Tour Code: MH-P 019 | Duration: 18 Days / 17 Nights

Tour Description : Adventure - trekking tour, Indigenous tribes, Snorkeling, History & Culture
Tour Highlights  : Trekking into dense forest, Dani Tribe, Yali Tribe
Tour Area : Jayapura, Wamena, Baliem Valley, Papua
Starting Point : Manado
Ending Point : Bali

Minimum Participant: 4 Persons

 

Day 01: Arrival in Manado

• Arrive 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
• Arrive at Sentani Airport of Jayapura
• Transfer to Sentani Indah hotel
• You may have a full day sightseeing tour including Mac Arthur 2nd World War monument, Sentani lake by long boat.
• Lunch have at Yougwa restaurant near the lake
• See the Anthropology museum (open from Monday to Saturday at 09.00-14.00), then Hamadi market & Jayapura city.
• Afternoon back to hotel
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 03: Jayapura - Kurima - Kilise

• Breakfast
• Transfer to airport for your 40 minutes flight to Wamena
• Arrive at Wamena airport then drive in 40 minutes to Sogokmo with your guide, porters and cook, the starting point of the trekking to Kurima, sub District of the tribe on level terrain then continue climbing the Hesegem hill on the direction of Kilise. Along the trails, you will meet local people in their activities and yet the scenery is very beautiful around
• Lunch served en-route
• Afternoon you may explore the traditional villages and learn about the people way of life
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at local guest house of Kilise. (Walk approx. 4 hours)

Day 04: Kilise – Ibiroma - Wamerek

• Breakfast
• Proceed to Wamerek village by passing Ibiroma village
• Today's walk is a little harder with narrow and slippery paths up down of the hills with about 1.800 meters of elevation. But you may also enjoying the nature's beauty and along the trail you will meet local people with friendly smile in their traditional clothes
• Lunch will be served at the edge of Tangma river and you can clean your body while the cook preparing the food.
• Continue to Wamerek within 30 minutes
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at a teacher’s house or school. Tents will be settled up (Walk Approx. 5 hours)

Day 05: Wamerek - Wesagalep

• Breakfast
• Continue trekking to Wesagalep village for about 6 hours. You are proceeding to cross suspension hanging bridge over Baliem river, to cross this bridge you have to pay more attention because the bridge is already old
• Lunch will be served at a small waterfall and you may refresh yourself in the water. The way to Wesagalep village from the river is going up the hill and you again can see the gorgeous scenery from the other side
• Dinner
• Overnight at school of Wesagalep

Day 06: Wesagalep – Pukam

• Breakfast
• Start with a steep half an hour through yam gardens to the upper most compound of Wesagalep which offers a great panorama of steep forest slopes and garden. Then unpleasant hour of mud brought us to the river for lunch, Lunch
• Continue the trekking thru the rain forest and highland Pandanus the forest is unusual here made of huge trees their trunks draped in moss of several colors. While the path getting much drier means that Pukam village is already near
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at school. We will set up the tents for sleeping. (Walk Approx. 5 Hours)

Day 07: Pukam – Leasure

• Breakfast
• Today is a relaxing day
• Visit the Hamlets around Pukam village and we will see our chance to join the tribal to go for hunting cuscus and fishing and learn the way of life of  the local people

Day 08: Pukam – Wuserem

• Breakfast
• Walk for about 4 hours thru tropical rain forest, there are many tropical flowers along the trail. Quite often you have to balance your way along the big logs which are wet and slippery. However, the porters are quite helpful supporting you and willing to carry you across (piggy back) on the bad paths. After come out from the rain forest you may enjoy the spectacular Baliem gorge and going down the river where cooks preparing our lunch
• Lunch
• You may soak your aching bones in the river. Another 2 hours we will arrive in Wuserem village
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at School or in Church

Day 09: Wuserem - Syokosimo

• Breakfast
• Follow the regular path down until Syokosimo
• Today is easy trekking but the landscape is very beautiful and really marvelous one. While we rest on the top of the hill the wind blows very hard and never boring live in this area
• Lunch boxes have provided in Syokosimo
• You can go to swim in Mugi river in not polluted water
• Late afternoon you can play with children in the school yard close to our accommodation. (Walk approx. 5 hours)
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 10: Syokosimo – Yuarima

• Breakfast
• Today there is no village we passed until we reach Yuarima village, but we will cross 2 traditional bridges crossing the Mugi river. Today we are going to see mixed Dani and Yali tribes. These two tribes have different in the way of life,
• Lunch will serve en-route
• Dinner
• Overnight stay and school or Teacher’s house (Walk approx 5 hours)

Day 11: Yuarima – Hitugi - Ugem

• Breakfast
• Safari trekking with all of our crews in 5 hours with moderate walk until Ugem village by stop in Hitugi village where our cook will prepare lunch, while waiting for lunch we may visit some hamlets in Hitugi
• Lunch
• Continue in 2 hours to Ugem village where we will spend the last night of trekking. Along the path you will meet many people from Yali tribe on their way going home from shopping in Wamena.
• Arrive in Ugem immediately check-in at local accommodation and then visiting the hamlets surrounding
• Dinner
• Overnight stay in Ugem

Day 12: Ugem – Kurima – Wamena

• Breakfast
• Going down with moderate walk until Kurima sub-district, again you can enjoy very nice view and you also can see the Dani women sell their product beside the path.
• Simple lunch will serve beside the spring water
• Another 2 hours we will arrive in Kurima to catch the car for driving back to Wamena
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at Baliem Pilamo hotel

Day 13: Wamena – Jiwika (Pig’s Feast and Dance) – Wamena

• Breakfast
• Driving to the northern part of Baliem valley to a village that well known with its old smoked MUMMY.
• Today is the highlight of your journey because you will enjoy local performance such as MOCK WAR and traditional earth oven cooking. You can interact with the local Dani people and learn about their way of life
• Lunch will serve with local sweet potatoes and grill pork
• On the way back to hotel we stop at the traditional market of Wamena
• Dinner will be served at a local restaurant
• Overnight stay

Day 14: Wamena – Jayapura

• Breakfast
• Transfer to airport for our flight back to Jayapura
• Arrival at airport of Jayapura You may have a full day sightseeing tour including Mac Arthur 2nd World War monument, Sentani lake by long boat
• Lunch have at Yougwa restaurant near the lake
• See the Anthropology museum (open from Monday to Saturday at 09.00-14.00) then Hamadi market & Jayapura city
• Afternoon back to hotel
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 15: Jayapura – Depapre – Kisy Kisy Beach

• Breakfast
• Drive in 1.5 hours to Depapre with passing some Sentani traditional fishermen’s house and sago trees. Along the way you can also see the first transmigration people sent by the government who live in this area mix together with the local people
• Upon arrive in Depapre we take motorized boat to Kisy - Kisy in 20 minutes
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Overnight stay at local people house. Tents will be settled up

Day 16: Kisy - Kisy Beach – Jayapura

• Breakfast
• Today is leisure day and enjoy swimming and snorkeling in this beach until noon and you will have grill fishes for lunch.
• Late afternoon by boat back to Depapre harbor and catch car for drive back to Sentani Indah hotel
• Dinner
• Overnight stay

Day 17: Jayapura - Bali

• Breakfast
• Transfer to Airport for our flight to Bali
• Upon arrival chech - in to hotel
• Lunch
• Free Program
• Farewell Dinner
• Tour Evaluation
• See Bali Dance
• Overnight stay

Day 18: Bali - Airport

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

Price includes:

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