Southern Highlands

The lookout point at Mendi-Tari Road overlooking the Lai Valley in the morning of Saturday, January 15, 2022. The road here takes a steep drop down to the Lai River Valley. The Mendi-Tari Road connects Southern Highlands’ capital Mendi with Tari in Hela.

Travelling by road from Tari to Mendi on the morning of Saturday, January 15, 2022, we stop on the lookout point overlooking the Lai Valley. The view, albeit cloud covered, is simply ‘take my breath away’ stuff. The Lai River meandering through the valley, surrounded by mountain sentinels and soft clouds, is like a dream. …

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