The Baliem Valley Resort: Papua

After a hard day or week’s trekking the Baliem track it is nice to chill out in a great eco-lodge and enjoy the views. The Baliem Valley Resort offers all this and more.

The resort is located at 1900 Meter in the Jayawijaya Highlands and offers a bird’s eye view of paradise, plus a touch of 3 star luxury resort of the beaten path situated in an area of 1600 HA. The resort takes its name from the Baliem Valley as the information from their website explains.

It is a luxurious 15 bungalows designed after the traditional “Honay” style, specious round houses with thatched roofs, modern bathrooms, picture windows and veranda with spectacular view overlooking the valley below.

Baliem Valley Resort offers nature walks through orchid gardens, alpine forests and suspension bamboo bridges.

Explore the culture of the around 300 Danifarmers who live in the Resort, walk along tiny village and friendly people. Men stride along the road wearing “kotekas”

Baliem Valley Resort is surrounded by mountain rainforests, walking trails, rivers, lakes and villages.

Baliem Valley Resort is devoted to offering fun and thoughtful ecological knowledge to their visitors. We focus on the wonders of the flora and fauna that inhabit the exotic places surrounding the resort. Baliem Valley Resort is the magic of Irian Jaya. It is a naturalist’s delight.

Baliem Valley Resort operates an extensive range of tour program which offers cultural and naturalist expeditions.

Beside fixed itineraries (Highland warriors and Neolithic farmers; Baliem Valley and Asmat Coast), the Resort offers optional tours to the most exiting, most fantastic places in Irian Jaya. All tours are accompanied by experience guides, cooks, porters and every kind of equipment (tents, camping, cooking, food containers etc.). Some of our guides have already worked together with Dr. Weiglein since more then 10 years.

They are professional in geography, flora, fauna and culture of the local people.