Trek Papua

Dear Travelers,

WELCOME TO PAPUA, BALIEM VALLEY & KOROWAI WITH CHARLES TOTO

Detail itinerary *#

Day 1 JAYAPURA (DJJ)-WAMENA (WMX) (BALIEM VALLEY) (L.D) 

1. Arrival in Wamena-Proceed to any restaurant l-Quick Lunch
2. Shopping (Papuans organic Market-Called Jibama Market.
3. Heading to the western Dani called “Suroba village. Suroba village will be our home for local food experience with Brother Marthin Himan. Papuans Jungle chef from Baliem valley-Dani tribe
4. Walking in the villages, collecting local food & vegetables (preparation for next day Earth ceremony called “Bakar Batu/Barapen/Sani Angge (in Dani language).
5. Dinner will be in suroba-your home (rounded Huts-Dani Tourist Inns)

Day 2 BARAPAEN DAY-Half day until 12;00 PM or 13:00 PM

1. Wake up, wash, Breakfast, take a bath in BrownyAikima river. Seems not clean, but okay for “beautify yourself”. If not, wet tissue is also may be fine. Haha!
2. Heading to Aikima village. This is really authentic village. There will have “Barapen with chief Yali and his people.
3. We can roast small pigs or buy chicken, or Iced Porks in the market. Or anything to celebrate “Cultural survival” with Dani people in Anemaugi village.
4. Normally it last until 2hrs/3hrs depens on stone heats & weather condition influence earth oven.
5. Filming from Beginning to the ends of the ceremony.
6. Activities will be” First, Mock war (inviting quest-Dani culture. Snake dance by men & woman (symbolize they welcoming quests, Second, start oven cooking activities, preparation, cooking, open the oven, preparing food, sharing, eat together with locals near earth oven.
7. Cultural tour (flexible)

**Day 3-MAKING SALT ACTIVIES FROM THE MOUNTAIN WELL (Extra Planning)

1. Wake up, Breakfast, take a bath
2. Packing & walk up to mountain hills
3. 2hrs two ways (if we walk fast)
4. Traditional way Making salt by Banana Bars
5. Brother Marthin show us how to cook by the salt & how to making salt.
6. Back to Pilamo hotel
7. D

** (We can flight to Dekai in Day 3) and continue same day to Upper land korowai-called “Momuna Tribe-Southern Papua.

Day 4-Wamena-Dekai-Korowai-Momuna Tribe 

1. Wake up, shower, breakfast,
2. Check out hotel/Check in Flight
3. Departure to Dekai
4. Organize Police permit
5. Lunch
6. By food supplies
7. Land Transport heading to Masi start points
8. Start walk into the wild rain forest
9. Arrival in chief Noni tree house
10. Settle tent or camping or stay in Tree house
11. (brief introduction about activities, etc) with Korowaian
12. Walking to old house (if we have time)
13. Dinner, sleep (experience Korowaian wild life sounds at nights.

Day 5 FULL DAY WITH KOROWAI TRIBE FINDING FOOD SHOW

1. Wake up, breakfast
2. Final preparation (rubber boots are needed) or trekking shoes
3. Walk into the rain forest to making food from the sago Palm
4. Start making sago (cutting down, pealing, digging, pressing-until taking sago powder
5. Back home
6. Cooking Korowaian way
7. Some locals go for hunting* (*we can go hunting next day)
8. Food making show in the afternoon-inside the Korowai tree house
9. Flexible time (Dinner, shower in the wild small pure river in tree house bank).

Day 6 HUNTING IN WITH KOROWAIAN

1. Wake up, breakfast
2. Walk into the forest for hunting: Cus-Cus (tree kangaroo), wild pigs, rats, Fish, snake, leaves that can be eaten
3. Back home
4. Practice cooking & serving show
5. Back to Dekai-Hotel (D)

Day 7 DEKAI-JAYAPURA-GENYEM LEREH (WESTERN JAYAPURA) same day!

1. Wake up, breakfast
2. Check out hotel/check in flight
3. Direct Flight to Jayapura at: 10:00 Am or 11:00 AM (Wings air or Trigana air)
4. Lunch in any Resto-Recommend “Mandala Resto”
5. Heading to Genyem-collecting food in local market with Mr. Carles Toto
6. Flexible
7. Dinner-sleep

Day 8 GENYEM LEREH –JAYAPURA

1. Food making practice with Brother Carless toto
2. Back to Jayapura any time-Flexible
3. Hotel-Bed-Dinner

Day 9 JAYAPURA-DEPARTURE

1. Airport service
2. Departure
3. Bye

*# (This program is exclude food street program in Jayapura (Making Papeda with Charles in Asei, Ayapo or Ifar Besar.)

TRIP COST: ——– USD