Baliem Valley Tour

4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS

The Baliem Valley Resort is an Indonesian-German project, founded in 1999 by Dr. Werner Weiglein. The Resort is situated at 1900 metres altitude, surrounded by the mighty Jayawijaya Mountains. The Baliem Valley Resort offers fantastic opportunities for hikers of all abilities wishing to explore the territories of the Dani and Lani tribes. In various varied day tours visitors can discover the entire highland

Arrival flight: Jayapura

Departure flight:  Jayapura

DAY 1: WECLOME TO JAYAPURA - WAMENA 

Arrive at Jayapura’s Sentani Airport and take a short flight to Wamena. Transfer to The Baliem Valley Resort. After lunch, visiting the local market in Wamena and hanging bridge in Sinakma in the afternoon.

Meals included: dinner

DAY 2: SALT SPRING & MUMMY

Morning drive to Jiwika, walk up to the salt-water spring on the mountain (45 minutes walk). Local Dani women will demonstrate how to make salt in traditional way. Back to Jiwika, we will have lunch in the village of Kurulu. After lunch we visit the mummy at Sopahima, and also some typical Dani Villages nearby. An easy and very interesting walk through the Dani County is waiting for us.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY 3: PIG FESTIVAL OF THE DANI TRIBE

In the morning, we will be leaving the resort for fully day traditional pig festival in a Dani village. It will be your chance to see a full ceremony and take picture from each event. The traditional pig cooking with hot stones is one of the most interesting events on the highland of Irian Jaya.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY 4:  WAMENA – JAYAPURA

Transfer to the airport of Wamena to flight back to Jayapura. Transfer to the hotel. Rest of the afternoon free for you to relax.

Meals included: Breakfast

Note: All of our itineraries can be tailored to your requirements, allowing us to create the perfect holiday just for you. Contact us with your holiday ideas and we’ll start planning your unique personalized trip!