TRAVEL TO PAPUA WITH LOCAL TRAVEL AGENCY

Asmat Tribe Adventure

Adventure in Asmat - Papua offers a unique experience involving culture, nature, and art. You can explore the forest rich in flora and fauna, meet the Asmat Tribe directly, and witness their unique traditional rituals. In addition, you can also enjoy the natural beauty such as Triton Bay and the sunset over the Arafura Sea.

The Asmat tribe is a tribe in the South Papua Province, Indonesia. The Asmat tribe is known for its unique wood carvings. The Asmat tribe’s population is divided into two groups, namely those who live on the coast and those who live in the interior. The Asmat tribe is known for its very distinctive traditional wood carvings. Some ornaments/motifs that are often used and become the main theme in the process of carving statues carried out by the Asmat tribe take the theme of the ancestors of their tribe, which are usually called mbis. But it doesn’t stop there; other ornaments/motifs that resemble boats or Wuramon are often found, which they believe are symbols of spirit boats that carry their ancestors in the after life.

Asmat Tribe Adventure 6 Days

This 6 days / 5 nights private tour from/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.

Itinerary

DAY 1: TIMIKA – EWER/AGAT (-/L/D)

Fly from Timika to Ewer by flight. Ewer is the name of the airstrip in the Asmat region.
from Ewer by motorized canoe about 30 minutes to Agats
Upon arrival then check-in at local accommodation
After lunch walk to Syuru village, Asmat museum
Afternoon back to our accommodation and overnight stay

DAY 2: ASMAT TRIBE (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the local inn.
and then together with our cooks and helper on board the motorized canoe for about 3 hours to Beriten village. Lunch will have at a longhouse in Beriten village.
In the afternoon rowing with the Asmat tribe paddle upriver to see the wild life in jungle.
In late afternoon back to the village for dinner and overnight stay at longhouse. (use a tent)

DAY 3: ASMAT TRIBE (B/L/D)

Breakfast
Prepare for leaving then heading Omandesep for 3 hours by motorized canoe ride through the ocean, we will pass 2 big rivers.
Arrive at the village, walk to the longhouse for check-in and then as usual when the guest arrives the Asmat people will welcome the guest by direct the guest to their longhouse.
After lunch paddle or walk into the swampy jungle with the Asmat people to see the sago processing (sago is the main food in Asmat). 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.
Late afternoon walks or paddling back to the village for dinner and overnight. (use a tent)

DAY 4: ASMAT TRIBE (B/L/D)

After breakfast,
We get back on the boat and head for another Asmat settlement. Today we want to see another
Asmat ceremony. Ceremonies cannot be planned in advance, they have to be arranged on the spot.
The carving of an ancestor pole or a traditional mask dance are among the ceremonies we would like to see today. It is sure to be another day full of impressions.
In late afternoon back to the village for dinner and overnight stay at longhouse. (use a tent)

DAY 5: ASMAT – AGATS (B/L/D)

Back to Agats by motorized canoe.
Lunch serves on the boat.
Arrive at Agats and you may walk around the town of Agats. Overnight at Basic accommodation

DAY 6: AGATS/EWER – TIMIKA (B/-/-)

Early in the morning by motorized canoe to Ewer airport for flight back to Timika.

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