Your Best Partner To Explore Papua
Code; JEF.06-27
About This Tour
This 4 days/3 nights tour from Timika & To Timika, brings you to the famous Asmat tribe in the southern lowlands of Papua. The former headhunters and cannibals. 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 : 8th - 11th Of October 2027
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
Outline Itinerary
Day 01/08 Oct/Friday: 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 02/09 Oct/Saturday: 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 03/10 Oct/Sunday: 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.
Make sure you get a great, unique photo today before we leave this village.
Hoping for favorable weather before the afternoon, we will set off by motorized boat for the hour-and-a-half journey to Agats.
Dinner in boxes will be served in the accommodation.
Day 04/ 11 Oct/Monday: Asmat Village/Ewer - Timika (B/-/-)
After breakfast, at 06:00am by motorized canoe in approx. 30 minutes to Ewer airport for flight back to Timika by IW-1605 at 09:35 – 10:20.
Arrive in Timika Airport, Transfer to your accommodation in the city. End of our serivices.
Note; We strongly recommend that you do not take a connecting flight on the same day, but rather wait at least one day after this flight. This is to ensure a smooth journey for your flight the following day.
Price Per Person in USD
2 People = 2,700 USD Per Person
3 – 5 People = 2,500 USD Per Person
6 – 7 People = 2,200 USD Per Person
8 – 10 People = 2.000 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
2 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 ❌