Baliem Valley Culture Tours
Tour Duration 4 days 3 Nights include pig Festival
- All 3 nights sleeping in the Hotel in Wamena
D1.Jayapura to Wamena, Baliem Valley Hiking Tour
On the day your arrival in Wamena Airport our local guide and driver, they will pick you up and shorter drive to the Baliem Pilamo Hotel and quick checking room. After that pack your small back pack and back to the car. Your guide and driver, they will take you to the north visit Mummy in Sonpaima village Jiwika with societies. The villagers welcome you with full greetings (wah wah wah). Mummy is one of Dani big chief for in this area. His Name is Wimontok Mabel. You will listen and understand of his history when he was alive when you are at the village.
After finish visit Mummy, one of next interest you have to know is Salt Water Wells in tropical rain forest. So from Jiwika you will hiking by your foots. It takes more less 2 hours. You will watch and know how Dani people produce Banana Salt or Banana Cultivation Salt in Traditional Skill. Here you can see from your eyes and understand how Dani people make salt from Banana Trees. During the salt processing you can make unlimited photos / Video. After all the tour activities finish walk down by same road and back to Wamena.
Lunch on the Way (Lunch Box) Dinner in the restaurant Sleeping in the Hotel.
Mummy in Sompaima Village Jiwika
Salt Water Wells
D2. The Authentic Hiking Southern of Baliem Valley
After breakfast leaving to Sogokmo or Jetni . And then end of the transport you start walk by your own foots you will pass Jetni, Kurima village, Cross a suspension bridge From Kurima to Seima. From Seima you still walk to arrive second suspension bridge near Sogokmo. A Hanging Bridge beside which is a small memorial to a Japanese tourist and his local Dani Guide who drowned and get die.
From the bridge 40 minute to Sogokmo. Sogokmo to Wamena. Lunch on the way (Lunch Box). Dinner in the (Restaurant) and sleeping in the (Hotel).
View of the southern Baliem Valley
D3.Baliem Valley Culture Tour & Pig Festival In Dani Traditional Village
After breakfast drive to Dani Traditional village watch culture celebration tour. Today you can stay with Dani People in the Village watching all culture activities from start to end.
Here is a list of feature of the activity: Mock tribal fighting and singing tribal songs, Traditional folks dance. Fire friction, Kill a pig by bow and bamboo arrows, Cooking sweet potatoes in hole ground with hot rocks.
The first they will performance of tribal war in front of you. They will use traditional weapons tools such as long spear, bow and arrows, and other things stick or special bone knife toots. Fighting many different reasons stealing ladies, stealing pigs, and Map of lands etc.
After finish in the part, continue singing traditional songs or dances, fire creating from Rotan, kill a pig bow bow arrows, burning all rocks on the fires. After that cooking in earth oven by burned rocks. This is hard job but very interesting. You be hesitate for making photos and views while enjoy this party.
After all the cavity finish pack your backpack walk back to the car, drive to Wamena.
Lunch in the Village, Dinner in the Restaurant and overnight in the Hotel.
D4.Wamena to Jayapura
After breakfast your guide and drive will get you back to the wamena Airport. Finish Service. You can leave Baliem Baliem Valley fly to Sentani Jayapura and enjoy your next Trip.
Group & Prices
Solo /2 Travelers
Solo Travel Price is
- USD 1.950,00
- USD 2.170,00
Group Tour
3 -5 People
- USD 850,00 Per person
- USD 700,00 Per person
Price include is
- Local English Speaking Guide
- Porters
- All Transportation
- Sleeping 3 nights in the Hotel
- All Entrance according the tour itinerary
- Foods Full Boards
- Arrange Travel Permit (Surat Jalan)
Price is not include:
- All Plane Ticket
- Airport Tax
- Personal expenses
- Shopping any presents
- Photos Tours
- Tips
Payments we accept only IDR, We need your first payment (Deposited) 10/15% and balanced will decide later.