Korowai adventure in Papua

DAY 1:  TIMIKA – EWER/ASMAT  (-/L/D)

In the morning base on local schedule, transferred by car to the Airport for the flight to Ewer for about 50 minutes. Arrival in Ewer, we still need a short transfer from the Airport to the capital of Asmat. Our lunch will be in the small warung. In the afternoon, we visit the very interesting Asmat Museum, which collects a large amount of unique Asmat artifacts. The collection gives a very good overview of the different Asmat cultures and handicraft styles. We go for a walk through the city where there is not a single car until today! Dinner in a local warung. Accommodation at simple hotel. (by Flight 50 minutes)

DAY 2:    AGATS/ASMAT – CITAK MITAK  (B/L/D)

Tday we spend by boat until we reach nearest village, a Asmat settlement with three mighty men’s houses. After our arrival, the villagers bring all their art treasures to the men’s house and open an ad-hoc bazaar with carved wooden statues, traditional drums, shields, weapons, jewelry or bags. Visitors often have a good chance to find interesting objects at reasonable prices which cannot be found in the stores in larger cities. After lunch in the village, we continue on to Yasakor.  There should be enough time for a short walk to the other men’s houses where you can find more handicrafts. We set-up our tents in inside of local house. (by motorized canoe 4-5hours)

DAY 3:  YASAKOR  – WOWI  (B/L/D)

Today we continue half a day in our boat until we reach Kaimo, the first typical Asmat settlement. Here we have lunch in the traditional men’s house. Afterwards we spend another 1 hour in the boat until we reach the Asmat village of Wowi. The men’s house of  Kaimo is probably the biggest house of its kind in the whole Asmat. We set-up our tents and our kitchen at one of the fireplaces inside the house.  (by motorized canoe 4-5hours)

DAY 4:  WOWI – SUATOR – KOROWAI  (B/L/D)

In the morning we leave Wowi village and follow the river Upstream along the Siretz river and Brazza River.  Upstream the strong current makes our journey much slower. Time for lunch in a small warung in Soator or another good place on the way to Mabul. After lunch we continue to Mabul, a settlement of the Korowai tribe. We build our tents inside of the local house. (by motorized canoe 7-9hours)

DAY 5 – DAY 8:  TREKKING THROUGH KOROWAI TERRITORIES (B/L/D)

We will spend these 4 days adventure is some of the most pristine lowland rain forest in the world. We will visit several "rumah tinggi” and its inhabitants. We will choose the most accommodating spot to spend more time there thus we’ll be able to take a closer look at the daily life of Korowai and learn their – sometimes shocking - customs. Be ready for getting wet and dirty! Our way will go through huge swamps and rainforest The group will be at all times accompanied by porters and a local guide / hunter hired in the first village. During the 4 days in the jungle, we will not only visit several settlements cut off  from civilization, but also have a unique chance to experience the beauty and menacing power of one of the wildest stretches of rainforest in the world. We may spend the time in one or two place if there is something unusual. The participants will get an opportunity to admire the untouched flora and fauna, learn a few basic rules of survival in the jungle, possibly with a chance of going hunting. We’ll also see how to make sago, build a trap for a wild pig. On the last day from the forest we will walking back to the first village we visited

DAY 9 - DAY 11:   JUNGLE - RETURN TO AGATS  (B/L/D)

Early in the morning return to the Mabul village. Farewell to the porters and repacking our equipment. Full -day long boat trip on the Brazza and Dairam River back to Agats and stay at basic accommodation in the town of Asmat.

NOTE:  If not possible to reach Agats for one day, we will stop on the edge of the river and spend the night in this place to escape the long boring journey where accommodation in a local house in Citak mitak or its surroundings. 

DAY 12:  AGATS – TIMIKA  (B/-/-)

After breakfast at your your accommodation,  by car transfer to the airport of Ewer for Timika. We will provide transfer to your accommodation in the town.

Please note : Above program and tour itinerary is flexible, can change immediately if needed or adapted to local conditions and situations i.e: flights, weather, natural disaster etc.