Papua Toraja Orangutan Komodo

    State/Province : INDONESIA LONG TRIP

    Tour Itenary :
    Day 01  JAYAPURA ARRIVAL - WAMENA (L,D)
    Morning arrivals at Sentani airport of Jayapura, meeting service then connect with the second flight to Wamena around 11.00. Arrive at Wamena airport, transfer to hotel. After short briefing, visiting Napua hills with good panoramic of Baliem Valley, then lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch continue driving to Wesaput village to see the traditional hanging bridge and Dani villages. Before drive back to hotel, stop at traditional market to see the local people how they selling their products. Dinner and overnight at hotel
    Day 02  WAMENA - JIWIKA (Pig feast & dance) - WAMENA (B,L,D)
    After breakfast, drive 30 minutes to Jiwika in the North of Baliem valley to see the 250 years old Mummy. Then walk 10 minutes to village of Anemoigi where you can view the Dani Mock battle and Pig feast. You will see how the Dani make fire traditionally, kill a pig with bow and arrow and cook them into the hot-burned stone with vegetables and sweet potatoes in the steaming pit on the ground. Lunch box will be provided. After lunch climb the salt pool where salt pool exist on top of Mili mountain or visit the cave of Wosilimo and Dani village of Suroba. Afternoon back to hotel.
    Day 03  WAMENA – KURIMA – WAMENA (B,L,D)
    Today we drive in 35 minutes to Sogokmo village south of Baliem valley, and start to have a day trek for about 4-5 hours thru Dani sweet potatoes gardens and enjoy the gorgeous scenery surrounding, you get to Kurima the sub-district. Along the trail you will meet local people with friendly smile in their traditional clothes, After picnic lunch heading back to Sogokmo where the cars pick you up to Wamena for dinner and overnight stay.
    Day 04  WAMENA - JAYAPURA (B,L,D)
    After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Wamena airport for your flight back to Jayapura. Arrive at airport of Jayapura. You will have a full day sightseeing tour including Mac Arthur 2nd World War monument, Sentani lake. Lunch served at Yougwa restaurant near the lake. After lunch, see the Anthropology museum (open from Monday to Saturday at 09.00-14.00), then Hamadi market & Jayapura city. Afternoon back to hotel for overnight and dinner.
    Day 05  JAYAPURA - MAKASSAR ( B )
    After breakfast, Free at your own leisure until transfer to airport for your flight to Makassar Ujung Pandang, arrival at Hasanuddin Airport, directly depart to Tana Toraja which takes about 8 hours by bus passing through the Buginese area with their distinctive stilt houses through magnificent scenery and mountain. Lunch at local restaurant in Pare Pare. Afternoon arrive in Tana Toraja. Check in hotel ,and overnight.
    Day 06  TANA TORAJA FULLDAY TOUR
    After breakfast, visit the fascinating villages of Tana Toraja with the unique Tongkonan Houses which shape like a ship bow and stern. LEMO, grave yard on the cliff. SUAYA, old royal stone graves of the seventh king. SANGGALA, the tree for the dead babies. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch visit LONDA, an ancient natural graves and puppets on the balcony representing the dead. KETEKESU, traditional Toraja village. Afternoon if time permitted…visit the local daily market. Back to Hotel.
    Day 07  TANA TORAJA FULLDAY TOUR ( B-L-D )
    After breakfast, visit BATUTUMONGA, mountainous area with fantastic scenery passing through the green paddy field. On the way visit the ROCK graves. Soft trekking passing the village to see the way of life of Toraja people. PALAWA, the oldest village of Toraja with old Tongkonan houses and rice barns surrounded. On the way back for lunch visit BORI, the stone showing the existence of the funeral site of the clan. Lunch at local Restaurant. After lunch visit NANGGALA, traditional village with Fantastic Tongkonan houses surrounded. MARANTE, the hanging graves. Afternoon back to Hotel
    Day 08  TANA TORAJA-MAKASSAR - DENPASAR ( B )
    After breakfast, leaving for Makassar airport. Stop for lunch in Pare Pare. Afternoon arrive in Makassar airport, direct check in for your flight to Denpasar Bali. On arrival will transfer to your hotel in Bali.
    Day 09  BALI - LABUAN BAJO - KOMODO ISLAND (L-D)
    Pick up from your hotel in Bali and transfer to the airport, for flight to Labuan Bajo (West Flores) for approximately one and half hours. On arrival in Labuan Bajo to catch welcomed and meet by our local representative and direct transfer to the harbor to catch the local boat cross to Komodo Island. Lunch will serve on boat. Dinner and overnight on boat or at Ranger Lodge.
    Day 10  KOMODO ISLAND - PINK BEACH - RINCA - LABUAN BAJO (B-L-D)
    Early morning breakfast on boat, start you're trekking, walking through to the typical green forest to explore the wild Komodo Dragons and other wild animal (deer, pigs, monkey, buffalos and kind of birds). A local ranger will be leading you to this nature preservation. After than back to the boat proceed to Pink Beach for swimming, snorkeling and relaxing in unspoiled coral reef and fish. Lunch will served on board, before continue the trip to Rinca Island. On arrival in Rinca Island other chance to explore the Komodo Dragons. Sail back to Labuan Bajo direct transfer to the hotel New Bajo Beach or similar for dinner and overnight.
    Day 11  LABUAN BAJO - BALI (B)
    Breakfast at hotel. Short city sightseeing will be made, visiting to the local market and see the huge Batu Cermin (Mirror Cave) before transfer to the Airport for fly back to Bali. On arrival will transfer back to your original hotel.
    Day 12  DENPASAR - JAKARTA - PANGKALAN BUN - KUMAI - PARK
    Morning pick up from your hotel in Bali, transfer to the Airport for flight to Jakarta, and transit for changes the plane the plane from Jakarta to Pangkalan Bun by linus Airline. Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport you will be picked up by your guide and take you to Kumai for 20 minutes board on the boat. The boat is a traditional Klotok wooden river boat about 12m by 2.5m with roof upper deck where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. The guide's team includes the boatman, a cook and expert guide. In the peaceful afternoon we will slowly explore the quite river by the klotok while observe the wildlife such as long noses monkey, long tail macaque, birds along the riverside. Dinner and overnight on the boat. simple mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled "mineral" water, mosquito net, kitchen, simple toilet available on boat besides the familiar - helpful guides and boatmen, or spend the night at the lodge near by the river
    Day 13   PARK - PONDOK TANGGUY - CAMP LEAKEY - BOAT/LODGE ( B-L-D )
    After breakfast board the klotok to travel up the river for Pondok Tanguy, the third rehabilitation center for orangutans, see feeding time at 09.00am. Afterward continuing by 1 ˝ hours boating and then up a side creek through tea colored water where you will see the the magnificent reflection from the vegetation along the river, when lucky with us, the fresh water crocodile and other wildlife attraction could find a long river bank. Depart at Camp Leakey where the older orangutans are reintroduced into the rain forest and also known as research center for Orangutan. Trekking through tropical rainforest searching for wildlife, wild orangutan, birds and other rainforest animals as well as tropical jungle plant. Back to the boat for lunch then witness feeding time at 14.00 pm for old rehabilitation orangutan given additional foods. Overnight on the boat or at Rimba Lodge.
    Day 14  CAMP LEAKEY 2ND VISIT ( B-L-D )
    Today, we will take other different trek and hike deeper in to the jungle at camp leakey, as the previous day, we will observing and searching wildlife surounding Camp Leakey area.
    Day 15  BOAT/LODGE - PONDOK TANGUY- TANJUNG HARAPAN - PANGKALAN BUN ( B-L-D )
    After breakfast board the klotok to travel up the river for Pondok Tanguy, the rehabilitation center for the new ex-captive orangutans, see feeding time at 09.00am. Hike through the forest of Pondok Tanggui searching for wildlife including wild orangutan, birds and others. Afterward continuing the trip to Pesalat reforestation camp, See the process of reforestation project. Afternoon visit Tanjung Harapan Rehabilitation center to witness feeding time for rehabilitant orangutan at 15.00. Free afternoon program or visiting the village near by the park, enjoy canoeing around the river. Boating down the river during the night while having dinner you may enjoy observing fire flies a long nipah palm mangrove. ( Depend to the weather, rainy season and full moon are not good to see it ). Drive to Pangkalan Bun and overnight at Mahkota hotel Pangkalan
    Day 16  HOTEL - PANGKALAN BUN AIRPORT ( B )
    Free morning program until time transfer to Kumai then to Pangkalan Bun airport for your flight back to Denpasar, on arrival will transfer to your orriginal hotel in Bali. END SERVICE

    :: B=Breakfast :: L=Lunch :: D=Dinner ::

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    USD per-person with minimum 2 persons
    USD for Single Traveler
    Group 4 or more will get special rate

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