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BALIEM VALLEY, WAMENA - IRIAN JAYA The
Baliem Highlands is centered on the Grand Valley some 1,600 meters above sea level.
Temperatures of the highland are ranged from 26 degrees Celsius at the day time
and 12 degrees at night.. The valley is 60 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide
and is surrounded on all sides by mountain peaks rising to between 2,500 and 3,000
meters.This valley has been the most visited part of the island, especially in
recent years. This valley is home to the Dani tibesmen. They are living in primitive
way of farming. Baliem Valley, is a spectacular valley which an ideal location
for our innovative trek that follows trails through the jungle and mountain environs
of the Dani, Yali and Lani People. Until a generation ago these stone-age tribes
had little to do with the outside world, until the arrival of white missionaries
in the 1950s (a fact well documented in Heinrich Harrer’s account of the
first ascent of Carstensz Pyramid in 1962). Even today, the Dani’s reliance
on stone axes and on an agricultural lifestyle - that evolves around raising pigs
and growing root crops - provides a fitting insight into their tribal traditions.
This spectacular valley is an ideal location for our innovative trek
that follows trails through the jungle and mountain environs of the DANI PEOPLE.
Even today, the Dani’s reliance on stone axes and on an agricultural lifestyle
- that evolves around raising pigs and growing root crops - provides a fitting
insight into their tribal traditions. The proposed program of we attached
here allows you to experience some trekking to deeper side of Dani’s communities
at the southern part of the magnificent valley, to encounter people who are living
in so-called STONE AGE as they are almost naked people, as well as to experience
their ancient way of live.
The trekking it self is considered moderate
to challenging grade as we will trek up and down the hills, cross rivers and thru
its slippery banks.
Baliem Valley Festival
The cultural festival it self will be held on August.The main pont of
interest of the festival will be the massive tribal attraction involving the all
natives group living on the surrounding area of the giant valley. All tribes group
will deliver their envoy to attend the faestival while bringing all tribes attributes,
kotekas, art and craft. The festival is a right chance to observe the rich cutlure
of the hinterland. Baliem valley area is mainly occupied by three main big clan,
namely Dani, Yali and Lani.
Each tibe group will come over with their
own identity. Here you will see clear difference among them refer to thir dressing.
The Dani man only use small koteka (penis gourd / penis cover), the Lani tribes
use bigger Koteka, their body is much bigger than the averrage Dani tribe, while
the Yali has long slender Koteka with rattan belt corved waist lenght.
By attending the masive festival, you will have a great chance to know and learn
the culture of each attending tribes without having to make the visit to their
compunds deep in the hinterland of West Papua.
Beside to present during
the days of the festival, we will also held a trekking trip in Jiwika village
in the suburban of Wamena to see the old smoked mummy and salt pool where you
will enjoy and see how to make salt in their traditional way. As you will entering
the site, you will return to the stone age era. Grass dressed woman, dressless
man, just having a long slender penis cup, man with arrows and bows, and with
the body ornaments. For further information about Baliem Valley Tours
and Irian Jaya Travel Packages, please contact : |
