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Papua
Papua is a land of contrasts, with some of the most impenetrable jung¬les in the world and snowcapped mountain peaks towering over glacial lakes. more

Size of Papua
To get rough idea: 1.200 kilometers from west to east, or from Sorong to Jayapura while it's 736 kilometers from Merauke to Jayapura or From north to south.

Culture

Baliem Valley - Papua
"Nayak Lak!" A warm greeting from the Dani people to all of you. Baliem Valley (Lembah Baliem) spotted as the most popular destination in Papua, rich with indigenous culture features which offer extraordinary cultural experiences. Baliem valley inhabits by several tribes but grouped together under the same identity called Dani. Each of the tribe speaks in different type of language and dialect, not forget to mention that each of the tribe distinguishable by their genuine clothes and way of life. more

Jayapura
Jayapura is the capital and the biggest city of this eastern most province. It is a neat and pleasant city, built on the slope of a hill overlooking the bay. General Douglas Mc Arthur’s World War II quarters still stand here. The Museum Jayapura is located on the Cendrawasih University campus. Tanjung Ria Beach, known as base G by the Allies during World War II, is a popular holiday resort with facilities for water sport.

Mummy
Mummy. The “Jiwika” 300 years old mummy can be found in Jiwika 15,5 km from Wamena and 250 years prumo mummy in Asologaima 32,6 km from Wamena in Jaya¬wijaya Regency.

Wamena
Wamena. The Traditional round shaped housing with coars grass roofs, wooden walls without windows called “Honay” by Wamena people in Jayawijaya Regency.

Sports

Klub Golf Rimba Irian
Klub Golf Rimba Irian is one of the most unique golf courses in the world. Situated at the foot of the Puncak Jaya Mountains, this championship course is set amongst virginal primeval rainforest more

Nature

Lake Sentani
Lake Sentani. A short trip from Jaya¬pura, Lake Sentani is still virtually untouched covers an area of 9,360 Ha with height of 75 m above sea level. The people who call the shores of this magnificent lake home still live in a traditional manner, and are renowned for their wood-working and pottery.

Kasuarina Cape
Kasuarina Cape named after the big casuarina trees which grow in the area, Kasuarina Cape is just two kilometers from Sorong, on the Bird’s Head Peninsula of northern Papua. Good for swimming and recreation.

Biak
Biak, a town on an island of the same name in Cendrawasih Bay, is Papua’s main gateway. It has better infrastructure than must other places in the province. There are some good beaches on Biak Island, the most popular of which are Bosnik Beach on the east coast, which is good for swimming and sky-diving, and Korem Beach on the north coast, where one can watch young men dive for pearls. Supiori Island, just north of Biak, has a wilderness reserve and traditional villages where visitors are welcome.

Mount Carstenz Pyramid
Mount Carstenz Pyramid. The highest in the ocean Continent (4,884 meters above sea level). Located in the western central high¬land, above the equatorial jungle of Papua lies on the least accesible snow capped ranges in the world on Ngga Pulu/Puncak Jaya (4,862 m asl).



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