08 Days / 07 Nights Baliem Valley Trekking Opt.1
Day 01 : JAYAPURA – KURIMA – KILISE (L,D)
Arrival Jayapura, meet by your guide, and continue your flight depart to Wamena at 10.ooAM or 12.ooAM Arrive at Wamena airport, then drive in 40 minutes to Sogokmo with your guide, porters and cook, the starting point of the trekking to Kurima, sub District of the tribe on level terrain then continue climbing the Hesegem hill on the direction of Kilise. Along the trails, you will meet local people in their activities and yet the scenery is very beautiful around. Lunch served en-route. Afternoon you may explore the traditional villages and learn about the people way of life. Dinner and stay at local guest house of Kilise. (Walk approx. 4 hours).
Day 02 : KILISE – IBIROMA – WAMEREK (B,L,D)
After breakfast, proceed to Wamerek village by passing Ibiroma village. Today’s walk is a little harder with narrow and slippery paths up down of the hills with about 1.800 meters of elevation. But you may also enjoying the nature’s beauty, and along the trail you will meet local people with friendly smile in their traditional clothes. Lunch will be ser at the edge of Tangma river and you can clean your body while the cook preparing the food. After lunch we continue to Wamerek within 30 minutes, dinner and overnight stay at a teacher’s house or school. Tents will be settled up (Walk Approx. 5 hours)
Day 03 : WAMEREK – WESAGALEP (BL,D)
The next morning after breakfast continue trekking to Wesagalep village for about 6 hours. You are proceeding to cross suspension hanging bridge over Baliem river, to cross this bridge you have to pay more attention because the bridge is already old. Lunch will be served at a small waterfall and you may refresh yourself in the water. The way to Wesagalep village from the river is going up the hill and you again can see the gorgeous scenery from the other side. Dinner and overnight at school or local houses of Wesagalep.
Day 04 :WESAGALEP – WUSEREM (B,L,D)
Leaving Wesagalep village in the morning after breakfast, we will trek up hill in 30 minutes, and when you arrive at the top of hill, we walk through the Dani sweet potatoes gardens, after we are going to enter a small rain forest with a sponge of mosses, no one live permanently in this forest. Lunch will have at the river, and then proceed to Userem village on the regular path, dinner and stay the night at school or local houses. Tents will be settled up. (Walk approx. 6-7 hours)
Day 05 : WUSEREM – SYOKOSIMO – HITUGI (B.L.D)
Having banana pancake for breakfast and then and follow the regular path down until Syokosimo, today is easy trekking but the landscape is very beautiful and really marvelous one. While we rest on the top of the hill the wind blows very hard and never boring live in this area. Lunch boxes have provided in Syokosimo, after lunch you can go to swim and continue trek to Hitugi village. Late. (Walk approx. 4 hours)
Day 06 : HITUGI – UGEM – KURIMA – WAMENA (B.L.D)
After breakfast, continue the last trekking to Kurima via Ugem village with nice view down to Mugi river and garden on the mountain rigde. Have lunch on the way, arrive in Kurima sub district then by car within 1 hours to Wamena. Dinner and overnight at Baliem Pilamo hotel. (Walk approx. 5 hours)
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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