Duration    : 15days Baliem valley – Tree Houses and Asmat Primitive Program
Duration    : 10days Baliem Valley – Tree Houses (Korowai)

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DAY 01: Jakarta/Bali arrival
Arrival at International airport of Jakarta or Bali and you may take evening flight around 09.00.m to Jayapura the capital city of Irian Jaya-Papua.

DAY 02: JAYAPURA ARRIVAL (L,D)
Next day in the morning arrival at Jayapura airport, Meet and transfer to Sentani Indah hotel for your accommodation and dinner. Afternoon have time to apply your traveling permit.

DAY 03: JAYAPURA –WAMENA  (B,L,D)
An early morning breakfast and transfer to airport for your 40 minutes flight to Wamena- the town of Baliem valley with inhabited by Dani Tribes. arrival at Wamena, transfer to hotel then visiting Napua hill and Sinakma villages. Lunch serve at local restaurant, then visit Dani villages of South Baliem Valley. Afternoon drive back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 04: WAMENA – DANI PIG FEAST AND DANCE (B,L,D)
Today after breakfast, drive to village in the North of Baliem Valley and enjoy the Dani ceremonies of pig feast and dance. This performance will be taken 4-5 hours. Noon drive back to town and visit Jibama local market. Afternoon check all our preparation for next trip to low land.

DAY 05: WAMENA – YANIRUMA/KOROWAI TRIBE (B,L,D)
After breakfast, by your charter Missionary plane to Yaniruma for an hour. Yaniruma is a home of Korowai tribe, the people who live in the tree house in traditional way. Afternoon you may walk around while your guide arrange local porters and preparation for your next trip into the interior of Korowai jungle.

DAY 06, 07, 08, 09: YANIRUMA – KOROWAI (B,L,D)
Today we begin our trekking-adventure into the Korowai tribes (Tree house people) through the dense tropical rain forest. First section we will paddle of dugout canoe to cross Dairam Kabur river then continue trek through the swampy lowland. Our daily trek will take 5-7 hours with local people support and carry our bags, foods, and other equipments.

KOROWAI AND KOMBAI TRIBES
Korowai and Kombai are semi nomadic people, therefor the trip is more like searching where they live. The terrain will always be wet and muddly. The temperature is hot and humid with many mosquitoes in the area. They always move from one place to another in order to be close to the foods and hunted animals provided by nature. These tribes are hunter and gatherer who move and build a new tree house once every 2 or 3 years with high between 10-20 meters from ground.
The trail is going through the swampy lands so you will get wet and could be very slippery and muddy when it’s rain. The surface of our trail into the forest is almost flat, no hike and we likely walk under the canopy of the forest’s trees most of the time. Tropic rain forest provides varies of wild life, beautiful and exotic flora and fauna, but you may not be able to fully enjoy these beauty because you have to concentrate and watch carefully your steps especially when you have to walk on logs or fallen tree in the small river or sago swamp. For that we will always take 15 to 30 minutes break every time you need to drink water after one, two or three hours walk.


During our trip, we will sleep at tent near tree house (local house), but should you want to sleep on the tree house with Korowai family bring your own mosquito tent or net. We sometimes spend 2–3 nights in one place of the tree house if there are some interesting events in the place and the family would like to host us that we can join their daily activities. We really think that by joining with local people daily activities is the best way to understand and experience the local people live and culture. Like gathering of foods/sago, fishing, hunting or put on the trap for animal like wild pigs and birds.

DAY 10: TREE HOUSE - BASMAN VILLAGE (B,L,D)
The last trekking-adventure in jungle of Korowai tribe, we will walk to Basman village. Our trip in Korowai like circle as not return to Yaniruma anymore but our ending of our Tree House people will be other village. Basman is a village lived of Korowai and other tribe of Citak Mitak tribes.  Dinner and overnight will be at nurse’s house.


DAY 11: BASMAN – SENGGO – WOOI of ASMAT Village (B,L,D)
Today we are leaving Korowai tribes, by motorized canoe for about 7-8 hours down stream of Dairam Kabur river all the way to Wooi village thru passing Senggo the sub District of Citak Mitak tribe region. Along the river sides, you could see local people paddling on their canoes for fishing and some birds. Simple lunch box have on the boat while Dinner and stay at local house of Wooi-Asmat village.

DAY 12: ASMAT VILLAGE (B,L,D)Today we sail motorized canoe through Siret river further into Asmat villages for about 5-6 hours till we reach other Asmat village where we will stop overnight with pass some others Asmat villages. Arrive at village joining with local people and learn about the Asmat tribes of life and cultures. Our simple lunch box will be provided by your cook. Dinner and overnight will be at Asmat local house or we called “Jew” in Asmat language.

DAY 13: ASMAT VILLAGE – AGATS (B,L,D)
After breakfast, enjoy the Asmat ceremonies of Canoe racing, dance and Mbist pole (Mbist pole is their ancestor). After enjoy their ceremonies, as usually the Asmat tribes open the temporary market which they will sell their lovely arts and statue and they desire visitor wanted to buy some of their arts. Lunch will serve at local house then get motorized canoe to continue your trip to Agats-the town of Asmat tribes. overnight at simple guest house.
 
DAY 14: EWER – TIMIKA (B,L,D)
After breakfast, transfer by boat to Ewer airstrip and waiting regular flight to Timika, this plane sometime delay or cancel due to weather, operational reasons, we will look for another alternative to fly to Merauke or take by boat to Timika.

DAY 15: TIMIKA - JAKARTA / BALI (B)
Breakfast at hotel, then proceed to the airport for your flight to Jakarta or Bali. End of our services!!!!

Trips schedule for year 2009:
First Trip    : Start on March 06 – 20, 2009
Second trip    : Start on April 13 – 27, 2009
Third trip    : Start on May 18 – June 01, 2009
Fourth Trip    : Start on August 10 – 24 08, 2009
Fifth Trip    : Start on Sept 15 - 29, 2009
Sixth Trip    : Start on October 01 – 15, 2009

Net prices for Departure trip of Year 2009:
- Base on 4 – 5 person on shr twin room with prices:       USD. 4.200.00 / person
- Base on 6 – 10 person on shr twin room with prices:     USD. 3.850.00 / person
* Add cost for single occupancy (room)……………………….    USD.    130.00 / person

Inclusions:
All accommodation as per above program, English speaking guide, Local porters & cook,
All Transportation during the trip of land & rivers, Donation / entrance fees /porter fee at airport
Full board meals as per mentioned on the program (B=breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
Ceremonies & activities as mentioned in programs, Traveling permit arrangement
Domestic flight from JAKARTA – JAYAPURA AND RETURN
Internal flight Jayapura – Wamena & Asmat – Timika
Charter small Missionary flight from Wamena–Yaniruma (Korowai tribe)

Exclusions/Exclude: 
Travel insurance, excess luggage, International flight, Domestic flight and airport taxes as not mentioned in the program, Entry visa to Indonesia $. 25.00, All expenses incurred due to the flight cancellations or due other causes beyond our control, Beverages, laundry, personal expenses, tipping and etc. Returns earlier of this trip due to sickness or other problems will pay the expenses by your self.

Domestic and local Flights schedule:
**    Jakarta – Jayapura daily flight with 2 times transit:
- Night flight: starting around 09.00p.m and arrival Jayapura in the morning
- Day time flight: Starting early morning around 05.00a.m and arrival Jayapura afternoon
*  Jayapura-Wamena daily flight, Asmat-Timika available on our schedule. And for Charter Missionary flight from Wamena–Yaniruma serve from Monday to Saturday and can be cancelled due to bad weather / technical engine or emergency needed and our flight will re-schedule the next day.



Duration    : 10days Baliem Valley – Tree Houses (Korowai)

Aug 07: Jayapura arrival
Arrival of Jayapura, meeting services then transfer to hotel for your accommodation, afternoon arrange your travel permit.

Aug 08: Jayapura – Wamena
All participant, fly to Wamena by Trigana air, arrival at Wamena transfer to hotel for check in and visit Dani villages of Baliem valley. Overnight at hotel

Aug 09: WAMENA (Dani Ceremonies of Pig feast and dance)
After having breakfast, drive to small villages in the north of Baliem Valley and join with Dani people, enjoy the traditional dance with earth cook on hot stones.

Aug 10: WAMENA – YANIRUMA/KOROWAI TRIBE (B,L,D)
After breakfast, by your charter Missionary plane to Yaniruma for an hour. Yaniruma is a home of Korowai tribe, the people who live in the tree house in traditional way. Afternoon you may walk around while your guide arrange local porters and preparation for your next trip into the interior of Korowai jungle.

Aug 11 -12: TREE HOUSES / STONE KOROWAI EXPLORE
For a next few days, we trek further into virgin jungle, and we may also do some activities with local people
Korowai and Kombai are semi nomadic People, therefor the trip is more like searching where they live. The trail is going through the swampy lands so you will get wet and could be slippery and muddy when it’s rain. The surface of our trail into the forest is almost flat, no hike at all and we likely walk under the canopy of the forest’s trees most of the time. Tropic rain forest provides varies of wild life, beautiful and exotic flora and fauna, but you may not be able to fully enjoy these beauty because you have to concentrate and watch carefully your steps especially when you have to walk on logs or fallen tree in the small river or sago swamp.

Aug 13: JUNGLE – YANIRUMA
After a few days in jungle and saw Korowai primitives tribes, we trek back to Yaniruma with all of our team. Afternoon we arrival and relax. 

Aug 14: Yaniruma – Wamena – Jayapura
Breakfast at your camp and waiting your charter flight to Wamena. Arrival at Wamena, get regular flight to Jayapura and transfer to your hotel.

Aug 15: Jayapura tour
Today we make sightseeing tour of Jayapura for memorial of World War II, Sentani lake and Jayapura down town.

Aug 16: Jayapura – Departure.
Breakfast and transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. End of services.

Net prices for this trip (sharing trip)
- Base on 06 – 10 person on sharing twin room with prices:     USD. 2.950.00 / person
- Base on 10 - 14 person on sharing twin room with prices:    USD. 2.730.00 / person
* Add cost for single occupancy (room)……………………….        USD.    110.00 / person


Note:    ** Travel with this package the age of participants not more than 65 year old………….
Travelers are required to bring 2 pieces photo with size 3x4cm or 4x6cm + copy of passport & visa for arrange traveling permit to your trip into remote places of Irian Jaya-Papua. (Passport must be valid at least 6 months). Document can bring by your self and upon arrival at Jayapura, give them to our guide.
Weather in highland are cold & cool while in lowland-cost are hot & humid. And for clothes, adjust with condition of weather and extra to bring such as: mattress, mosquito net, rain coat, hat, plastic, and pill of against malaria which exist malaria of Irian Jaya.

Check above Schedule trip and please submit your time, beside of our fixed schedule, we also accept special request, who knows you want traveling with your family or friends only,  we can manage.


**If you have any questions about it, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime, we will give you the recent information.
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