14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS
KOROWAI CANNIBALS - BALIEM VALLEY TREKKING
DAY 01 : JAYAPURA ARRIVAL WAMENA (O).
Arrive at Sentani airport of Jayapura,
meet by tour guide, then catch Trigana flight to Wamena at 10.00am, 12.00. 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 traditional market and villages surrounding. Afternoon back to
hotel for dinner and stay overnight. (baggage allowance for this flight is 15kg
per person)
DAY 02 : WAMENA – DEKAI by Flight (B.L.D)
transfer to the Airport for catching
regular flight to Dekai. Depend on weather, the plane may be delay cause bad
weather. Make more preparation in Dekai for the next day by charter motorized canoe. Rest of the day you
may walk around Dekai villages to
explore Dekai Tribe. Lunch and dinner will be provided by our cook. These
flight very often delayed or canceled due to bad weather. If canceled you shall
be transfer to hotel and overnight stay
(baggage allowance for this flight is 10kg
per person)
Day 03:
DEKAI – Brazza River – MABUL/BAYGON (B,L,D)
Transfer by Jeep to Lokpon and today
travel by motorized canoe through Brazza River for approx 6-8hours. From Brazza river up to Kolf River on
destination to Mabul or baygon. Depends with rivers high condition, sometime
the water river down to 1 meter (low tide), the boat have to be slower. Arrive
at afternoon or at night. Dinner and
overnight in the village of Mabul or upper of Mabul (Baygon)
Day 04,05,06,07: KOROWAY ADVENTURE (B,L,D).
We will spend these 04days adventure 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.
Start our adventure by walking through the
dense jungle, swampy, and we sometime walking up the single log. Our porter will
free their hand to help you in the hard or difficult trail. After 4-6 hours
walking we arrive the first Koroway camp (where some Koroway tribes life). The
Koroway tribes live in the jungle only with their family or relatives, as they
never stay in one big compound. We can found 3 or 4 Tree houses in one camp
only. Caused they are nomad peoples and they never life for such a long time in
the one places, they have to moved to one and another places to get more food
and animals to be hunt. Stay and overnight at tents. While the Canoe with their
crews waiting us in this village while we doing adventure till we return.
Day 08: JUNGLE – MABUL/BAYGON (B,L,D)
The Last day trek we will be arrive in
Mabul. We will consider where we would sleep in the jungle near Mabul or at
village itself. Lunch en route, dinner and overnight at tents.
Day 09:
MABUL – DEKAI (B,L,D)
Boat is waiting us in Mabul for a few days
and drop us back for 6-8 hours from Mabul to Dekai Lunch en route, dinner
and overnight at Simple Hotel in Dekai
or at tents.
DAY 10: DEKAI – WAMENA (B,L)
By regular flight to Wamena. Arrive in
Wamena airport transfer by car directly to the Hotel. Lunch, overnight at
Hotel.
Day 11:
WAMENA – IBIROMA - KILISE (B,L,D)
By Car drop us to Yetni rivery, we hike up
and down, the trail is steep and could be very sleeper if it is in rainy
season. Small trek hrough the steep sweet potato garden near the Baliem
river. From the Baliem river the trail
is going up and take 3-4 hours to arrive in the village of Ibiroma. Or continue
walking to Kilise village (we recommended). Our accommodation is at a
local house.
Day 12:
KILISE - SYOKOSIMO (B,L,D)
Walk and crossing the suspension bridge on Baliem River then hike up to 4-5 hours through the
beautiful country side and Dani villages to Hitugi village. You will encounter
and greeted by the Dani people who work in their steep sweet potato garden,
arrive in Hitugi in the afternoon, lunch en route. If time still permitted then
you can continue walking from Hitugi
village, we hike 1,5 hours down to Mugi river and cross the small traditional
rope bridge near a small water fall. From the waterfall we still hike 30
minutes and will arrive in the village of Syokosimo, accommodation at the teacher's
guest house.(Walk approx. 6-7hours)
Day 13: SYOKOSIMO – NAIN – KURIMA –
WAMENA (B,L)
Today, we hike down and the trail is steep and could be very sleeper
if it is in rainy season. then continue the last trekking day back to Kurima
with regular path of local people, and cross suspension hanging bridge over
Baliem river. We walk at Baliem river bank until Kurima. You may stop at river
for re-freshing of your body and take some breaks. Picnic lunch have provided,
and late afternoon arrive in Kurima and Yetni then catch the car for drive back
to Wamena town in 40 minutes. Dinner and
overnight stay at Baliem pilamo hotel
(Walk approx. 5-6 hours)
Day 14: WAMENA - JAYAPURA – DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel, transfer to the
airport for your flight by Trigana ETD 07:00 leaving for Jayapura. Upon your
arrival at Sentani airport of Jayapura, onward flight for the next
destinations.
End Of service.
The Program/itinerary above is flexible,
depend on local conditions, flights, weather, and etc……………
TREKKING
COST ; (Day 01 – Day 14)
2pax =Euro 4200.00 / person
3pax =Euro 4000.00 / person
4pax
=Euro 3850.00 / person
5pax =Euro 3370.00 / person
Additional for SGL Room =Euro 150.00
INCLUDED IN THE TREKKING COST ABOVE;
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Trevel Permit Irian Jaya
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English Speaking Guide
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Porters at Airport & Porters during Trekk
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Cooks during Trekk
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Meals/Foods during Trekk
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All Land Transports / Airport Transfers
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Motorized canoe Chartered
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All Accommodations at villages (lcl.houses or tents)
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3 nites Hotel in Wamena “Baliem Pilamo Hotel or similar
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1X Traditional Performance with Koroway Tribe
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Entrance fees in the villages
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Air Tickets for a Guide and cooks (Wamena-Dekai-Wamena R/T)
INTERNAL
AIRFARES ;
· Jayapura – Wamena and
return=Euro.135,00/person
· Wamena – Dekai and return
=Euro.250,00/person
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