 m), Kimbe lies 547.5 km SW of Port Moresby. Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby.
West New Britain
5.5500° S, 150.1430° E
27 m
Pacific/Port_Moresby
27,191
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Papua New Guinea
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Papua New Guinea travel advice & laws.
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