Duration: 14 Days, 13 Nights Mount Elit Yali Tribe Program
Start / Finish: Jayapura Airport
Condition: Hard Trekking
Tour code : P. J. T – 9
Tribe: Dani and Yali
D01: JAYAPURA ARRIVAL CONNECTING TO WAMENA (LD)
Upon arrival at Sentani airport of Jayapura met by the guide then catch the Trigana flight within 40 minutes to Wamena, arrive in Wamena transfer to hotel. Lunch will have at Hotel. After lunch do sightseeing tour to visit: Napua hill and visit the local market. Late afternoon back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
D02: WAMENA – SOGOKMO – UGEM (BLD)
After breakfast, our cars will drop us to Sogokmo where we start our trekking to Yali area. Arrive in Sogokmo with all our team start the trekking heading to Ugem village where we stay overnight. Arrive at Ugem we immediately check the local accommodation, after lunch we may explore the surrounding village. Dinner and overnight stay in Ugem village. The walk approx. 5 hours
D03: UGEM – YUARIMA (BLD)
Early breakfast, then walk continue the trek heading to Yuarima village via Hitugi sub district, arrive in Yuarima check in to local accommodation for dinner and overnight stay. The walk approx 4 hours
D04: YUARIMA – YOGOSEM (BLD)
Today we have about 6-7 hours of trekking uphill to Yogosim village, we can enjoy the spectacular view today, trek today mostly uphill. Dinner and overnight at village.
D05: YOGOSEM – KIROMA – CAMP I (BLD)
After breakfast, we walk again for about 6-7 hours to our next camp site, we follow our porters up and down a small hill to Kiroma village then walk along the Mugi river to our jungle camp site, lunch box along the way. Overnight in tents.
D06: CAMP I – CAMP II (BLD)
Today we have another 7-8hours to reach our next camp site, we hike up through a beautiful cloud rainforest to the top of Siam pass, the trek today is to the highest altitude of 3.300 meters above sea level. Overnight in tents.
D07: CAMP II – CAMP III (BLD)
After breakfast we again hike 7-8hours to jungle camp III we will be walking on a muddy and swampy path again today. The vegetation is mostly ferns mount Elit is a beautiful plateau. There are no trees, only grasses and ferns growing, soon we enter the gate of Elit Mountain, then hike steeply down by some wooden step ladders and rocks, before coming to our camp site, lunch box served along the way. Dinner and overnight in tents.
D08: CAMP III – PILEAM (BLD)
Today we only have to walk about 3 hours to Pileam village, after long days of trekking today will seem easy! Dinner and overnight stay in tents
D09: PILEAM (YALI PIG FEAST) (BLD)
Today we have a special treat! A day off trekking!!! Today we can enjoy a traditional dance and pig feast of the Yali tribal people. Great photo opportunities and time to catch up on your journal, wash laundry and just relax. Overnight in tents.
D10: PILEAM – FUNG-FUNG (BLD)
The rest yesterday will make you eager to start trekking again today, today we have about 6-7 hours trek through the Yali sweet potato garden and jungle up and down to Fung-fung village. Lunch will have along the way, overnight in tents.
D11: FUNG FUNG – ANGGURUK (BLD)
From Fung-Fung we trek down to the river and then up to Angguruk sub district where we take flight back to Wamena the next day. The walk approx. 5-6hours
D12: ANGGURUK – WAMENA (BLD)
After breakfast pack our stuffs and fly by our charter flight within 30 minutes back to Wamena. Upon arrival check in to hotel, the rest of the day is free. You may visit again the JIBAMA local market by BECAK (3 Wheels Paddling bike)
D13: WAMENA – JAYAPURA (BLD)
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to airport of Wamena in time for our Trigana flight leaving for Jayapura, upon arrival into Jayapura we collect our luggage and then get into the cars, we stop at Yougwa Restaurant where we will have excursion on gorgeous Lake Sentani, we will go by motorized boat to see the house nestled on the edge of the lake, we will visit Assei island to see the Bark cloth painting, a specialty of this area, and then return to the restaurant for lunch we will ending our trip in Sentani Hotel, you can relax and swim in the hotel swimming pool in the afternoon.
D14: JAYAPURA DEPARTURE (B)
The trip is over after breakfast at the hotel you transfer by vehicle to airport for your flight to next destination. Time to say goodbye to the guide.
This program is hard trekking the participant must be good in shape and often walk in muddy and slippery path.