BALIEM VALLEY
ANCIENT SOUL OF PAPUA
DANI CULTURE
TIMELESS TRADITIONS
UNTOUCHED NATURE
THE HEART OF NEW GUINEA
PIG FESTIVAL
A RARE CULTURAL FEAST
This 5 days/ 4 nights cultural tour to Papua brings you to the Baliem Valley, home of the Dani and Lani tribes. You meet the Danis during private excursions. Surrounded by beautiful vegetation you pass through Dani hamlets, villages and fields. You attend a traditional pig festival, which is by far the most amazing experience of a trip to Papua. And you have this unforgettable experience while staying in the most unique accommodation in the area: The Baliem Valley Resort. No fitness level needed, this cultural trip in the Baliem Valley is for everyone!
Upon arrival at Wamena Airport, you will be greeted by your local guide and driver. En route to The Baliem Valley Resort, you will stop at the Wamena market, where local Dani people sell their agricultural produce. In addition to the much-loved sweet potato, a wide variety of vegetables and fruits are on offer. The Wamena market is also the main trading center for the highly prized wild boar. Then weThen we continue to check-in at The Baliem Valley Resort, and, depending on the time of day, enjoy lunch or an afternoon coffee. Dinner will later be served at the restaurant.
Transportation: 45 minutes of drive. Local guide included. Accommodation: The Baliem Valley Resort. Meals: full board.
Today, we explore the southern Baliem Valley. Our easy hike begins in the village of Sogogmo, following the course of the mighty Baliem River. Along the way, we cross suspension bridges, pass through Dani villages, and meet local people as they tend their terraced fields and wild sugarcane groves. A picnic lunch will be served with magnificent views over the river and the narrow valley below. The return walk follows the opposite bank of the river, taking us past more Dani settlements and cultivated fields before meeting our driver. In the late afternoon, we return to the resort.
Transportation: 2 hours of drive. 4 hours hiking. Local guide included. Accommodation: The Baliem Valley Resort. Meals: full board.
After breakfast at the resort, we drive to the famous Kotilola Cave with its gigantic stalactites and stalagmites. The cave has collapsed in some places, which favours lush vegetation. With the torch you can go a little deeper into the cave until you reach an underground river. There are also a lot of bats living here. Then the journey continue, we drive along the Baliem River until we get off at a small village. Here we are taken one by one across the river in a canoe. Once on the other side, we visit the village of Meagaima, where there is also one of the very rare chief’s mummies to see. The mummy here is rarely visited due to its remoteness. Of course there is also time for a short rest in one of the local huts. From the village we take a walk through the Dani gardens until, after about two hours, we reach a suspension bridge that takes us back to the other side of the river where our vehicle is waiting for us.
Transportation: 2 hours of drive. 3-4 hours walking. Local guide included. Accommodation: The Baliem Valley Resort. Meals: full board.
Today is a very special day! After breakfast, we get ready to participate in a pig feast which takes place in a traditional Dani village. Many decorated people from the Dani tribe take part in the festival. Such pig feasts with hot stones and earth pits are probably the most interesting part of a trip to New Guinea. It is difficult to describe what exactly is so unique about these festivals because there is just too much happening at once. You have to see and experience it yourself. For lunch, there is a picnic but you can also eat the food from the traditional earth pit if you like. The freshly cooked pork and sweet potatoes are delicious! In the late afternoon, we return to the Resort.
The pig festival takes place in changing villages. Precise information on travel times cannot be provided. 1 hour walking. Local guide included. Accommodation: The Baliem Valley Resort. Meals: full board.
Last day in the Baliem Valley and transfer to Wamena airport After breakfast, you are transferred to Wamena Airport in accordance with the departure time of your onward flight.
Transportation: 45 minutes of drive. Meals: breakfast.
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