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The famous Asmat tribe men live in a harsh environment on the south coast of West Papua. This ethnic group consists of fishermen and carvers. Asmat means street or wood people. Every year, they conduct the Sago-Larva feast. Recently, the local government of West Papua and the tourism office started the yearly art and culture festival on the first week of October to support and maintain Asmat art and culture. Besides traditional dance, during the festival, they sell Asmat wood carvings.
The Asmat people, who live along the remote southeast coast around Agats, are famed for their artistic “primitive” woodcarving. Modern civilization did not reach this area until recently. Agats has an interesting museum filled with woodcarvings and other objects. The area, however, is still largely an untamed wilderness.
Asmat crafts rose in the late 1960s under a United Nations-supported project to encourage local craftsmen to keep their art.
Most of the Asmat villages lie either on the coast or on the riverbank. Therefore, it is no wonder if their houses are built on stilts; even a small market, a small public health center, and a football yard are built on stilts.
DAY 01 : TIMIKA-EWER – AGATS
Fly from Timika to Ewer by pioneer flight. Ewer is the name of the airstrip in the Asmat region.
from Ewer by motorized canoe about 30 minutes to Agats (the main town of Asmat regency).
Upon arrival, check in at the local accommodation
After lunch, walk to Syuru village, the Asmat Museum, and the Asmat Foundation.
Afternoon, back to our local inn, and overnight stay.
DAY 02 : AGATS – BERITEN (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the local inn.
and then, together with our cooks and helpers, on board the motorized canoe for about 3 hours to Beriten village. Lunch will be at a longhouse in Beriten village.
In the afternoon, rowing with the Asmat tribe, and paddle upriver to see the wildlife in the jungle.
In the late afternoon, we went back to the village for dinner and an overnight stay at the longhouse.
DAY 03 : BERITEN-OMANDESEP (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 directing 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 take 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.
DAY 04 : OMANDESEP (B,L,D)
Omandesep lies far to the south of Agats, just close to the river called Faretsj. We spend the whole day here to comprehend the local daily life. Asmat people eat sago as their main food staple. Sago is taken from the sago tree which thrives well in many parts of Asmat. Sago is growing well in the muddy area. It is tasteless and hard to chew. Locals also go fishing in the seawater. Fish, crabs, snails, etc are taken from the water. The domesticated plant is very rare in Asmat. Fresh water is mainly taken from the rain. So, it is no wonder that fresh water is among the big problems in Asmat.
DAY 05 : OMANDESEP – AGATS (B,L)
Back to Agats by motorized canoe.
Lunch is served on the boat.
Arrive at Agats and you may walk around the town of Agats. Overnight at Local Inn.
DAY 06 : AGATS – TIMIKA (B)
Early in the morning by motorized canoe to Ewer airport for the pioneer flight back to Timika. (Supposed it is Wednesday)
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- All Transport
- All Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Visit Asmat village
- Accommodation
- Local Guide
- Personal expenses
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