Duration: 08 Days / 07 Nights Koroway Tribe
Start / Finish: Jayapura Airport
Condition: Real Adventure
Tour Code: P2T - 15
DAY 01: JAYAPURA ARRIVAL – CONNECTING TO WAMENA (B,L,D)
Upon arrive at Sentani airport of Jayapura, meeting service and then take the Trigana 2nd flight to Wamena around 11.00. On arrive at Wamena airport, transfer to your hotel, then proceed to visiting Dani villages and scenery from Napua hill, drive down to the town for having lunch. After 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 your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 02: WAMENA - YANIRUMA – DAMBOL (B,L,D)
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 Dambol village on arrival usually the tribe come to greet and welcoming us. Overnight at shelters or tents.
DAY 03 - 05: EXPLORING THE LIFE OF KOROWAY (B,L,D)
We begin our 4 - 5 hours trek per day passing through the swamps, 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 porters who carry our bags or gears and will love to help you to do some difficult section of the trip when you need. 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 houses 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 and also may have opportunity to see the tribe building their own house about 25-30 above the ground.
DAY 06: HAMLET - BACK TO YANIRUMA (B,L,D)
We will trek back to Yaniruma where the plane dropped us off. Before we arrive in Yaniruma we will stop at Dairam Kabur river for fresh swim and clean up our dirty bodies from the mud. Afternoon arrive in Yaniruma, dinner and overnight missionary house.
DAY 07: YANIRUMA - WAMENA - JAYAPURA (B.L.D)
Return to the civilization in Wamena. Depart by chartered flight to Wamena and then by the scheduled Trigana flight to Jayapura. Upon arrival in Jayapura we will do sightseeing tour to visit World War II monument, Museum, souvenir shops. Late afternoon drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 08: JAYAPURA – NEXT DESTINATION (B)
After breakfast at hotel, then transfer in time to Sentani airport for your flight departure to the next destination. End of service.
Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights Koroway Tribe
Start / Finish: Jayapura Airport
Condition: Real Adventure
Tour Code: P2T - 16DAY 01: ARRIVAL JAYAPURA (L.D)
Arrival at Sentani airport of Jayapura, met by our guide then transfer to hotel, after lunch visiting the local market in Sentani to see the people selling their garden products and drive around the Sentani town, afternoon back to hotel dinner at Mickey restaurant in the town and overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 02 : JAYAPURA - WAMENA (B,L,D)
Depart by flight to Wamena. On arrive at Wamena airport, transfer to your hotel, then proceed to visiting Dani villages and scenery from Napua hill, drive down to the town for having lunch. After 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 your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 03 : WAMENA - YANIRUMA (B,L,D)
Depart by charter flight to Yaniruma. The flight usually need about 45 minutes one way. Upon arrival at Yaniruma, we will need to report to the local chief and organize our porters. Today we have one full day to explore the small village and the local life in Yaniruma. The local people usually all come to greet us on our arrival. Overnight at missionary house.
DAY 04: YANIRUMA - DAIRAM RIVER - DAYO VILLAGE (B,L,D)
Begin the trekking with our porters to the hinterland of Koroway. We will need to cross the big Dairam river using the dug out canoe. Upon arrival at the river side, walk to Dayo village. Dayo is a small village to the north of Dairam riverside. Overnight in shelters.
DAY 05 - 08: KOROWAY EXPLORING (B,L,D)
We begin our 4 - 5 hours trek per day passing through the swamps, 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 - BACK TO YANIRUMA (B,L,D)
We will trek back to Yaniruma where the plane dropped us off. Before we arrive in Yaniruma we will stop at Dairam Kabur river for fresh swim and clean up our dirty bodies from the mud. Afternoon arrive in Yaniruma, dinner and overnight missionary house.
DAY 10: YANIRUMA - WAMENA - JAYAPURA (B.L.D)
Return to the civilization in Wamena. Depart by chartered flight to Wamena and then by the scheduled Trigana flight to Jayapura. Upon arrival in Jayapura we will do sightseeing tour to visit World War II monument, Museum, souvenir shops. Late afternoon drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 11: JAYAPURA – NEXT DESTINATION (B)
After breakfast at hotel, then transfer in time to Sentani airport for your flight departure to the next destination. End of service.
