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Selasa, 04 Oktober 2022

That morning in the Toro Tribe's Undurara Village

School Building in Undurara Photo: Eky Sawaki

Undurara is a small village in the Naikere District, the inhabitants of this village are the only native Torowar tribe who inhabit this village behind Mount Jawasi. Torowar means historical center. Torowar is one of the tribes in Teluk Wondama Regency which lives and controls the area of ​​Wercow River, Wonggema River to Mount Otar Kukuma, Mmbawena River to Windia's head, Wesbuta Mountain to Butban River, Butban River estuary to Wercoma River.

Church building in Undurara,
Photo: Eky Sawaki


The Torowar tribe consists of 1 indigenous clan, namely Uryo, which is taken from the name of a mountain behind the village of undurara. The language used in daily life is Toro language, which has similarities with the language of the Mairasi tribe.


Community house in Undurara
Photo: Eky Sawaki


The area is mostly covered by nice tropical rainforest, making it an excellent tourist destination to see Papua's unique tropical plants and animals. This tropical rain forest is the natural habitat of the Twelve-Antennae Paradise Bird, Little Yellow Paradise Bird, King Paradise Bird, Shining Toowa, Taun-taun, Kumkum, Common Paradise King Prawn, Yellow-beaked King Prawn, White Cockatoo, Red Cockatoo, Parrot and many others. many more Common and Endemic Species that have not been detected one by one. You can enjoy bird watching in the village or along the way. Wild boar, deer, opossums, ground lao-lao, moles, snakes, soa-soa, chameleons, turtles and butterflies can also be found. Apart from that, the culture is still unique and distinctive, it is also a prima donna in itself.


The road to Undurara Village
Photo: Eky Sawaki



To arrive at Undurara Village, you can reach it by 4WD vehicle which takes about 6 hours from Wasior city. There are no kiosks, if you want to travel there, it is advisable to buy logistical needs at Wasior. If you want to go to the undurara and need a guide, you can contact us via email: echletusjefry@gmail.com or WA 62 8124891154


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