8 DAYS - 7 NIGHTS BALIEM TREKKING
DAY 01 : JAYAPURA ARRIVAL CONNECT TO WAMENA (L,D)
Upon arrival at Jayapura airport, meet and greeting service by your guide and
check in on the flight to Wamena around 11.00h, right in the heart of the
Baliem Valley. Flying past vertical mountain cliffs and mist clad valleys, you
will understand why the place remained isolated for so many centuries ! After
passing local customs – there are alcohol restrictions in the Baliem Valley. we
will report to the police office, and then We will visit traditional market and
local house namely honai, you may see people wearing the traditiona cloth of
lani with the big koteka. After lunch we can visit the town of baliem. stay
over night in rannu jaya Hotel.
DAY 02: WAMENA - KURIMA - KILISE (B,L,D)
After breakfast, 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
and stay at local guest house of Kilise. (Walk approx. 4 hours). We will set up
the tent inside of Local house.
DAY 03: KILISE – IBIROMA - WAMEREK (B,L,D)
After 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 ser at the edge of Tangma river and
you can clean your body while the cook preparing the food. After lunch we
continue to Wamerek within 30 minutes, dinner and overnight stay at a teacher’s
house or school. Tents will be settled up (Walk Approx. 5 hours)
DAY 04: WAMEREK - WESAGALEP (B,L,D)
The next morning after 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 and overnight at school of Wesagalep. Tents will be settled up
DAY 05: WESAGALEP – WUSEREM (B,L,D)
Having 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, after lunch continue the trekking through the rain forest and highland
Pandanus the forest is unusual here made of huge trees their trunks draped in
moss of several colors.
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, you may soak your
aching bones in the river. Another 2 hours we will arrive in Wuserem village
for dinner and overnight at school or in church.
DAY 06 : WUSEREM – KURIMA – WAMENA
After breakfast, then 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. Another 2
hours we will arrive in Kurima to catch the car for driving back to Wamena,
after checking in rannu jaya hotel, we will have lunch in local restaurant.
free programme at your own.
DAY 07 : WAMENA – JAYAPURA (B.L.D)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your flight back to Jayapura. we will
visit sentani lake with the wooden boat to see people who make painting from
the bark. lunch in yoga restaurant with its delicious food. then you may visit
the crocodille farm in jayapura, back to sentani, stay overnight in Rassen
hotel sentani.
DAY 08 : JAYAPURA – NEXT DESTINATION (B)
After breakfast, transfer in time to Sentani airport for your flight to next
Destination
TOUR PRICE
8 Days - 7 Nights Baliem Gorge Trekking in all include as per above itinerary
based on sharing room
We quote you in Euro.
with participants : minmum 4 person =
Euro. 1300 per person
Trigana air flight Jayapura - Wamena - Jayapura (RT) include airport taxes
=Euro. 150 per person.
Included:
- All land transportations including airport transfer in Jayapura and Wamena
- Accommodation 2 Nights Rannu Jaya hotel based on sharing room in Wamena
- Accommodation 1 night Rassen hotel based on sharing room in Sentani
- English speaking guide
- Traveling permit arrangement
- Cook and porters
- Donation / Entrance fee
- All activities mentioned on the above program
Excluded:
- Travel insurance, extra baggage charge
- Personal expenses such as phone call, laundry, beverages etc.
- All expenses incurred due to the flight cancellation or due other causes
beyond our control