Dani Tribe in Baliem

Dani tribe

    The Dani or Hubula tribe is a group of tribes that inhabit the Baliem Valley region in the Central Mountains, Papua Mountains, Indonesia. Their settlement is between Ersberg and Grasberg Hills in Jayawijaya Regency and parts of Puncak Jaya Regency.

    It is thought that mountain tribes were first known to have migrated to the Baliem Valley around hundreds of years ago.

    This tribe is known as Dani because a European expedition asked the Migani tribe who called Ndani which means "east", for the Lani tribe.

    Meanwhile, the name Hugula is an endonym in the dialects of the Itlay hisage, Itlay lokobal, Assolokobal, Ohena, Kurima and surrounding sub-tribes. Meanwhile, the Itlay sub-tribe Haluk, Siepkosi, Hubikiak, Mukoko, and some Wita Waya use the name Hubula. In the Yiwika, Musatfak, Asologaima and surrounding areas it is called Huwula/Huwulra and the Sowa/Soba, Pasema and surrounding areas are called Hubla as mentioned in Yahukimo Regency (Hupla tribe).

    It is known that the Dani people are skilled farmers who use stone axes, scrapers, knives made from animal bones, bamboo or wooden spears and digging sticks. European influence was brought to the missionaries who built the Protestant Mission center in Hitigima around 1955. Then after the Dutch founded the city of Wamena, Catholicism began to arrive.

 

Mini adventure in Baliem Valley

 One day-mini adventure in Baliem valley for “the Ethnic tour Photography, and Trekking to Salt spring, Waterfall, mock war, dance, & pig Fiesta with Dani tribe.

Grade : Moderate/Medium/Challenged

Day by day program

Day 1

You will be picked up in front of Pilamo hotel at 09 heading to Sumpaima village. It takes 25 minutes to 30 minutes.  Here you will be the place where the Mock ceremony will start. The Dani people will present: Mock war, mock dance/snake dance, war dance, & start steaming cooking. It takes 2/3 hrs until the earth steaming cooking is done. Moreover, you will also see the Dani chief kill the pigs, grilling, pealing & cook into the earth oven. Finally the local (Dani people) will sells the Papuans souvenirs in the rest of the time. At 12:00/13: 00 pm. We are going to visit:

1. 350 years old mummy
2. Trekking into the wild rain forest to see the salt springs & see the baliem valley panorama
3. Cultural tour to Suroba & dugum village & passing the traditional wooden bridge
4. You will also guided to visit “White Cristal sands, made out naturally by rains flowing down to the valley
5. You will visit the Local market & the last
6. You will visit the Baliem valley view point’s & Napua waterfalls
7. Endemic birds are expect to see & heard along Dani valley

Back to hotel at 17:00 pm-Flexible.

Day 2. 

Hotel Wamena-Jayapura-Dropping service)

Inclusive:

-Food,  Water, Land Transport in Wamena & ends in Wamena -Accommodation in Pilamo hotel or  local house

– Police Permit and Donation

– Guide fee and Porter fee – Smile

Exclude of:

– Air Fare and Airport Tax to Jayapura/

– Domestic flight from Jayapura to Wamena Return

– Personal Travel Insurance

– Personal Expenses

-Pig Ceremony (Pig Fiesta)

What to Bring:

– Comfortable trekking shoes

– Sleeping Bag

– Windbreaker / jacket, sweater, gloves, ear cover

– Flesh light – Sun block lotion

– Insect repellent

– Cameras / video camera, binocular

– Personal toiletries

– Personal medicines

– Rain coat – Sun Block.

– Sun glasses.

– Camera / video (keep it safe from water)

The invoice will be attached, after final agreement is made.

 

Tradisional House in PAPUA (HONAI)

 Honai is the traditional house of the people of the mountains of Papua and Central Papua, especially the Dani tribe. A simple round honai house with a small door and not equipped with windows. There is also a rectangular shape, this type of house is called ebe'ai (female honai). The height of the house is about 2.5 meters which is divided into two parts, namely the lower and upper floors. The lower floor is usually used for sleeping, while the upper floor is used to carry out daily activities such as eating, relaxing and making crafts. On the lower floor, in the middle there is a hypere, which is a place for bonfires that are used for cooking or simply warming the body. Photo of the Papuan Traditional House Complex The simplicity of the honai house is not without purpose, the small house structure gives a warm effect. In addition, the simple honai house makes it easier for the owner to move around. There are three types of honai houses, namely honai houses (male only), ebai house (for women only), and wamai house (specially for animals). The word "ebe" which means female, and Wamai comes from the word "wam" which means pig.