- Durée: 5 Days (approx.)
- Lieu: Wewak
- Code produit: sepikbudget
Budget Sepik Tour - Wewak - Pagwi
If authenticity, budget-friendly, uniqueness, and raw is what you are hoping to experience on your adventure in PNG, this tour is a great place to start. If you are on a tight timeframe but are set on getting to the Sepik River, four nights total, in and out, is the lowest possible time frame to really get a feel for the incredible lifestyle and geography of the area.
As the longest river on the island of New Guinea, a few nights does not begin to cover this whole world that is the Sepik River. This tour, however, offers a very raw glimpse into the lifestyle and culture that is the area of Wewak and the Sepik.
The Sepik region is home to hundreds of thousands of people who rely almost solely on the river and dense forest around it to support them. This is an area of the world where it is as though time has stood still for the last 50 years. The reliance on the land and mother nature to provide all that is needed for the locals of the area is an incredible example of perseverance and a true show of what the necessities of life really are.
This tour is as budget as they come offering a very local experience. From PMV transport to a very basic guesthouse, it is best to expect very warm hospitality and hearts versus extreme comfort during your travels.
Itinerary:
DAY 1:
Today will begin right from the airport. From here you will take public transport with your guide from Wewak to Pagwi (about 6 hours), Sepik River. Here you will board a motorized canoe and travel down to Kaminibit.
Overnight Kaminibit Lodge. Lunch/Dinner provided.
Accommodation at Kaminibit Lodge.
Day 2:
Full day tour by canoe down to Tambanum village and return to Kanganamun village. Overnight Kaminibit Lodge with meals.
Day 3:
Full day tour to Chambri Lake Wombun village and return to Kaminibit with meals.
Day 4:
Full day tour upstream to Korogu, Palembei and overnight Korog village. All meals included.
Day 5:
Early morning transfer to Pagwi where you will then catch the public transport ride to Wewak with your guide. No meals included.
End of services.
IMPORTANT: This tour involves climbing in and out of motor canoes, sometimes walking through mud, some scrambling up riverbanks, and sleeping in basic huts without electricity several nights in a row so some physical agility and mental resilience is required. The guest house is powered by diesel generators producing lights and chances of charges mobile phones or cameras.
Included in cost:
- Accommodation as listed in itinerary
- Transfers (all public as listed)
- Guide
- Meals as listed
- Fuel for canoes
Not Included in cost:
- Travel insurance
- Meals & drinks not listed in the itinerary
- Domestic or International flights
- Personal items such as first aid kit, toiletries, insect repellent, medication (malaria meds etc)
How was your trip and guide?
“Thomas Payape and Tony Hateya from PNGVT looked after me very well. There was a funeral of a PNG pilot on the land next to Lakwanda Lodge and there were over a thousand Huli people there for 4 to 5 days.I arrived on the day that they were preparing the mumu with 60 pigs to be slaughtered. Thomas was able to use my iPhone to get great movies shot of the preparations.Since I had walked with a student from Tari High School to Margarima (2 days I think) in 1974, retracing Tari to Ambua Gap & Margarima was probably the highlight for me.I cannot recommend Rapheal Kogun enough!! He is very honest and cared greatly about my safety. Same with Thomas Paypae in Tari.The Guest house in Goroka was excellent, with ensuite bathroom and a continental breakfast provided – also very clean.In Madang, Raphel told me that there were pirates at the moment, so we did not go to Dazib guesthouse, but stayed in the Lutheran Gusethouse in Madang – again excellent.And would you recommend this tour to other adventurers who'd like to come to PNG?
Definitely. I had a great time thanks. Best holiday yet."-Ted Sullivan, PNG Essential Odyssey
