Formerly known as Irian Jaya, West Papua is the Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea (the Western half is Papua New Guinea) and offers an exotic, adventurous destination worlds apart from the pool villas and spas of Bali.
Richly bio diverse and home to hundreds of different ethnic groups a visit to West Papua is an adventurers dream.
The Baliem Valley with its natural beauty and culturally rich tribal people is the main attraction, although divers head to Raja Ampat for some of the best diving in the world.
