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Outline Itinerary of Carstensz Pyramid Expedition
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Day 1 : Arrival Jakarta – Indonesia
Day 2 : Departure to Timika
Day 3 : Arrival Timika – Mimika Stay at Sheraton Hotel
Day 4 : Final Preparation
Day 5 – 07 : Trek to Zebra Wall Campsite
Day 8 – 10 : Acclimatization at Cartenz Based Camp ( Danau – Danua Valley )
Day 10 – 12 : Summit Days (Ascending to Carstensz Pyramid and Victory Peak - Ngga Pulu
Peak)
Day 12 – 14 : Descend Trek to Mimika
Day 15 : Return Fly to Jakarta
Expedition Cost USD 8,200 /person
To join our International Carstensz Pyramid Expedition which required min 3 - 4 people
Cost Expedition Includes:
1). Climb Permit and Surat Jalan from Police Dept
2). Meals and water during expedition
3). Mountain Guide Team and porters
4). All transfer service in Jakarta from Airport to Hotel as return
5). Local Transport for picked up from Hotel to Airport as return
6). Dome Tent for stay camp during expedition (based Twin Share)
7). Acclimatization at Base camp
8). Hotel Sheraton in MIMIKA
9). Hotel 3 star in Jakarta for 2 nights
Cost Expedition Not Includes:
1). Ticket Fares: Jakarta – Timika for return flight USD 500,-/person
2). Emergency Rescue by Helicopter
3). Personal Expenses such as mini bar Hotel, room Phone Hotel, Laundry, Extra Meals as
unmentioned on expedition
4). Cancellation or delay flight from Airlines as force majuer
TERM & CONDITIONS:
PLEASE READ THESE TERM & CONDITIONS CAREFULLY AS, BY GIVING US FINAL CONFIRMATION OR PAYING DEPOSIT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, AGREED AND ACCEPTED ALL THE TERMS & CONDITIONS STATED BELOW.
FINAL CONFIRMATION:
Your final confirmation of your participation in this expedition must be received by us at least 4 (four) months before departure date. Please send your confirmation by fax or email.
HOW AND WHERE TO PAY:
As soon as you confirmed your participation, please send the deposit of 35% payment to the beneficiary below:
Please NOTE:
We do not accept CREDIT CARDS or any types of CHEQUES for the payment.
THE BALANCE:
The balance of the payment (65% from the expedition cost) must be received by us at least two (03) weeks before your arrival in Jakarta.
CANCELLATIONS:
There will be cancellation charge apply. The charge is determined by the date we receive written notification of Your cancellation, as follows:
* Cancellation made at least 3 (two) weeks before departure date: 35 % from the Expedition
Cost.
* Cancellation made at least 2 ( two ) week before departure date: 50 % from the Expedition
Cost.
* Cancellation made LESS than a week before departure date: 85 % from the Expedition Cost.
REFUNDS:
Refunds are not made for unused services.
However please note that we will refund the full payment to you, IF WE MUST CANCEL the expedition due to the political situation in Indonesia or Irian Jaya BEFORE your arrival in Jakarta.
BUT please note and acknowledge that the refund of the full payment is not given to you, if we must cancel the expedition when you are already on the field, since we have spent some cash by providing porters, permits, charter plane, etc for your expedition (things that need to be paid in advanced).
BIO-DATA:
In order to obtain the permit, please send the documents contain of Bio-data, Copy passport and 5 Red background Photographs. Please send them urgently by email (scan JPG format) to:
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LIABILITY RELEASE:
You understand and accept that the itinerary is travel through remote areas possibly subject to changes due to unfavorable political or climatic/weather conditions. You will not make any claims against PT.PUTRA PAPUA TOURS
or its staff and local guide for any damage or restitution. Our guides have rights to cancel the expedition or make changes on itinerary if the situation is NOT allowed due to above causes or due to the changes on flight schedules made by the flight companies.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
PT. PUTRA PAPUA TOURS is not liable for any damages caused for any reasons by any other third parties such as hotels, porters in carrying out your tour.
PT.PUTRA PAPUA TORUS accepts no responsibilities for losses or additional expenses incurred due to the sickness, accident or other causes.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CASH MONEY.
If you want to bring US Dollar note cash to Indonesia, please note that since the monetary crisis in Indonesia, the banks/money changers in Indonesia will not receive the US Dollar cash notes if it is old series or the surface looked dirty (stamped) or rumpled.
Even though the bank/money changer will receive it, the value can be reduced until 50%.
Regarding the US dollar cash, kindly please do not bring the notes below than US Dollar 100.
The value of the exchange rates here are variable for the notes of USD 1, 5, 10, 20, 50. The smaller the value of the bank note, the lower the exchange rates is. The normal, the best and reasonable ones are the notes in USD 100.
FILMING PERMITS:
Please NOTICE that the permits we arrange for you is ONLY for the climbing, NOT for filming/documentary activities beyond the climbing itself.
For filming/documentary activities with heavy filming equipment and crews, you should have special filming permits.
Otherwise, we could get sanctions from the local authority which could cause problems to the climbing expedition itself and to PT.PUTRA PAPUA TOURS in carrying out this expedition.
THE ROUTES:
There are several routes to approach the Base Camp of Carstensz Pyramid.
With consideration of the safety of the clients and the success of the expedition itself, PT.PUTRA PAPUA TOURS have a rights to determine the route to approach the Base Camp in each expedition.
THE ACTIVITIES:
In carrying out the expedition, we are only allowed to take one of the normal routes to approach the Base Camp and climbing only the peak of CARSTENSZ PYRAMID and the PUNCAK JAYA (Ngga Pulu).
All the activities beyond the climbing or beyond the route which has been determined is strictly prohibited.
If you insist to do other activities or take other routes which have been determined, all the consequences and results are on your personal responsibility.
Day pack to carry personal and important belongings, duffle bag with padlock, good trekking shoes that crampon can be fit on it, sandal to use around base camp, socks with extra, plastic bags (big) to cover items inside duffle bag and day pack from rain and wet; good rain coat with trousers, polartec fleece, gaiter, Personal Sit Harness, 5 personal carabiners (2 screw gate), 01 figure of eight, A pair/2 pcs of Petz Jummar (left & right), gloves for climbing and mittens for base camp, Climbing Helmet, Personal Mattrass & Sleeping bag, Good Headlamp + Extra Many Alkaline/Energizer Batteries or trekking & Climb, 5 M of tubular webbing, Sun Screen, Lip Gloss, Prusik Rope 9 Mm 5 meter each person, Etrier.
EXTRA MEALS:
Please bring some extra "home-food" to keep your spirit. Please also bring extra energy food for your self during hard trek and climb.
WATER FILTER:
It's very important if every person bring their own personal water filter that will sue for drinking water along the trek.
DINING EQUIPMENT:
Even we provide dining equipment on trek and climb, but some people prefer to bring their own: Plate, Cup, Spoon, knife and fork.
SKILLS:
Really important that all participants MUST be FAMILIAR and SKILLFUL with basic rock climbing skills, such as:
Abseiling and Jummaring and NOT scared of height.
It's important to practice your rock climbing skills before depart for expedition.
RESCUE:
For the injured climbers around the base camp we could evacuate through the mining area to mining hospital at JAYAPURA down on the southern side of Irian island. Or evacuate by Christian Helly Mission to the nearest good hospital with cost of USD. 2500.
HEALTH:
We recommend you have a medical and dental check up and strongly recommend you to take anti-malaria tablets if required. Please check with your nearest travel clinic for immunizations against tropical diseases.
TRAVEL TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRY:
* FACTS: As you will traveling to the "wild area & remote place" of the one third world country. The limitation of facilities, infra-structures, Unpredictable whether and cultural differences can lead you to Inconsistency in standards and can make you frustrations due to the above FACTS. Therefore you must ready with the unexpected things and sometimes the arrangements on field do not go smooth as we planned and not exact like mathematics.
ATTITUDE:
For those who want to travel and enjoy this expedition, it is very important to set you’re Expectations on
the right level for third world country, and leaving Western expectations behind.
Consequently the lifestyles on this expedition are necessarily very different from that of an ordinary
holiday. You must approach travel in this area of the world with an OPEN MIND, PATIENCE and
FLEXIBILTY. A flexible attitude and understanding problems can arise allows you to this expedition more.
If you are not prepared or willing to accept all of these facts, you should not do this expedition. However, all the staffs of PT.PUTRA PAPUA TOURS will work hard to overcome problems which may be incurred and ensure that its standard of services are maintained. You should aware that some things are beyond our control.
WEATHER:
At night weather can be drop until minus 5 C, especially if rain comes with fresh snow and strong wind, some times it's happen while climbing Carstensz Pyramid (Goretex Jacket is recommended).
PORTER:
We will provide a porter for each client. Each porter will carry max. 15 kg. They will accompany and carry your trekking & climbing baggage to the base camp and return. Items not required during the trek can be left in locked bags at the hotel in Timika.
DAY 08: MEMBAHAM – HELARIKI (B,L,D)
Leaving Membaham after breakfast, today is longest trek up and down thru jungle and cross Puldam river then going up to Osonggobak mountain in 1 hour, then going down again to cross traditional hanging bridge on the Obalege river for lunch. After lunch visit Osonggobak village then 1,5 hours later you will arrive in helariki village for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 09: HELARIKI -ANGGURUK (B,L,D)
Going down to Obahek river about 2 hours with its difficult trek and steep river bank down and really dangerous one. Lunch we will served side of river, after lunch climb to Angguruk thru the Yally garden in another 2 hours. After arrived in angguruk you can explore Angguruk surrounding nearby or visit local hospital which built by Missionary. Dinner and overnight stay at Missionary guest house.
DAY 10: ANGGURUK – YANIRUMA – TREE HOUSE HAMLET (B,L,D)
Depart by charter flight to Yaniruma. The flight usually need about 1 hour one way. Upon arrival at Yaniruma (Yaniruma is the starting point to see the tree house tribes), we will need to report to the local chief and organize our porters. Afterward we start by paddling canoes to cross Sekom and Dairam Hitam river. Then trek in 3 hours to a hamlet. On arrival usually the tribe come to greet and welcoming us. Overnight at shelters or tents.
DAY 11 – 13 EXPLORE THE TREE HOUSE ACTIVITIES
We will spend these 04 days trekking is some of the most pristine lowland rain forest in the world. Along the way we will try and stay with the various tribes those inhabit the region. The Korowai are more territorial than the neighboring Kombai. And the Korowai Batu is even more so. These tribes still practice cannibalism, and they can be aggressive. Don't worry they won't eat us. It is ritual cannibalism among the tribe, sometimes walk over the log or fallen tree and crossing the river with or without bridge. This is the tropical rain forest in the vast-green lowland of South Irian Jaya or Papua, there are many exotic things to be discovered and experienced but with a great deal with mosquito, swamp, heat and high humidity (85 - 100%). Our trek in the forest will support by our local porter who carry our bags or gears and will love to help you to do some difficult section of the trip when you need. We arrive in Dambol in the noon, and will meet the first Korowai family on their tree house. Korowai is a nomad people who always move from one place to another at least once every 3 years. They were not live in large group, that at every location of the tree house we only see 2-4 tree house built side by side. The Korowai also a great hunter who hunted pigs, Cus-Cus, birds most of their time in life. After we met the Korowai and family on their tree house, we may interact with them help by our guide and experience their life. Overnight at our tent or at shelter we build near the tree house soon after we arrive. During the time with Koroway we can follow their daily activities: hunting, setting trap of wild pigs, gathering Sago flour, fishing in traditional way.
DAY 14: HAMLET - YANIRUMA (B.LD)
We will trek back to Yaniruma where the plane dropped us off. Before we arrive in Yaniruma we will stop at Dairam Kabur river for fresh swim and clean up our dirty bodies from the mud. Afternoon arrive in Yaniruma, dinner and overnight missionary house.
DAY 15: YANIRUMA – WAMENA - JAYAPURA (B.L.D)
Return to the civilization in Wamena. Depart by chartered flight to Wamena and then by the scheduled Trigana flight to Jayapura. Upon arrival in Jayapura we will do sightseeing tour to visit World War II monument, Museum, souvenir shops. Late afternoon drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 16: JAYAPURA – DEPARTURE TO JAKARTA or BALI (B)
After breakfast, transfer in time to Sentani airport for leaving to next destination.
Included in the trip:
All accommodation as per above program, English speaking guide, local porters and cook, all transportation during the trip of lands and rivers, donations, entrance fee, porter fee at airport, full board meals as mentioned in the program, ceremonies, traveling permit, domestic flights from Jakarta or Bali to Jayapura (Return) and local flight from Jayapura - Wamena – Jayapura and charter small missionaries flight from Wamena to Kosarek and Angguruk – Yaniruma and Yaniruma – Wamena
Excluded in the trip:
Travel insurance, excess baggage, International flight, airport tax as not mentioned in the program, entry visa to Indonesia, all expenses occurred due to the flight cancelled or other causes beyond our control. Beverages, laundry, personal expenses.
Domestic and local flight schedules:
- JAKARTA – JAYAPURA is daily flight with two transit airports
Night flight Departure and arrival at 09.00PM-06.45AM, 09.50PM-07.10AM, 10.PM-
07.55AM.
Day flight Departure and Arrival: 05.00AM-02.00PM, 06.00AM-03.00PM
- BALI – JAYAPURA daily flight with one time transit available only and 01.25AM-
07.55AM
- JAYAPURA – JAKARTA daily flight with one time transit available at 10.35AM –
04.30PM transit in TIMIKA & BALI
- JAYAPURA – WAMENA daily flight 4 times a day.
- Charter missionary’s flight available from Monday until Saturday
Advices:
Travelers are required to bring 3 pieces of photograph size 4x6 and copy of passport (must be valid at least six month) and visa to arrange the traveling permit, these documents can be brought by you and submit them to us upon arrival in Sentani airport of Jayapura.
The weather in the highland is cold while in the low land is hot and humid it is recommended to bring with you such as mattresses, mosquito net, rain coat, hat, plastics and medicine against malaria.
Check the above schedule trips, and please submit your time, beside our fixed schedule we also accept special request, you may be want to traveling with your family or friends we can make a fix program for you, you only need to let us know how many days you spend and which tribes you want to visit.
Trip Schedule 2009:FIRST TRIP: Start on February 13th – 28th 2009
SECOND TRIP: Start on April 10th – 25th 2009
THIRD TRIP: Start on May 16th – 31st 2009
FOURTH TRIP: Start on June 2nd – 17th 2009
FIFTH TRIP: Start on July 1st – 16th 2009
SIXTH TRIP: Start on September 1st – 16th 2009
Net Prices for both years (2008 & 2009) minimum 4 participants as below:
4 - 6 Persons based on the above itinerary on sharing room USD, 3.300
7 – 10 Persons based on the above itinerary on sharing room USD, 2.850
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