About This Tour

Asmat People - The former headhunters and cannibals. This 5 days/4 nights tour from Timika & To Timika, brings you to the famous Asmat tribe in the southern lowlands of Papua. You will visit several Asmat villages and experience the daily life of the people up close. Of course, Asmat ceremonies are also planned, where the ancient spirit of the Asmat comes to life 

Description

Traveling  Date               :  7th – 11th of June 2027

Start/End                       :  Timika/Timika, Papua

Highlight                         :   Nature & Culture Of Asmat People

Trip Level                       :   Very easy,  Easy, Moderate, Challenge, Hard

Participant                      :   Min. 2 & Max. 10 People

Accommodation        :   Local People Houses & Basic Accommodation

Group Leader                 :   English Speaking

Day 01/07 June/Monday:  Timika – Ewer/Agats – Asmat  Tribe  (-/L/D)

• We strongly recommend that you arrived in Timika at least one day before this flight.

• Meet at your accommodation in Timika & Transfer to the Airport at 06:00am.

• Fly from Timika to Ewer by flight IW-1604 at 08:25 – 09:10.

• From Ewer by motorized  straigh on board the motorized canoe for about 1,5 - 2 hours to Ous village.

• Lunch in boxes & Paddle or walk into the swampy jungle with the Asmat people to see the sago processing  (sago is the main food in Asmat).

• Make sure you are wearing a rubber booth, as we will be entering a sago swamp that is muddy and thorny.

• The process to make pure Sago can be one day and some of the locals also take the sago worm for protein. You will have the chance to  taste the local food.

• Back to the village for overnight stay at local houses (use a tent).

• Dinner will be prepared traditionally by a local cook of Asmat.

Day 02/08 June/Tuesday:   Asmat Tribe  (B/L/D)

• Prepare for leaving then heading Desep village for 2 hour by motorized canoe ride through the ocean.

• Arrive at the village, walk to the longhouse, as usual when the guest arrives the Asmat people will welcome the guest by direct the guest to their longhouse.

• All guests or visitors must respect the culture and traditions of the local community; therefore, we need to present offerings of coffee, sugar, and cigarettes upon entering the longhouse.

• Today we want to see another Asmat ceremony. Ceremonies cannot be planned in advance, they have to be arranged on the spot. A Traditional mask dance are among the ceremonies we would like to see today. It is sure to be another day full of impressions.

• Dinner will be prepared traditionally by a local cook of Asmat.

• Overnight stay at local houses (use a tent).

Day 03/09 June/Wednesday:   Asmat Village  (B/L/D)

• Continuing by motorized canoe, we will travel from Desep to the next village—a journey of approximately one and a half hours by sea.

• We will be welcomed with a dance performed by the Asmat people. They will then escort us into the longhouse, in accordance with the ancestral traditions we are required to observe.

• Lunch in boxes will be served somewhere in the village or on the boat.

• The Asmat people will invite us to head into the forest to search for firewood and shellfish, and to gather food.

• Dinner will be prepared traditionally by a local cook of Asmat.

• Overnight stay at local houses (use a tent).

Day 04/10 June/Thursday:   Asmat Village  (B/L/D)

• As we prepare to head back, we will set off by motorized boat for the hour-and-a-half journey to Agats.

• We still have time to explore the mangrove forest along the way.

• Check In to Our Simple accommodation.

• Afternoon visit Museum in Agats

• Dinner & overnight stay at  Basic Accommodation.

Price Per Person in USD

2 People = 2,900 USD Per Person

3 – 5 People =  2,700 USD Per Person

6 – 7 People = 2,600 USD Per Person

8 – 10 People = 2.400 USD Per Person

The price will decrease as more participants join, as shown in the price table above.

Includes:

• Internal Flight Tickets From Timika – Ewer return

• English speaking  guide

• 3 Nights at Local People Houses (Tents + Air Mats) in Asmat Villages

• 1 Night stay at Basic accommodation in agats town.

• Land Tour with Transfer In/Out

• Cook & its Basic Equipment (cooking, dishes etc)

• Meals & Mineral Water during stay in Asmat Area

• Motorized Canoe/Speedboat & crew

• Sago Processing  & Traditional mask ceremony with Asmat People

• Donation; Cash,Tobacco, Coffee, Sugar to local people.

• Porterage/helper in each villages

• Necessary Travel Permit

• All Domestic Flights & Excess Baggage, Accommodation & Meals In Timika❌

• All Insurance, Personal Expenses ❌