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Day
01 : JAYAPURA - ARRIVAL (L,D)
Arrive at Sentani airport of Jayapura, meet and transfer
by c ar in 5 minutes drive to Sentani Indah Hotel or Matoa
Hotel in Jayapura for dinner and overnight stay.
Day
02 : JAYAPURA - WAMENA - YOKOSIMO - HITUGI (BLD)
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport leaving
for Wamena (0715/0815). Upon arrival at Wamena airport
transfer to Baliem Pilamo Hotel for a short briefing about
the trekking. From here you will drive to Sogokmo where
the trekking begins with guide, cook and porters. Walk and
crossing the metal suspension bridge on Baliem River near
by Sogokmo then hike up to 5 hours through the beautiful
country side and Dani villages to Hitugi. You will
encounter and greeted by the Dani people who work in their
steep sweet potato garden, arrive in Hitugi in the
afternoon, accommodation at the head of the village house.
Lunch and dinner will provide by our cook.
Day 03 : HITUGI - SYKOSIMO (BLD)
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 house. After lunch in the village, we
hike to the next Danis compounds lie on the top of the
hill to explore and experience the Dani daily life and
culture. Late afternoon we return back to our
accommodation in the village for dinner and overnight
stay.
Day 04 : SYOKOSIMO - USEREM - IBIROMA (BLD)
Today, we hike up and down, the trail is steep and could
be very sleeper if it is in rainy season. The first 2
hours hike to the village of Userem through the steep
sweet potato garden near the Baliem river. In userem
village we cross another metal suspension bridge on the
Mugi river, and after 30 minutes walk from Mugi river we
will encounter and crossing another longer (40m) width
traditional suspension bridge on Baliem river. From the
Baliem river the trail is going up and take 2,5 hours to
arrive in the village of Ibiroma. Our accommodation is at
a local traditional guest house.
Day 05 : IBIROMA - KURIMA - JIWIKA (BLD)
From Ibiroma village in the southern of Baliem Valley
gorge, we hike 2,5 hours to Kurima. The still traditional
Dani village are very close and can be briefly explore
during the hike to Kurima. The local people life and
traditional remain unchanged here, and the sophisticate
agriculture system has been practiced along time ago.
Arrive in Kurima by noon, we drive 1,5 hours to Jiwika in
the northern of the valley via the town of Wamena. Lunch
at local restaurant in town, afternoon we may walk and
visit the Dani villages near Jiwika, including the 250
years old mummy at Sumpaima village and view the Dani Pig
feast and dance in the village of Anemoigi. Accommodation
at Lauk Inn (a very basic tourist accommodation).
Day 06 : JIWIKA - PIG FEAST - WAMENA (BLD)
After breakfast we hike 1 hour up to Iluerainma to see the
Dani make salt by the soak the banana stalks into the
brine's pool, dry and carry them home. Lunch today is at
Lauk Inn restaurant, the whole afternoon is spent in the
village of Anemoigi where we can view the Dani Mock battle
and Pig feast. We will see how the dani make fire
traditionally, kill a pig with bow and arrow and cook them
into the hot - burned stone with vegetables and sweet
potatoes. Late afternoon we drive 40 minutes back to
Wamena, dinner at local restaurant in town, accommodation
at Baliem Pilamo hotel.
Day 07 : WAMENA - JAYAPURA (BLD)
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Wamena airport for a
flight departure to Jayapura on MZ 7505 (0830/0930). Upon
arrival, transfer to Sentani Indah hotel then proceed with
the excursion to Mc. Arthur memorial and boating to Assei
village. Lunch at local restaurant. Dinner and overnight
at Sentani Indah Hotel.
Day
08 : DEPARTURE (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport
leaving Jayapura for the next destination.
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