The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Hemal dance of Emas 2 village (dance of abundant fishing)

Lodge lobby

In the past, folk crafts were exchanged with a single cigarette, and now it is around 2000 to 10000 yen.

Lodge entrance

When the Cessna comes children come from everywhere

Awning under the wings

Boat to the lodge

From Cessna to Boat

Refuel manually

Muddy runway

Runway in the jungle

To the 8-seater Cessna Karawari Airport

Painting of
Japanese soccer supporters 
It would be even more interesting to

use this much color for each team.
Enjoy the imagination. 。

In the village of Emus 2 (the name of the village),
a mal dance was performed for sightseeing people a good luck fishing dance.

Anyone, young or old, can participate in the dance that is held three to four times a year,
and it seems that they dance all night.

It's just like, a Japanese autumn festival.

The face is uniquely painted and
the brown black skin is very colorful.

This lodge seems to be one of the 100best hotels in the world,
but the humidity makes it very sticky.
The camera lens is cloudy and worse than during the rainy season in Japan.

At 10:30 at night, the electricity stopped
and the shower sometimes suddenly cut off.

A horde of mosquitoes you can't sleep without mosquito coils,
like in Japan in the past,
hang mosquito nets and sleep well.

However, it is cold at night, and the outside air is blocked
by the upper curtain only on the screen door.(There is no shutter) still,

it's better to have a bed
if you look at the life in the village.

45minutes by Cessna (8-seater) from Ambua airport (dedicated airport) to Karawari airport.

The airport, which was used to transport gold70years ago,has been used as a tourist runway for about
15years.

The runway that suddenly appeared in the jungle is a grass runway
that can be mistaken for a golf course.

The aircraft stopped right next to the Karawari River as it landed
while the wheels were being taken off by the rainy runway.

Transfer to the boat and arrive at the pier where the lodge is located.
5 minutes by jeep

There are18villages along the river, and about 16,000
Karawari people live there.

It seems that a long time ago,
foreigners exchanged valuable folk crafts for a cigarette.

Villagers live in stilt houses due to humidity and flood damage.A large family of about
18lives together.
There is also a house like a meeting place.

Jungle Cruise I