Tour module Adventurous Papua - Kaimana and Triton Bay

After your arrival at the airport your driver and guide take you to recently build Grand Papua hotel Kaimana where they help you to check in. Together with your guide we’re going out this afternoon. After a delicious Ikan kakap bakar (grilled red snapper) we make a short city tour (Kaimana is not very big, but there is a nice old part) and then continue to the village Tanggaromi, a good half hour drive. It’s a central small portal village where the inhabitants of the hinterland sell their fish and vegetables or go ashore to drive to Kaimana. We have a nice walk through the village and are everywhere allowed to make pictures of the striking Papua faces. Dinner at your own expense at the hotel.

After breakfast we drive from Kaimana in a good one hour and a half to the coastal village Sisir on the Bicari Bay. After a lazy walk through the village we step in our speedboat. We cross the Bay and get a warm welcome in the fishing village Froma Jaya. They do a welcome-dance for you and around sunset we go into the woods and uphill to see the birds of Paradise dancing. We spend the night in a very primitive local homestay. For the early birds among you it’s possible to watch the birds of Paradise once again around sunset.

After breakfast we say goodbye to our host and hostess and sail out of the Bicari bay into the direction of Maimai. In Afura strait we’ll see the traditional fishing platforms and here we’re going to look for whale sharks. Eager for small fish they’re never far from the platforms. The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world. With a length of 8 up to 15m they are really impressive, especially under water! Whale sharks are totally harmless to humans. Their favourite food is plankton and small fish. We take plenty of time to swim or snorkel with the animals. After that we continue our trip to Maimai, where we can relax on the beach or go snorkelling to admire the colourful tropical fish and coral. By nightfall the crew will cook a delicious meal. Overnight stay in the very modest cabins of the Maimai guesthouse.

This morning we’ve quite a journey ahead of us. From Maimai to Iris Strait is at least two hours by boat. But it’s far from boring, there is always something to see: centuries-old petroglyphs, flying fish, possibly some playing dolphins and lots and lots of birds. You will certainly see Hornbills…. We sail to the island Little Komodo to snorkel. We have lunch on Pink beach. Then we continue to Vuta where we can have a 'red-shrimp therapy'. Shrimps that nibble your toes and feet and give you a nice fresh and clean skin… Overnight stay in a homestay on the island Aiduma.

After breakfast we sail into Triton bay. If people are interested in some Dutch history we can sail on to Lobo to visit Fort du Bus. A monument to remember that in this place the Netherlands occupied the Dutch New Guinea. This little trip takes two good hours.. Otherwise we’ll sail directly to the Karst islands. Here rock formations like mushrooms raise out of the turquoise water. A beautiful snorkelling spot. We stop at the white sand beach of Erwun beach. After lunch we sail to Kaimana. There you spend the night in a real hotel again.

After breakfast you check out and your driver takes you to the airport for your departure.