Tour Code: MH-P 004 | Duration: 16 Days / 15 Nights

Tour Description : Adventure-trekking tour, Indigenous tribes, Snorkeling, History & Culture
Tour Highlights  : Trekking into dense forest, Tree house tribes, Korowai tribe, Asmat tribe
Tour Area : Jayapura, Baliem Valley (Kurima, Jiwika)
Starting Point : Manado
Ending Point : Bali

Minimum Participant: 4 Person

 

Day 01: Arrival in Manado

• Arrival at Sam Ratulangi airport
• Welcome drink
• Transfer to hotel
• Meeting service
• Full payment
• City Sightseeing (if possible)
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 02: Manado – Makassar – Jayapura

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the airport for our flight to Jayapura
• Arrival at Sentani Airport at Jayapura
• Upon arrival meet and transfer to Sentani Indah hotel.
• The rest of the day is free program,
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 03: Jayapura – Wamena - Jiwika (Pig Feast and Dance)

• Depart by flight to Wamena
• On arrive at Wamena airport
• Transfer to hotel
• Visit Dani villages and scenery from Napua hill
• Drive down to the town
• Lunch
• Drive to Northern part of Baliem valley to Anemoigi village to enjoy a local performance such as mock war and traditional earth oven cooking. You can be interacted with local Dani people and learn about their way of life
• Late afternoon back to hotel
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 04: Wamena – Yaniruma – Hamlet (Koroway Tribe)

• Depart by charter flight to Yaniruma
• The flight usually need about 45 minutes one way
• Upon arrival at Yaniruma (Yaniruma is the starting point to see the tree house tribes), we will need to report to the local chief and organize our porters
• Afterward we start by paddling canoes to cross Sekom and Dairam Hitam river. Then trek in 3 hours to a Hamlet
• On arrival usually the tribe come to great and welcoming us
• Overnight at shelters or tents

Day 05 -08: Exploring The Tree House Tribes Activities

• We will spend these 04 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

Day 09: Hamlet – Basman

• Today is the last trek in the tree house tribes, you walk in about 6 hours through the jungle and you will pass some rivers heading to Basman
• Lunch will serve on the way
• Arrive in Basman it is the time to say goodbye to the porters
• Check-in to local accommodation
• The rest of the day explore the village surrounding
• Late afternoon back to the accommodation
• Dinner
• Overnight stay (Basman is a village where the Koroway and the Citak Mitak are live together)

Day 10: Basman- Binerbis - Senggo- Jinak

• Leaving in the early morning by motorized canoes for about 7 hours downstream of Dairam Kabur river
• Stop at Binerbis village
• Lunch
• Proceed to Jinak via Senggo Sub District of Citak Mitak region
• Along the riverside, you can see local people catch the fish with net and some of them with traditional way
• Late afternoon you will arrive at Jinak village (Jinak is already Asmat people)
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at local house people

Day 11: Jinak – Fos – Amborep

• Breakfast
• Continue by motorized canoes through the Siretsj river until Fos village then turn to the right side heading to Amborep village
• On the way you may see birds flying over you when you are on the canoes also you will pass some people fishing on the river on their dug out canoes
• You may have lunch in Amborep
• Afternoon visit long house of Asmat in Amborep and you have chance to talk to the former cannibal people to learn their way of life

Day 12: Amborep – Warse – Agats

• Breakfast
• Whole morning learn more about the Asmat culture
• You may see and enjoy the Asmat ceremonies such as dancing, canoes racing, Mbis pole (Mbis is considered to have such supra-natural power to protect their family)
• Lunch will be served by your cook
• Afternoon by motorized canoes heading to Agats within 2-3 hours.
• Arrive in Agats immediately check-in to Padaelo Inn. If time permitted you can see Museum of Asmat, souvenir shops
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 13: Agats – Ewer – Timika

• Early in the morning by motorized canoe to Ewer airport for our flight back to Timika
• Upon arrival check in to Serayu hotel
• Lunch
• Walk to traditional market to see people selling their things
• Late in the afternoon back hotel
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 14: Timika – Bali

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the airport for our flight to Bali
• upon arrival check in at hotel
• Lunch
• Free Program
• Farewell Dinner
• Tour Evaluation
• See Bali Dance
• Overnight stay

Day 15: Bali – Airport

• Transfer to the airport for your next destination
• End of our service

Advices:

Travelers are required to bring 3 pieces of photograph size 4x6 and copy of passport (must be valid at least six month) and visa to arrange the traveling permit, these documents can be brought by you and submit them to us upon arrival in Sentani airport of Jayapura.

The weather in the highland is cold while in the low land is hot and humid it is recommended to bring with you such as mattresses, mosquito net, rain coat, hat, plastics and medicine against malaria.

Check the above schedule trips, and please submit your time, beside our fixed schedule we also accept special request, you may be want to traveling with your family or friends we can make a fix program for you, you only need to let us know how many days you spend and which tribes you want to visit

 

Price includes:

1. Private car, boat during your tour package
2. Airfare as mentioned following on itinerary; Manado - Jayapura, Timika - Bali
3. Local porter and cooker
4. Extra  Local Transport
5. Permit + Conservation Fee for the Parks
6. Accommodation based on 2 people sharing a room
7. Full board (3 meals/day), mineral water, Tropical fresh fruit
8. 10% Government tax and service

Price Excludes: 

1. Personal expenses
2. Alcoholic beverages, Juice, Soft drinks
3. Personal Insurance
4. Donation
5. Phone calls
6. Laundry