Rabaul
Rabaul is the former provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted. Wikivoyage
Population 7,024 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Papua New Guinea
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Abandoned City of Rabaul Attraction · 320 m
- Yamamoto Bunker Viewpoint · 410 m
- Japanese War Memorial Attraction · 550 m
- Montevideo Maru Memorial Memorial · 750 m
- Allied War Memorial Memorial · 760 m
- Namanula Hill Viewpoint · 860 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.