Baliem Valley of Wamena - Dani Tribes - West Papua Travel Guide

High up in the mountains of central Papua at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level, hemmed in by steep green mountain walls, lies the stunningly beautiful Baliem valley, home of the Dani tribe. The Baliem Valley, also spelled Balim Valley and sometimes known as the Grand Valley, of the highlands of Western New Guinea, is occupied by the Dani people. The main town in the valley is Wamena. Baliem valley is 72 km. long, and 15 km to 31 km wide in places. It is cut by the Baliem river, which has its source in the northern Trikora mountain, cascading into the Grand Valley, to meander down and further rushing south dropping 1,500 meters to become...

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Raja Ampat Maritime Tour, Papua, Indonesia

Raja Ampat Maritime Tour was located in the Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia. For the divers and the lover of the underwater world, Papua was diving heaven that presented the astonishing wealth of the sea biota. Some that were famous were Raja Ampat Waters. This region was called as Coral Reef Paradise (coral reef heaven) by the world divers.   Raja Ampat Islands was not only regarded as the biggest marine park in Indonesia, but also was believed in had the biggest wealth of the sea biota in the world. The underwater nature panorama of Raja Ampat began known when a Netherlands Nationality skilled diver named Max Ammer...

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