Friday, March 05, 2010

Soliciting Tips for Irian Jaya


It has been while since I last had a backpacking trip. In the last few months I have been asking myself where my next destination would be. One possible option is: Irian Jaya.

Why Irian Jaya? Well, it is exotic. Despite being a province of Indonesia, geologically it is actually part of Oceania. Its aboriginal people have barely emerged from Stone Age. With a little of luck, I may even spot the gorgeous birds of paradise in their natural habitat.

But there are a number of challenges I have to overcome. This first question mark is: How to get there?

AFAIK, there are no direct flights from Malaysia to Irian Jaya, so I need to make a connecting flight. Shall I transfer at Jakarta, or some other airports? What airline shall I choose? As I am a poor traveler, I would like to keep the air fare as low as possible.

Can anyone in the blogosphere with knowledge of Irian Jaya please provide some advice? Your help is appreciated

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11 comments:

  1. 花木兰3/05/2010 10:15 AM

    印尼之旅？我还没去过印尼呢！祝你旅途愉快！^_^

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  2. [SK]3/05/2010 4:48 PM

    the only thing i know about Irian Jaya is her highest peak in SEA..

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  3. Anonymous3/05/2010 5:10 PM

    Hardly ever hear of anyone wanting to go to Irian Jaya. I heard about the existence of cannibal-like tribes there. Better becareful backpacking there.

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  4. khengsiong3/05/2010 9:08 PM

    木兰姐　
    还在考虑中啦。。。

    SK
    Hmm... very few people know about it.

    Mei Ting
    I know there are tribal wars on the other side of the island - Papua New Guinea.

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  5. kyh3/05/2010 9:13 PM

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  6. kyh3/05/2010 11:33 PM

    it's gonna take u thru a lot of transit flights for sure. but i'm certain the experience is gonna worth all the hassle. i read that the Puncak Jaya (SEA's tallest peak) has a snow-capped summit! Snow in the tropics! :D Also, take the time to explore the wilderness and the unique culture that's partly melanesian (majority of malay-indonesians are of austronesian race) and if u hv the time, money and courage, cross the border to PNG.. ;)

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  7. Elaine Yim3/06/2010 4:19 AM

    Why Irian Jaya, are you sure?

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  8. Grass3/07/2010 3:16 PM

    Why not consider other places with better accesibility? Nepal, East Malaysia, Vietnam, or more accessible town in Indonesia.....

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  9. Tekkaus3/07/2010 9:26 PM

    War...Irian Jaya? No direct flight? :p Enjoy your journey bro.

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  10. HappySurfer3/08/2010 1:33 PM

    Irian Jaya? Sounds like fun - with the prospect of being cooked in a giant pot or bbq'd on a stake by stone age tribes or disappointed with how brown and ordinary-looking the (fancy-named) bird of paradise really is.

    Okay, enough of exaggeration but why in the world would you want to go to such a remote destination? Or maybe it's not that remote afterall and Irian Jayans may be reading this comment. Oops!

    Whatever.. it's hard to fight that travel bug. Have fun..

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  11. Naomi3/13/2010 11:25 AM

    Get malarone before you go there.

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