Kombai - Koroway Batu Expedition 15 Days


Tour Itenary :

Day 01  Arrival - Jayapura

Upon your arrival at Sentani airport of Jayapura, you will be met by your guide and transfer to hotel for a short rest, Afternoon you will be visiting a traditional market of Sentani and then drive up to Ifar gunung to see the monument of World War II, Back to hotel for rest.


Day 02  Jayapura - Wamena
After breakfast athotel, today you are leaving for Wamena, Departing  by flight to Wamena. On arrive at Wamena airport, you will be transfered to your hotel, then proceed to visiting Dani villages and scenery from Napua hill, Afternoon drive to northern part of Baliem valley to Anemoigi village to enjoy a local performance such as mock war and traditional earth oven cooking. You can be interacted with local Dani people and learn about their way of life. Late afternoon back to hotel .
Day 03  Wamena - Yaniruma
After breakfast, preparing forearly flight to Kombay area by chartered Pilatus Porter airplane to get into the Korowai Batu, we will first have to start in Kombai tribe territory. Then we go through Korowai area and finally into Korowai Batu area. you will get porters ready and then spend some time getting to know the chief of village And stay overnight in a former Missionary house.
Day 04  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
We will spend these 07 days trekking is some of the most pristine lowland rain forest in the world. Along the way we will try and stay with the various tribes those inhabit the region. The Korowai are more territorial than the neighboring Kombai. And the Korowai Batu is even more so. These tribes still practice cannibalism, and they can be aggressive. Don't worry they won't eat us. It is ritual cannibalism among the tribe, sometimes walk over the log or fallen tree and crossing the river with or without bridge. This is the tropical rain forest in the vast-green lowland of South Irian Jaya or Papua, there are many exotic things to be discovered and experienced but with a great deal with mosquito, swamp, heat and high humidity (85 - 100%). Our trek in the forest will support by our local porter who carry our bags or gears and will love to help you to do some difficult section of the trip when you need. We arrive in Dambol in the noon, and will meet the first Korowai family on their tree house. Korowai is a nomad people who always move from one place to another at least once every 3 years. They were not live in large group, that at every location of the tree house we only see 2-4 tree house built side by side. The Korowai also a great hunter who hunted pigs, Cus-Cus, birds most of their time in life. After we met the Korowai and family on their tree house, we may interact with them help by our guide and experience their life. Overnight at our tent or at shelter we build near the tree house soon after we arrive. During the time with Koroway we can follow their daily activities: hunting, setting trap of wild pigs, gathering Sago flour, fishing in traditional way.
Day 05  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
You are still exploring Kombai and Koroway Batu Area
Day 06  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
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Day 07  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
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Day 08  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
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Day 09  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu

You are still exploring Kombai and Koroway Batu area

Day 10  Explore Kombai and Koroway Batu
You are still exploring Kombai and Koroway Batu Area
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You are still exploring Kombai and Koroway Batu area
Day 12  Hamlet - Yaniruma
After having simple breakfast, you will trek back to Yaniruma where the plane dropped us off. stop at Dairam Kabur river for fresh swim and clean up dirty bodies from the mud. Afternoon arrive in Yaniruma, overnight missionary house.
Day 13  Yaniruma - Wamena
After breakfast, By charter flight return to the Wamena. upon Arrival in Wamena check in to the hotel and then drive to Kurima to do small trekking, late afternoon back to hotel for overnight.

Day 14  Wamena - Jayapura

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transfered to the airport for your flight back to Jayapura. Arrive at airport of Jayapura. You will have a full day sightseeing tour including Mac Arthur 2nd World War monument, Sentani lake.Afternoon, visit Anthropology museum (open from Monday to Saturday at 09.00-14.00), then to Hamadi market & Jayapura city. Afternoon check in hotel. 

Day 15  Jayapura - Departure
After breakfast, Free at your own leisure until transfer to airport for your next destinations.