Papua, Unique Life

You’re entering the Multi Ethnic Country—full of amazing architecture, fine food, and diverse landscapes shaped by many ancient civilizations. Whether you’re backpacking, touring on your own, cruising, or taking an escorted coach tour, there’s so much you can see even in a short amount of time.

Visit amazing sites in more than 30 provinces. Experience vastly different cultures, languages and food within short train rides from city to city. Making Indonesia travel quite easy. Ride a train or bus for several hours on the continent and enter a new province. From Jakarta to magnificent Papua, you’ll find modern cities alongside vestiges of ancient civilizations.

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Description

Day 1 Jayapura arrival – Connecting to Wamena + Half day Tour
Upon arrival at arrival at Sentani airport of Jayapura in the morning and we will assist you for your connecting flight to Wamena. Today we will make a halfday tour with start drive to Napul hill for view of Baliem Valley and drive down passing Sinakma village with crossing hanging bridge of Wamena river and passing Lani village. After lunch visit Jibama local market and see other Dani villages. Afternoon driving back to hotel

Day 2 Kurima – Southern Baliem Valley
After breakfast, we will go to to southern Baliem Valley, start you’re a day trekking with passing sweet potatoes gardens and enjoy the scenery of Baliem George, meet local people who live near Baliem river and learn their life and cultures. (simple lunch box will be provided). Afternoon return to your hotel

Day 3 Jiwika – Pig feast
This morning, we drive to Jiwika village to see the mummy at Sumpaima village and then walk to another village to join and enjoy the Dani Ceremonies of Mock battle and Pig feast. You will see how they make fire traditionally, kill a pig with bow and arrow and cook them into the hot-burned stone with vegetables and sweet potatoes, the performance will be held about 4 – 5 hours (simple lunch box will be provided), after the local people cook their traditional food, the chief of village will serve their food like pig’s mean + sweet potatoes. Afternoon return to hotel

Day 4 Wamena – Jayapura
This morning, transfer to airport for your flight to Jayapura, Arrival at Jayapura airport, directly visiting Mc Arthur mounument of Ifar gunung, which during the world war II this location was used as the head quarter of American soldiers. From the top of hill, you will see the panorama of Sentani lake and town. From there drive down to Sentani lake side and take a boat to explore the Sentani lake, see the life of people who live in the island and surrounding of lake. If time still permits, we can continue to visit anthropology Museum (open Mon-Sat). Afternoon may go to local art shop to buy some arts from Papua.

Day 5 Transfer out
Transfer to the airport for you to get your flight for your next destination

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