Steep road near Warmarway village |
Cuscus Possum in the jungle of Arfak mountains |
Guided by local villagers, visitors can start walking up steep slopes of lower montane forest to a basecamp deep in the jungle. Lesser Birds of Paradise, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Blyth's hornbill, Papuan frogmouth, Black capped lory live in the lower montane forest of the range.
Local villagers have gota special skill in calling cuscus possum. This nocturnal animal goes out to find food at night. He will imitate the sounds of female cuscus to attract the male one.
When I went trekking with some tourists from Belgium and The UK, I saw petals of ylang-ylang or cananga flowers on the ground. The flowers are important raw materials for making essential oil. Other tropical vegetation include terminalia cattapa, iron wood trees, bamboo trees and mushrooms that glow at night.
How to go to Manokwari?
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Locations of Mupi Gunung and Warmarway in the eastern region of Arfak mountains |
- From your country, take an international flight to the capital of Indonesia - Jakarta city
- After that you can continue your trip by taking a domestic flight to Manokwari city (the capital of West Papua province). Domestic airlines that fly to Manokwari city are Garuda Indonesia, Express Air, Wings Air, and Sriwijaya Air.
- I could meet you at the airport and organize your rainforest tour in jungle of Arfak mountains.
Please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by sending text message to my cell phone: +6281332245180.