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OUTLINE ITINERARY:
Day 01 : Arrival Jayapura - Wamena (L,D)
Arrival Jayapura, meet by your guide, and
continue your flight depart to Wamena at 10.ooAM
or 12.ooAM. Upon arrival at Wamena airport
transfer to Baliem Pilamo Hotel for a short
briefing about the trekking. Visit Pugima
hanging bridge and Jibama Local Market. Rest of
the day is free program while the guide make
further preparation for the next day. Lunch and
dinner at Baliem Pilamo Hotel or similar .
Day 02 : Wamena – Kurima - Hitugi (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. 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 (B,L,D)
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 or
Kilise (B,L,D)
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. Or continue walking to
Kilise village. Our accommodation is at a local
house.
Day 05 : Kilise - Kurima - Jiwika (B,L,D)
From Ibiroma or Kilise village in the southern
of Baliem Valley gorge, we hike 2 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’s traditional compound
of Anemoigi. Accommodation at Lauk Inn.
Day 06 : Jiwika – Mock War/Traditional Dance
- Wamena (B,L,D)
After breakfast we hike 1 hour up to Ilueraima
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 Traditional Dance. We will see
how the dani make fire traditionally, Late
afternoon we drive 40 minutes back to Wamena,
dinner at local restaurant in town,
accommodation at Baliem Pilamo hotel or similar
Day 07 : Wamena - Jayapura (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Wamena
airport for a flight departure to Jayapura.
Upon arrival, transfer to Sentani Indah hotel
then proceed with the excursion to Mc. Arthur
memorial and boating to Lake Sentani. Lunch at
local restaurant near the lake. Dinner and
overnight at Sentani Indah Hotel or similar.
Day 08 : Departure (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to
Sentani airport leaving Jayapura for the next
destinations.
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