Is Lorengau safe? Papua New Guinea travel risk
Is Lorengau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lorengau scores 55/100 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.
Lorengau scores 55/100 (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 Lorengau: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% 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
Coordinates 2.0208° S, 147.2667° E place Lorengau within Manus at an elevation of 45 meters. Heading to Port Moresby: 829.4 km S.
Manus
2.0208° S, 147.2667° E
45 m
Pacific/Port_Moresby
6,313
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Papua New Guinea entry requirements.
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