We offer you a special with our new adventure & trekking into deepest jungle of Papua. We fly into the misty highlands of the remote Koroway area where we trek along swampy area by crossing wild rivers. We trek between tree houses perched far above our heads and cultivated lands. they are so friendly like you but keep watching because cannibals is close to you.
DAY 01 : JAYAPURA ARRIVAL WAMENA (B,L,D)
Arrive at Sentani airport of Jayapura, meet b guide, then catch Trigana flight to Wamena.. Upon arrival at Wamena airport , transfer to Baliem Pilamo hotel for a short briefing by guide about the tour and trekking. after lunch, touring around Wamena town and market and villages surrounding. Afternoon back to hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
DAY 02 : WAMENA KURIMA - KILISE ( B,L,D )
Breakfast at hotel, then by car to Kurima then trek to Kilise, Today we hike up and down, the trail is steep and could be very sleeper if it is rains. The first 2 hours hike to the village of Kilise is through the steep sweet potato garden near the Baliem river, but the scenery is spectacular. In Kilise village we explore the village nearby and visit their local houses. Our accommodation is at a local traditional guesthouse.
DAY 03. KILISE TANGMA (BLD)
Breakfast, then trek up the hills then walking trough the dani gardens to get to Tangma village, another 1.5 hours trek through a small forest down to Tangma village. Explore the village and its community. Provided lunch serve at the teacher house where we overnight stay. The rest is the day is spend to explore and experience more about the local people daily life activities.
DAY 04. TANGMA WANEM (BLD)
From Tangma from bottom of small valley. We hike about 2.5 hours up to the village of Wanem and enjy the beautiful panoramic of the baliem gorge. Arrive in Wanem, lunch will be provided by our cook while we walk to the houses closed by to the compound. Afternoon we walk around about an hour to another village and view more of the dani daily life activities. Dinner and overnight at the local house.
DAY 05: WANEM KURIMA JIWIKA ( B,L,D )
From Wanem village in the southern of Baliem Gorge, we hike down 1.5 hours to Kurima. The still traditional Dani village are very close and can be briefly explore during the hike to Kurima. The local people life and tradition remain unchanged here, and the sophisticate agriculture system has been practiced along time ago. Arrive in Kurima by noon, we drive 1.5 hours to Jiwika in the north of the valley via the town of Wamena. Lunch at a local restaurant in the town, afternoon we may walk and visit the Dani villages near Jiwika, including the 250 years old mummy at sumpaima village and view the Dani Pig feast and dance in the village of Anemoigi. Accomodation at Lauk Inn ( a very basic tourist accommodation ).
DAY 06: JIWIKA PIG FEAST WAMENA ( B,L,D )
After breakfast we hike 1 hour up to Iluerainma to see the Dani make salt by soak banan stalks into the brines pool, dry and carry them home. Lunch today is in the village of Anemoigi where we can view the Dani Mock battle and Pig feast. We will see how the Dani make fire traditionally, kill a pig with bow and arrow and cook them into the hot-burned stone with vegetable and sweet potatoes. Late afternoon we drive 40 minutes back to wamena, dinner at local restaurant in town, accommodation at Baliem Pilamo hotel.
DAY 07. WAMENA YANIRUMA (BLD)
Breakfast at hotel, on its time transfer to Wamena airport to catch the charter flight to Yaniruma for 1 hour. (Yaniruma is the starting point to see the Koroway tribe). Up on arrive walk out to the Mission house for our accommodation. Today is the time to arrange everything before we start our adventure, porters and canoe. After lunch walk around the village and swim to the river.
Days 8,9,10,11,12: EXPLORING KOMBAY & KOROWAY BATU
We will spend these 06 days trekking is some of the most pristine lowland rain forest in the world. Along the way we will try and stay with the various tribes those inhabit the region. The Korowai are more territorial than the neighboring Kombai. And the Korowai Batu is even more so. These tribes still practice cannibalism, and they can be aggressive. Don't worry they won't eat us. It is ritual cannibalism among the tribe, sometimes walk over the log or fallen tree and crossing the river with or without bridge. This is the tropical rain forest in the vast-green lowland of South Irian Jaya or Papua, there are many exotic things to be discovered and experienced but with a great deal with mosquito, swamp, heat and high humidity (85 - 100%). Our trek in the forest will support by our local porter who carry our bags or gears and will love to help you to do some difficult section of the trip when you need. We arrive in Dambol in the noon, and will meet the first Korowai family on their tree house. Korowai is a nomad people who always move from one place to another at least once every 3 years. They were not live in large group, that at every location of the tree house we only see 2-4 tree house built side by side. The Korowai also a great hunter who hunted pigs, Cus-Cus, birds most of their time in life. After we met the Korowai and family on their tree house, we may interact with them help by our guide and experience their life. Overnight at our tent or at shelter we build near the tree house soon after we arrive. During the time with Koroway we can follow their daily activities: hunting, setting trap of wild pigs, gathering Sago flour, fishing in traditional way. We overnight at tree houses or use tents.
Day 13: HAMLET YANIRUMA (B.L.D)
We will trek back to Yaniruma where the plane dropped us off. Before we arrive in Yaniruma we will stop at Dairam Kabur river for fresh swim and clean up our dirty bodies from the mud.
Day 14: YANIRUMA WAMENA (B.L.D)
By charter flight return to the civilization in Wamena. Arrive in Wamena check in to the hotel and then drive to Kurima to do small trekking, lunch will be served en-route, late afternoon back to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 15: WAMENA JAYAPURA (BLD)
Early morning fly back to Jayapura by Trigana flight. Arrive in Jayapura check in to the hotel and then touring Jayapura city to see some interesting places, lunch will be served at a restaurant near Sentani lake, late afternoon drive back to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 16: JAYAPURA DEPARTURE (B)
Tour Price: Minimum 2person & maximum 4person in one group
2person =US$ 1.870/person (+US$2700/person for charter flight)
3person =US$.1.550/person (+US$1800/person for charter flight)
4person =US$.1.395/person (+US$1350/person for charter flight)
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Departure Dates For 2009
I. Feb.03 (Tue) - Feb.18(Wed) 2009
II. Mar.04 (Wed) - Mar.19(Thu) 2009
III.May.05 (Tue) - May.20(Wed) 2009
IV. Sep.22 (Tue) - Oct.07(Wed) 2009
V. Nov.03 (Tue) - Nov.18(Wed) 2009
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Above Cost is includes for:
All Hotels, Accommodations, All tour & Transfer (Day01-Day16), F/B Meals as indicated in Itinerary , English Speaking Guide, Entry Permit arrangement, Refreshment en route, Porter, cook, Donations/Entrance fees, 1x traditional performance with Dani People, 1x Traditional performance with cannibal Koroway people. Internal flight Jayapura/wamena/jayapura & charter flight Wamena/Yaniruma/Wamena.
The tour prices are excluded for Domestic/International Airfares,Laundry,Telephone,Tipping and other personal expenses.
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