tours & leisure

West Papua Discovery ( 5 Days / 4 Nights)

Day 01 Arrival at Wamena & Southern Baliem (L,D)
Depart from Denpasar to Jayapura on GA 652 ( 02.30 08.40) Arrive at Jayapura Sentani Airport and take a short flight to Wamena. Meet and greet upon arrival followed by sightseeing transfer to hotel visiting the town of Wamena with an intermediate stop at atraditional market, where you can see the Dani tribe exchange their goods.

Continue driving to the southern Baliem-Valley. The road ends in a village called Sogogmo, about 3 km before Kurima. Our walking tour along the powerful Baliem-River begins here. First of all a suspension bridge has to be crossed. The tour goes on through romantic Dani settlements with terraced fields and wild groves of sugar cane. All the time we have a wonderful view over the river and the narrow valley.

In the early afternoon we reach the church of Seinma where we will take our lunch surrounded by a beautiful landscape. Before we reach Kurima a suspension bridge has to be crossed again. And before we return to our Safari Bus some small side valleys have to be passed. Today we will find a lot of unique photo motives. We will reach the Resort In the late afternoon. Overnight at The Baliem Valley Resort (www.baliem-valley-resort.com),

Day 02 Saltspring, Kurulu-Mummy, traditional Dani hamlet (B, L, D)
In the morning one hour drive to Jiwika in the central Baliem-Valley. Start of a one hour-long walking-tour uphill (at an altitude of about 1.300 m) through a beautiful mountain-rainforest to the traditional salt spring of a Dani clan.

Native women in traditional costumes accompany us. They will demonstrate the traditional way of the salt production. After the relegation we have lunch on the base of the mountains. Thereafter we walk to the close-by Kurulu hamlet, where a very old mummy of the famous Dugum clan can be admired. The friendly natives offer their arts and crafts, weapons and curiosities. In the afternoon drive back to the Resort

Day 03 KURULU PIG Cooking Festival (B, L, D)
A special welcome will be given to you upon your arrival in the Village, all Clan member will be gathering on their best outfit to show their appreciation. The Tribe chief will stand on a Traditional Observation Deck and give the order to his people to celebrate. A special “pig-festival” with the hot stones and the earth pits is probably the most interesting thing to see on a travel to PAPUA. This will be arranged for you. Photographer and moviemakers will totally be satisfied today.

Lunch will be served inside the hamlet. Of course there is also the opportunity for each guest to directly eat out of the traditional earth pit. The fresh pig meat and the sweet potatoes taste delicious. You will return back to the Resort in the late afternoon.

Day 04 Wamena Jayapura (B, L, D)
Transfer to Wamena and take a short flight to Jayapura. Upon arrival immediate city sightseeing of Jayapura. You will be visiting Sentani Lake, Anthropoligical Museum (subject to change) and local Market Hamadi. Overnight at Sentani Indah Hotel.

Day 05. Jayapura Departure (B)
Breakfast at Hotel, then transfer to the airport for your next destination or return to Denpasar.