{"id":86,"date":"2025-04-30T23:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:52:31","slug":"culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"rabaul-culture\" aria-label=\"Confront Our Culture\">\n  <div class=\"rcul\">\n    <nav class=\"rcul-dock\" id=\"rcul-dock\" aria-label=\"Culture page sections\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-dock__inner\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-dock__mark\">Culture<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"rcul-dock__list\">\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link is-active\" href=\"#rcul-arrive\">Arrive<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#rcul-discover\">Discover<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#rcul-festival\">Festival<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#rcul-matupit\">Matupit<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#tours\">Tours<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#workshops\">Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link\" href=\"#rcul-food\">Food<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a class=\"rcul-dock__link rcul-dock__link--cta\" href=\"#rcul-book\" data-rcul-open-book>Book<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/nav>\n\n    <header class=\"rcul-hero\" id=\"rcul-arrive\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-hero__media\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header.jpg\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            width=\"1920\"\n            height=\"1080\"\n          >\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-hero__veil\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-hero__frame\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker rcul-kicker--light\">Culture \u00b7 Rabaul &amp; Matupit<\/p>\n        <h1 class=\"rcul-hero__title\">Confront Our Culture<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"rcul-hero__sub\">Immersive music, food &amp; island life<\/p>\n        <p class=\"rcul-hero__lead\">Join local Tolai hosts for hands-on workshops, vibrant singsings, and intimate community experiences \u2014 from mumu lunches to the National Mask Festival.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rcul-hero__actions\">\n          <a class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--gold\" href=\"#tours\">Tours to your taste<\/a>\n          <button class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--ghost\" type=\"button\" data-rcul-open-book>Book now<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"rcul-scroll\" href=\"#rcul-discover\">\n        <span>Continue the story<\/span>\n        <span class=\"rcul-scroll__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <article class=\"rcul-intro\" id=\"rcul-discover\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-intro__meta\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker\">Discover<\/p>\n        <p class=\"rcul-intro__index\">Song, dance &amp; ceremony<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-intro__body\">\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-display\">Confront Our Culture<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"rcul-lede\">Rabaul is renowned for its rich traditions of song, dance and ceremonies. These range from deeply rooted cultural rituals to songs telling recent events, and even entertaining performances filled with humour and local flavour.<\/p>\n        <p>In more recent times, string bands featuring guitars and ukuleles became popular, followed by <em>Paus Bens<\/em> \u2014 groups using electric instruments. You\u2019ll hear this music in shops, buses and public spaces across Rabaul and Kokopo. Choral singing, especially undirected four-part harmony in church groups, remains a cornerstone of Tolai life.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-sound\" aria-label=\"Music in Rabaul and Kokopo\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-sound__grid\">\n        <article class=\"rcul-sound__card\">\n          <span>01<\/span>\n          <h3>String bands<\/h3>\n          <p>Guitars and ukuleles that became popular in more recent times.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"rcul-sound__card\">\n          <span>02<\/span>\n          <h3>Paus Bens<\/h3>\n          <p>Groups using electric instruments, heard in shops, buses and public spaces across Rabaul and Kokopo.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"rcul-sound__card\">\n          <span>03<\/span>\n          <h3>Choral singing<\/h3>\n          <p>Undirected four-part harmony in church groups \u2014 a cornerstone of Tolai life.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-festival\" id=\"rcul-festival\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-festival-title\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-festival__inner\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker rcul-kicker--light\">Mid-July<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-display rcul-display--light\" id=\"rcul-festival-title\">National Mask Festival &amp; Warwagira<\/h2>\n        <p>Held every mid-July, the National Mask Festival showcases singsings, string bands, Paus Bens, and choirs. Designed for visitors, the festival offers an up-close look at a wide variety of performances. We can arrange custom visits combining festival highlights with island excursions to Matupit and the Duke of York Islands.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--gold\" href=\"#tours\">See the festival package<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-place\" id=\"rcul-matupit\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-matupit-title\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-place__media\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header.jpg\"\n            alt=\"Harbour and volcanic landscape of Rabaul, seen from the Matupit peninsula\"\n            width=\"1400\"\n            height=\"900\"\n            loading=\"lazy\"\n          >\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-place__panel\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker\">Island life<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-h2\" id=\"rcul-matupit-title\">Island life on Matupit<\/h2>\n        <p>Matupit \u2014 once an island, now a peninsula between Tavurvur and Rabaul town \u2014 offers volcano views, community restoration projects and unique local experiences such as hot springs where megapode eggs are boiled by locals.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"rcul-facts\">\n          <li>Volcanological Observatory (Haus Guria) &amp; old Rabaul ruins<\/li>\n          <li>Community gardens, United Church and restoration efforts<\/li>\n          <li>Hot springs &amp; local culinary traditions<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <aside class=\"rcul-aside\">\n          <h3>With local guides<\/h3>\n          <p>Visit the observatory, walk through old Rabaul, and learn community restoration stories from local guides.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Hot springs &amp; megapode eggs<\/li>\n            <li>United Church restoration<\/li>\n            <li>Food &amp; flower gardens<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/aside>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"rcul-bleed\">\n      <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-join\" id=\"rcul-interactive\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-join-title\">\n      <p class=\"rcul-kicker\">An interactive experience<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"rcul-display\" id=\"rcul-join-title\">This isn\u2019t just sightseeing \u2014 it\u2019s participatory<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"rcul-lede\">Prepare a traditional <em>mumu<\/em> or <em>aigir<\/em> lunch, learn pandanus weaving and basketry, try your hand at tambu shell strings and join a singing group to learn Tolai songs and dances.<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"rcul-join__grid\">\n        <li>\n          <h3>Mumu &amp; aigir<\/h3>\n          <p>Prepare a traditional lunch with local hosts.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>Pandanus weaving<\/h3>\n          <p>Learn weaving and basketry by hand.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>Tambu strings<\/h3>\n          <p>Try your hand at tambu shell strings.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <h3>Song &amp; dance<\/h3>\n          <p>Join a singing group to learn Tolai songs and dances.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div id=\"gallery\" class=\"rcul-gallery\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-tours\" id=\"tours\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-tours-title\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-section-head\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker\">Tours to your taste<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-h2\" id=\"rcul-tours-title\">Private experiences, shaped around you<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"rcul-lede\">We offer tailored itineraries for individuals and small groups. Tell us your interests \u2014 cultural performances, island exploration, festival packages or culinary workshops \u2014 and we\u2019ll create a private experience.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-tours__grid\">\n        <button class=\"rcul-tour\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"half-day-details\" id=\"half-day-btn\">\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__num\">01<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__body\">\n            <h3>Half-day<\/h3>\n            <p>Market visit + short cultural demo.<\/p>\n            <div id=\"half-day-details\" class=\"rcul-tour__details\">\n              <p>Includes visits to local markets and a cultural demonstration with a Tolai host.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <button class=\"rcul-tour\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"full-day-details\" id=\"full-day-btn\">\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__num\">02<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__body\">\n            <h3>Full-day<\/h3>\n            <p>Matupit tour, mumu lunch, market &amp; craft workshop.<\/p>\n            <div id=\"full-day-details\" class=\"rcul-tour__details\">\n              <p>Explore Matupit, enjoy a traditional mumu lunch, and participate in craft making.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <button class=\"rcul-tour\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"festival-package-details\" id=\"festival-package-btn\">\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__num\">03<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rcul-tour__body\">\n            <h3>Festival package<\/h3>\n            <p>Multi-day access to the National Mask Festival &amp; island extensions.<\/p>\n            <div id=\"festival-package-details\" class=\"rcul-tour__details\">\n              <p>Experience the National Mask Festival in-depth with island excursions included.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"rcul-facts-line\">Small-group focus \u00b7 Local Tolai hosts \u00b7 Custom itineraries<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-split\" id=\"workshops\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-workshops-title\">\n      <article class=\"rcul-split__card\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker\">Make &amp; learn<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-h2\" id=\"rcul-workshops-title\">Cultural workshops<\/h2>\n        <p>Enhance your visit with immersive workshops led by skilled Tolai artisans. Learn the art of tapa cloth making, traditional drumming rhythms, or local dance choreography.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"rcul-list\">\n          <li>Tapa cloth painting &amp; design<\/li>\n          <li>Drumming and rhythm workshops<\/li>\n          <li>Traditional dance lessons<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"rcul-split__card rcul-split__card--dark\" id=\"rcul-food\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker rcul-kicker--sand\">Taste<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-h2 rcul-h2--light\">Gastronomic delights<\/h2>\n        <p>Experience the diverse flavours of Rabaul\u2019s culinary heritage. From freshly caught seafood grilled over coconut husks to rich desserts infused with tropical fruits, every meal tells a story.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"rcul-list rcul-list--light\">\n          <li>Seafood feasts with the locals<\/li>\n          <li>Coconut and taro-based desserts<\/li>\n          <li>Tropical fruit tasting sessions<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"rcul-cta\" id=\"rcul-book\" aria-labelledby=\"rcul-cta-title\">\n      <div class=\"rcul-cta__media\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header.jpg\"\n          alt=\"\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n        >\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rcul-cta__inner\">\n        <p class=\"rcul-kicker rcul-kicker--light\">Book your experience<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"rcul-display rcul-display--light\" id=\"rcul-cta-title\">Sit with song, food and island life<\/h2>\n        <p>Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:rabaulscenictours@gmail.com\">rabaulscenictours@gmail.com<\/a> to arrange your customized tour.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rcul-hero__actions rcul-hero__actions--center\">\n          <a class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--gold\" href=\"mailto:rabaulscenictours@gmail.com\">Email us<\/a>\n          <a class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/rabaulscenictours.org\/?page_id=342\">Contact page<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <button class=\"rcul-bookfab\" id=\"book-now-btn\" type=\"button\" data-rcul-open-book>\n      Book now\n    <\/button>\n    <button class=\"rcul-top\" id=\"rcul-top\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\u2191<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div id=\"modal\" class=\"rcul-modal\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-title\" hidden>\n    <div class=\"rcul-modal__panel\" role=\"document\">\n      <button id=\"modal-close\" class=\"rcul-modal__close\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close booking dialog\">\u00d7<\/button>\n      <h2 id=\"modal-title\">Book your experience<\/h2>\n      <p>Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:rabaulscenictours@gmail.com\">rabaulscenictours@gmail.com<\/a> to arrange your customized tour.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"rcul-btn rcul-btn--gold\" href=\"mailto:rabaulscenictours@gmail.com\">Email rabaulscenictours@gmail.com<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n@import url(\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;0,700;1,500&family=Figtree:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\");\n\n#rabaul-culture {\n  --rcul-forest: #13241c;\n  --rcul-deep: #0c1411;\n  --rcul-green: #234536;\n  --rcul-sand: #e9dcc8;\n  --rcul-cream: #f6f1e8;\n  --rcul-gold: #c4a574;\n  --rcul-gold-2: #e3c797;\n  --rcul-ink: #231e19;\n  --rcul-muted: #5e574e;\n  --rcul-white: #fbf8f2;\n  --rcul-serif: \"Cormorant Garamond\", \"Iowan Old Style\", Palatino, Georgia, serif;\n  --rcul-sans: \"Figtree\", \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\n  --rcul-max: 1180px;\n  --rcul-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);\n  position: relative;\n  isolation: isolate;\n  color: var(--rcul-ink);\n  background: var(--rcul-cream);\n  font-family: var(--rcul-sans);\n  font-size: 1.05rem;\n  line-height: 1.65;\n  overflow: clip;\n}\n\n#rabaul-culture *,\n#rabaul-culture *::before,\n#rabaul-culture *::after { box-sizing: border-box; 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