BALIEM VALLEY FESTIVAL, PAPUA ( 05 - 11 AUGUST 2011 )
The Tribe War, Best Attraction @Baliem Valley Festival (earbay)
 
The main tribes inhabiting the beautiful Baliem Valley in the central highlands of Papua are the Dani, the Yali and the Lani. Although now modernized, the Dani still strongly adhere to their traditions and customs, most notably the dress of the men. Even in this cool mountain climate, men wear only a penis gourd, known as koteka, though complemented with elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers, while the women wear grass or fern fiber skirts  (sali or saly) slung around the waist. And to carry pigs or the harvest of sweet potatoes, women carry a string bag, called noken, slung from their forehead.
 
To defend their villages or to raid others to avenge for tribe members killed, the Dani practiced regular warfare. However, anthropologists note that the “Dani wars” are more a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration rather than an all out war to kill the enemy. Dani warfare displays competence and exuberance, rather than the wish to kill.  Weapons used are long spears, measuring 4.5 meters, and bows and arrows. Most often, therefore, there are more wounded than killed, and the wounded are quickly carried off the field.
 
Baliem Valley Festival always located at outside Wamena City.(earbay)
 
Nowadays, Dani mock battles are held yearly at the Baliem Valley Festival in Wamena during the month of August.  At this feast, which has as its highlight the mock battles among the tribes, the Dani, Yali, and Lani send their best warriors to the arena, wearing their best regalia. The festival is complemented with a Pig Feast, Earth cooking and traditional music and dance. 
 
There are also arts and crafts exhibited or for sale.
Each tribe will come with their own identity, and one can see clear differences among them and identify tribes according to their costume especially the penis gourds each wears. The Dani men usually wear only a small koteka (penis gourd / penis cover), while the Lani tribesmen wear larger koteka’s, since their bodies are bigger than the average Dani, while the Yali wear long slender kotekas held by a rattan belt, strapped at the waist.
 
By attending the massive Baliem Valley Festival, visitors will have a rare chance to learn and experience firsthand the different traditions of each tribe participating in the Festival without having to make the difficult trek to their compounds deep in the hinterland of West Papua.
 
the centre arena @Baliem Valley Festival. (earbay)
The Tribe whose participate @The Festival. (earbay)
 
 
   *  Trip Cost ( For Indonesian & KITAS Holders)
    -  From Jakarta :  Rp.  9.000.000 (if 6 – 9 pax)
                                    Rp.  8..500.000 (if 10 – 15 pax)
 
-       From Jayapura  Rp: 5.500.000 (If  6 – 9 pax)
                                      Rp: 4.700.000 (If 10 – 15  pax)
 
   *  Trip Cost ( For NON Indonesian & NON KITAS Holders)
    -  From Jakarta :  Rp.  9.500.000 (if 6 – 9 pax)
                                    Rp.  9..000.000 (if 10 – 15 pax)
 
-       From Jayapura  Rp: 6.000.000 (If  6 – 9 pax)
                                      Rp: 5.500.000 (If 10 – 15  pax)
 
*  INCLUDING : Domestik Flight Jakarta - Jayapura (return), Local Flight Jayapura - Wamena (return), Travel Insurance, Trip Program, all Permit, Special Permit Assistance for Foreigner, All Entrance Tickets, Donation, Land Tranportation, Accommodation, Meals and Local Guide. All Airport Tax.
 
* EXCLUDE :  Photos Session Fee, Meals in Airport, Tipping and all the personal expenditures 
 
*  REGISTRATION    :    20 June  -  10 July  2011
   Available Seat          :   Min.  6 Pax,  Max : 15 Pax   
 
20 June - 01 July  :  50 %  from Total Trip Cost.
02  -  20 July     :    50 %  leave.  Or Full payment must be done, at least on March 18th 2011
 
 2.  You can make transferred the Payment to this Bank  Account Under Name : Evi Aryati
BANK MANDIRI. Branch Office : Jakarta Cilangkap.
( Account Number : 129-00-0702979-2)
 
There are so many Dani, Yali and Lani Tribe Dance and Ceremony also War attraction held with free during the festival. (earbay)
Look's at around! (you should look around first before choose to stand in one spot or close to Banana Threes because they usual use that threes for arrows target1) (earbay)
 
Cancellation of Participation.
  Considering the names that will go fix, go to list tickets  
  and hotels from the date of July 10th 2011  the event of a 
  unilateral cancellation  whatever the reason will be charged as follows:
   - Less than 20 days: 50% of trip cost.
   - Less than 7 days: 100% of trip cost.
 
"Pictures Heaven" Maximize your time by taking picture with free in this festival because in others place here you should pay some money for it. (earbay)
You can make group photo with the tribe during the festival without pay some money but you should ask the permission from them first, and sometime they just ask you for some cigarettes. So prepare the cigarettes on your pocket! (earbay)
Different with this pic, you should pay for this one. To let the mummy out from inside their house you should pay for 150.000 - 200.000, then for the people around you you should pay at least 5.000 per person per shoot. For example for this pic, i should take around Rp. 500,000 for some shoots. Funny right? (earbay)
Control your desire to take pic and recording it with your Gadget, if you can't hold it. Don't be surprise before leaving the village you should pay some bills that you never wanted ;) (earbay)
 
SCHEDULE :
D1 :  Depart from Soekarno Hatta Airport with Night Flight to Jayapura
D2 :  Arrival in Sentani, Check in Hotel in Sentani. Tour Program to Jayapura city.
D3 :  Depart to Wamena with morning flight, Check in Hotel, Tour Program in Wamena. 
D4 :  Festival
D5 :  Festival
D6 :  Last Festival, Parade. Depart back to Sentani, check in hotel and Tour in Sentani around,
D7 :  Back to Jakarta with morning flight. 
 
Jibama Market, Also in Market you should be careful to take picture. (earbay)
Jiwika Village (earbay)
The Dani house @Mulia Village. (earbay)
Mounth Jayawijaya from Wamena. (earbay)
 
• THINGS TO DO:
 
1. Drinking anti-malaria drug, at least 2 weeks before departure. Repeat every week on the same day during your trip. 2 tablets per week after meals, is sufficient to prevent Malaria parasites develop in your body. Continue this dose upon arrival at home, up to 4 weeks after your return home. These tablets are sold freely in pharmacies. The drug is widely available in pharmacies with a variety of brands, recommendation: Malarone, Pills Kina, Recocin-bayern.
 
2. Always Bring A Cash, along the journey difficult ATM machines meet so bring enough cash.
 
3. In Jayapura, you can easily found Batik Papua warehouse and others Papua Souvenir such as carvings and paintings made of wood that high art so prepare the budget to buy this one.
 
4. Prepare a budget for each of your photo shooting session, because here photographing must pay (especially in the Wamena region). Ask for permission in advance to anyone who you wants take for your pictures, if he asked for some money ask first how much he asked for.
 
Usually Photographed Rates for everyone here ranges from 5000-10000 per person for one snap only. So if you press the shutter speed as much as 10 time is  mean you have to pay him a minimum of 50 000 per person, so if your subject in one session is 5 person mean that you must pay: 5 people x 5000 x 10 shot= 250,000. So be careful taking pictures there, especially in traditional villages visited. And to issue and photographing hundreds of years old mummy, you have to pay 150,000 to 200,000 rupiah. Unlike in the Festival, here you can take pictures a little free, do not have to pay them (excl they asked it ) but be prepared cigarettes as much as possible.
 
So, exchanged, and prepare a small fraction of money before your departure.
 
5. For Non Indonesia, send a copy of your passport and Indonesia Work Permits 9If you have) to the Organizer in advance before the day of departure. Because we need to prepare special permit for your visit in Papua, please bring your passport and travel along this trip. Never left at your hotel.
 
(It takes a special permit from the Police Office in Jayapura for Foreign Tourists remind of  strong political factors are still exist in here).
   
The tribe profile @the Festival. (earbay)
The Yali Tribe Profile, actually i have no idea to recognize between The Dani, Yali and Lani. Their profile almost the same :) (earbay)
 
* Rules that must be obeyed at:
 
1. Physical condition of the participants should be in a state fit when the trip is underway.
2. Anti-Malaria Drugs to drink at least 2 weeks prior to departure.
3. Doing Repayment on the predetermined date.
4. Participants must obey all the rules and suggestions and
     Guide existing instructions.
5. Participants must maintain their own luggage, the risk of loss rather than
    responsibilities trip organizer.
 
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* Conditions in the Field:
 
1. Sentani and Wamena town is a small town that does not have many accommodation options, especially when the festival took place sometimes difficult to find a hotel room, for it did eventually pay your Down Payment. Not much Star Hotel Accommodation, only standard Hotel but clean and relatively comfortable & Safe for the Rest. (except. In Jayapura city).
 
2. Because the community in Sentani, Jayapura and Wamena, the majority of Christian, so the atmosphere will probably not effect there during month of Ramadan, should be The challenge for those of you who fasting.
 
3. Toilet conditions, along the way we'll probably see a very unstandar Toilet facilities at home meal and at Petrol Station. So for those of you that women do not forget to always be ready Tissu in your bag.
 
4.Remind  tourist sites and event we will visit are very influential with the weather factors that exist, then we beg to remind each other cooperation and maintain.
 
5. Throughout the festival takes place, we'll give you the freedom to exploration the festival with free. Please keep all your luggage each and remember where the meeting point set by the organizers to meet up with your group.
 
Any Details Need, please contact : 
Evi Aryati Arbay
e.aryati.arbay@gmail.com 
+62812. 8373.487
 
 
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CONFIRM GUEST :
 
1. Cameron Herweynen
2. Maria Christin
3. Windeati Argapadmi
4. Agus Leonardus 
5. Sandy Irawan
6. Necodemus Djaja
7. Adi Pranoto
 
The Village, far from Wamena city and up to the hill. (earbay)
The Festival Entrance Gate, usually the festival held in the hills, outside the wamena city. (earbay)
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The Tribe War, Best Attraction @Baliem Valley Festival (earbay)
Baliem Valley Festival always located at outside Wamena City.(earbay)
the centre arena @Baliem Valley Festival. (earbay)
The Tribe whose participate @The Festival. (earbay)
There are so many Dani, Yali and Lani Tribe Dance and Ceremony also War attraction held with free during the festival. (earbay)
Look's at around! (you should look around first before choose to stand in one spot or close to Banana Threes because they usual use that threes for arrows target1) (earbay)
"Pictures Heaven" Maximize your time by taking picture with free in this festival because in others place here you should pay some money for it. (earbay)
You can make group photo with the tribe during the festival without pay some money but you should ask the permission from them first, and sometime they just ask you for some cigarettes. So prepare the cigarettes on your pocket! (earbay)
Different with this pic, you should pay for this one. To let the mummy out from inside their house you should pay for 150.000 - 200.000, then for the people around you you should pay at least 5.000 per person per shoot. For example for this pic, i should take around Rp. 500,000 for some shoots. Funny right? (earbay)
Control your desire to take pic and recording it with your Gadget, if you can't hold it. Don't be surprise before leaving the village you should pay some bills that you never wanted ;) (earbay)
Jiwika Village (earbay)
The Dani house @Mulia Village. (earbay)
Mounth Jayawijaya from Wamena. (earbay)
The tribe profile @the Festival. (earbay)
Jibama Market, Also in Market you should be careful to take picture. (earbay)
The Yali Tribe Profile, actually i have no idea to recognize between The Dani, Yali and Lani. Their profile almost the same :) (earbay)
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The Village, far from Wamena city and up to the hill. (earbay)
The Festival Entrance Gate, usually the festival held in the hills, outside the wamena city. (earbay)
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The Tribe War, Best Attraction @Baliem Valley Festival (earbay)
Baliem Valley Festival always located at outside Wamena City.(earbay)
the centre arena @Baliem Valley Festival. (earbay)
The Tribe whose participate @The Festival. (earbay)
There are so many Dani, Yali and Lani Tribe Dance and Ceremony also War attraction held with free during the festival. (earbay)
Look's at around! (you should look around first before choose to stand in one spot or close to Banana Threes because they usual use that threes for arrows target1) (earbay)
"Pictures Heaven" Maximize your time by taking picture with free in this festival because in others place here you should pay some money for it. (earbay)
You can make group photo with the tribe during the festival without pay some money but you should ask the permission from them first, and sometime they just ask you for some cigarettes. So prepare the cigarettes on your pocket! (earbay)
Different with this pic, you should pay for this one. To let the mummy out from inside their house you should pay for 150.000 - 200.000, then for the people around you you should pay at least 5.000 per person per shoot. For example for this pic, i should take around Rp. 500,000 for some shoots. Funny right? (earbay)
Control your desire to take pic and recording it with your Gadget, if you can't hold it. Don't be surprise before leaving the village you should pay some bills that you never wanted ;) (earbay)
Jiwika Village (earbay)
The Dani house @Mulia Village. (earbay)
Mounth Jayawijaya from Wamena. (earbay)
The tribe profile @the Festival. (earbay)
Jibama Market, Also in Market you should be careful to take picture. (earbay)
The Yali Tribe Profile, actually i have no idea to recognize between The Dani, Yali and Lani. Their profile almost the same :) (earbay)
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The Village, far from Wamena city and up to the hill. (earbay)
The Festival Entrance Gate, usually the festival held in the hills, outside the wamena city. (earbay)
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The Tribe War, Best Attraction @Baliem Valley Festival (earbay)
Baliem Valley Festival always located at outside Wamena City.(earbay)
the centre arena @Baliem Valley Festival. (earbay)
The Tribe whose participate @The Festival. (earbay)
There are so many Dani, Yali and Lani Tribe Dance and Ceremony also War attraction held with free during the festival. (earbay)
Look's at around! (you should look around first before choose to stand in one spot or close to Banana Threes because they usual use that threes for arrows target1) (earbay)
"Pictures Heaven" Maximize your time by taking picture with free in this festival because in others place here you should pay some money for it. (earbay)
You can make group photo with the tribe during the festival without pay some money but you should ask the permission from them first, and sometime they just ask you for some cigarettes. So prepare the cigarettes on your pocket! (earbay)
Different with this pic, you should pay for this one. To let the mummy out from inside their house you should pay for 150.000 - 200.000, then for the people around you you should pay at least 5.000 per person per shoot. For example for this pic, i should take around Rp. 500,000 for some shoots. Funny right? (earbay)
Control your desire to take pic and recording it with your Gadget, if you can't hold it. Don't be surprise before leaving the village you should pay some bills that you never wanted ;) (earbay)
Jiwika Village (earbay)
The Dani house @Mulia Village. (earbay)
Mounth Jayawijaya from Wamena. (earbay)
The tribe profile @the Festival. (earbay)
Jibama Market, Also in Market you should be careful to take picture. (earbay)
The Yali Tribe Profile, actually i have no idea to recognize between The Dani, Yali and Lani. Their profile almost the same :) (earbay)
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The Village, far from Wamena city and up to the hill. (earbay)
The Festival Entrance Gate, usually the festival held in the hills, outside the wamena city. (earbay)
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The Tribe War, Best Attraction @Baliem Valley Festival (earbay)
Baliem Valley Festival always located at outside Wamena City.(earbay)
the centre arena @Baliem Valley Festival. (earbay)
The Tribe whose participate @The Festival. (earbay)
There are so many Dani, Yali and Lani Tribe Dance and Ceremony also War attraction held with free during the festival. (earbay)
Look's at around! (you should look around first before choose to stand in one spot or close to Banana Threes because they usual use that threes for arrows target1) (earbay)
"Pictures Heaven" Maximize your time by taking picture with free in this festival because in others place here you should pay some money for it. (earbay)
You can make group photo with the tribe during the festival without pay some money but you should ask the permission from them first, and sometime they just ask you for some cigarettes. So prepare the cigarettes on your pocket! (earbay)
Different with this pic, you should pay for this one. To let the mummy out from inside their house you should pay for 150.000 - 200.000, then for the people around you you should pay at least 5.000 per person per shoot. For example for this pic, i should take around Rp. 500,000 for some shoots. Funny right? (earbay)
Control your desire to take pic and recording it with your Gadget, if you can't hold it. Don't be surprise before leaving the village you should pay some bills that you never wanted ;) (earbay)
Jiwika Village (earbay)
The Dani house @Mulia Village. (earbay)
Mounth Jayawijaya from Wamena. (earbay)
The tribe profile @the Festival. (earbay)
Jibama Market, Also in Market you should be careful to take picture. (earbay)
The Yali Tribe Profile, actually i have no idea to recognize between The Dani, Yali and Lani. Their profile almost the same :) (earbay)
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The Village, far from Wamena city and up to the hill. (earbay)
The Festival Entrance Gate, usually the festival held in the hills, outside the wamena city. (earbay)
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Early Rahmawati
wadduuuuhhhh pengen ikutaaannn, tp apa daya ?? semoga acaranya sukses !!! :)
Evi Aryati Arbay
@[1032480885:2048:Early Rahmawati] : ah iya lupa msh study di Germany ya mba, sukses juga yah :)
Ajeng Lawrence
cool ... note me in with steven vay,
Evi Aryati Arbay
@[565608839:2048:Ajeng Lawrance] : its serious??? because steven said to me you both will back to Indo again after christmas. Back to UK already?
Rudy T Mintarto
wouuww..moga mog bisa ngikut deh, makasih @[1311001655:2048:Evi Aryati Arbay]
Saphiera Suwandi
Makasih Linknya @[1311001655:2048:Evi Aryati Arbay] :-) :-)
Liz Dewajanti
pengen ikut sih....
Evi Aryati Arbay
@[1243160286:2048:Rudy T Mintarto] : hayo ikutan yukk, @[1389614328:2048:Saphiera La Cherie] : sama2 fir, ca va? @[688198453:2048:Ani Sekarningsih] : makasih mba ani, ikut yukk!, @[748377506:2048:Liz Dewajanti] : hayo ikutan donk kali ini, tumben kerja mulu neh :)
Henry C. Widjaja
if i only have time
Evi Aryati Arbay
@[745157403:2048:Henry C. Widjaja] : hayo donk mas Hen, sibuk terus neh :0
Rien Chan
poy...keren....tapi blm bisa cuti banyak neh, btw...tlg info kalo acara ke Ujung Kulon dun
Evi Aryati Arbay
ah UK nanti bulan october awal.
Evi Aryati Arbay
Confirm Guest : @[741307064:2048:Cameron Herweynen], @[1208594186:2048:Herlina Balox's], @[1172130774:2048:Maria Christin].
Tara
Have fun ya mbak! Aku belom ada pitinya, hehe..
Evi Aryati Arbay
@[747338651:2048:Nuzuly Ijoel Tara] : Its okey, masih banyak waktu kok. Nabung dulu gih biar th dpn bisa ikutan :)
Srina Shari
Hi @[1311001655:2048:Evi Aryati Arbay]. I would love to head to this place but I can't take leave at this time...keep me posted on other escapades! :)