Birding West Papua

Birding West Papua June 2025

General
Papua in Indonesia is the ultimate destination for nature, adventure, and special culture. With our local agent who has penetrated deep into the otherwise sometimes difficult-to-access local community, we can safely and relatively comfortably enjoy all the beauty that Papua has to offer. The many species of courting birds of paradise are the highlight, but certainly not the only ones.

Tour Details:
9 - 23 June 2025
25 June - 9 July 2025
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
The Starting City is Sentani Jayapura, Papua, and The Ending City is Sorong, Southwest Papua
Group Size: 6 Persons + 1 Tour Leader + 1 Local Guide

For price information, kindly please email us at info@papuabirding.com 
US$  per person, Single Supplement US$ 

How it works
– you are an individual or couple that wants to join an English-speaking, group to go birding together,
– you look at the trips that are planned and decide upon which one suits your taste, budget, and schedule,
– if you find one, you let us know that you want to join the trip,
– to secure your booking you pay a deposit of 50% of the total payment,
– Even if two of the clients have booked, the trip is guaranteed departure
– you will have to book your international flight yourself (we will advise you),
– you leave the rest to us, we arrange all the accommodations, national flights, transport, guides, etc.
– 6 weeks before the trip starts, you pay the rest of the trip,
– On the day the trip starts we will await you at the international airport and after that we will take care of everything,
– at the end of the trip we will bring you back to the international airport and wave goodbye.

Unique 
- Birds of Paradise, Birds of Paradise, and Birds of Paradise (courtship, in the best places, as in the best documentaries),
– Many other endemic birds from spectacular families: parrots, bowerbirds, kingfishers, fruit pigeons, and frogmouths,
– Huge wealth of butterflies, dragonflies, and plants and largely endemic,
– Mostly accommodations set up by a local agent and run by the locals, made for discovering the best places.

Flavor
This trip has the Naturalist flavor, mixed with some serious birding. Generally, we will have an eye for all creatures, but for the Birds-of-Paradise on their leks, we will go the extra mile when necessary.

Characteristics
– an adventurous journey that you will never forget,
– accommodations in the middle of nature with often very special birds just in the garden,
– contribution to the local community and protection of unique nature,
– where tourists often encounter an unruly or even hostile population in Papua, we are really welcome because of the sincere contact of the local agent.

Be aware
– It’s in English,
– In the rainforest, it is sometimes difficult to watch birds (but we look at everything, so there is always something to see),
– For courting birds of paradise you are usually in a hide (but we make sure we don’t have to spend too long there),
– It will occasionally be slogging in the mud and the accommodations are generally fine but basic, in short: not for the faint of heart!

Itinerary
15-day Birding trip to West Papua with a group. Starts in Jayapura Nimbokrang, Maibri Arfak Mountains, and Waigeo Islands, and ends in Sorong Southwest Papua