DANI AND KOROWAI ADVENTURE TOUR 11D/10N

Day 01 : JAYAPURA - ARRIVAL (D)
Arrive at Sentani airport of Jayapura, met and welcomed by our local representative, then transfer to Sentani Hotel for dinner and accommodation.
Day 02 : JAYAPURA - WAMENA (BLD)
Breakfast early in hotel, short transfer to Sentani Airport for your flight departure to Wamena on Merpati Schedule flight. Upon arrive in Wamena airport, transfer to Baliem Pilamo Hotel for check-in and refreshing. After a short brief about trip, visit Nayak traditional market and Sinatma village with traditional rope’s bridge. Lunch at local restaurant, afternoon continue drive to Wesaput village and visit Dani Museum. Return to hotel late afternoon, for dinner and accommodation.
Day 03 : WAMENA – YANIRUMA (BLD)
(by charter aircraft). After breakfast in hotel, you will transfer to Missionary Airfied for your flight departure on a small chartered aircraft to Yaniruma in the south lowland of Irian Jaya. After one hour flight over the mountain, you will arrive at Yaniruma, walk to Missionary guest house at the end of airstrip for your accommodation. The rest of the day explore the village and experience the isolated life of Korowai and Kombai tribes who live in the village couple years ago. Your guide will arrange porters and other trip’s preparations in the next day into the interior.
Day 04 : YANIRUMA – MANGGEMAHE (BLD)
Trekking through the swamps.
From Yaniruma, start your trekking in Korowai country to Manggemahe village up on Dairam Kabur river for about 4-5 hours. The trail could be wet and muddy, you will encounter some sleepery bridge on creeks. We mostly walk under the canopy of dense tropic rain forest but we sometimes walk through the area which is hot and very humid (95 %). This the vast lowland of south Irian Jaya. Korowai built their house individually high on the top the trees avoiding both mosquito and enemy’s attack. Arrive at Manggemahe village in the afternoon , accommodation at tent at the bible teacher’s house.
Day 05 : MANGGEMAHE – YAFOFLA (BLD)
Trekking through the swamps.
Trekking further up to the village of Yafofla about 4 hours, from where you will walk into the interior to see the Korowai Batu who live deep into the jungle without any influence from out side world. Arrive in the afternoon in Yafofla, we will talk the people and ask them information about our next trip to the interior. We will also know from them if there is any feast take place while we are in the interior. Korowai use to have a “sago Grub Feast at least once every 2 years. The feast will hosted by local chief and continue to the next chief of the other clans. We sometimes participate in this interesting event upon their agreement. Accommodation at tent or at the Bible Teacher’s House in Yafofla.
Day 06 : YAFOFLA – MAHE ( BLD)
Today we will trek to the next place named: “ MAHE” for about 5 hours. Mahe is not a village , but a place where a group of Korowai Batu built their houses. We will see some tree houses and mingle with the local people. Accommodation at tent or at shelter or at the Tree house upon invitation.
Day 07 : MAHE - PEOPLE DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES (BLD)
Today we stay and spend whole day with local people (Korowai Batu), to experience and participate in their daily life activities. We may join them the nearby jungle to collect foods, fishing or hunting animals. We will learn few things from them, including how to put on the animal’s trap. Korowai are “Gatherer and Great Hunters”.
Day 08 : MAHE – SAYAK (BLD)
Trekking through the swamps
From Mahe we trek to next place named :SAYAK for about 4 hours. Here we will see more than Tree Houses Of Korowai Batu and learn more about their life and culture. Accommodation at tent or a shelter or at the Tree House upon invitation.
Day 09 : SAYAK: EXPERIENCE LIFE AND CULTURE
Stay and spend another day with local people, your guide arrange the best way to communicate and interact with local people. We use to have our contact people as our local guide who have been in contact with tribal chief that our visit to the area and people acceptable. In some cases , Korowai Batu don’t like and refused visitors come to their lands.
Day 10 : SAYAK – YAFOFLA ( BLD)
Trekking through the swamps.
Trek for 6 hours back to Yafofla, accommodation at tent or Bible Teacher’s House in Yafofla.
Day 11 : YAFOFLA- YANIRUMA (BLD)
Paddle canoe
Complete your trekking in Korowai, return to Yaniruma down river by paddle canoe for about 3-4 hours. The more current in the river, the more fast you travel. Arrive in Yaniruma, Accommodation at Missionary Guest House
Day 12 : YANIRUMA – WAMENA ( BLD)
Fly by charter aircraft
Fly back to Wamena, the rest of the day explore Dani Villages in the north of the valley, including to view the 250 years old mummy in Sumpaima village. Accommodation with meals at Baliem Pilamo Hotel.
Day 13 : WAMENA – JAYAPURA (BLD)
Fly by Merpati scheduled flight.
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Wamena airport and depart to Jayapura on Merpati schedule flight.
Upon arrive at airport, drive to Sentani lake for a short excursion boat to the villages in the lake. Lunch at Yougwa restaurant. Afternoon for accommodation and buffet dinner at Sentani Indah Hotel.
Day 14 : JAYAPURA – DEPARTURE (B)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Sentani airport and departure

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