Mount Trikora Expedition
Puncak Trikora, 4,750 m — the third-highest peak of Oceania, in the Jayawijaya Range above Lake Habbema.
About the mountain
Puncak Trikora was known as Wilhelmina Peak until 1963. Its accepted height is 4,750 m, making it the third-highest peak in Oceania after Puncak Jaya (4,884 m) and Puncak Mandala (4,760 m).
The name Trikora was chosen in 1963 to commemorate a speech by Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno — the Tri Komando Rakyat, or “People’s Triple Command”. The Dani people who live near Lake Habbema call the mountain Ettiakup.
Trikora sits in the Maoke/Jayawijaya Range, the mountainous spine of New Guinea. Despite its tropical location, the summit occasionally receives snow. At its first recorded ascent in 1913 the upper slopes still held an ice cap, which retreated from around 1936 and had disappeared by about 1962.
On the way up the vegetation changes from mountain rainforest to beech scrub, grassy swamp and tree ferns, then alpine scrub, lichen-covered scree and finally bare rock at the summit.
Route profile
Itinerary
Day 1Arrive in Jayapura – Wamena
Day 2Wamena
Day 3Wamena – Lake Habbema – Wamera Camp
Day 4Wamera Camp – Rock Cave
Day 5Rock Cave – High Camp
Day 6Summit day
Day 7Spare day
Day 8High Camp – Wamera Camp
Day 9Wamera Camp – Lake Habbema – Wamena
Day 10Wamena – Jayapura
Included
- All permits required in Papua
- Airport transfers in Papua
- Hotel or guest house accommodation in Papua, twin share
- Mountain food during the expedition
- Experienced mountain guide
- Porters during trekking
- Fixed ropes on technical sections
- Tents and cooking equipment
Not included
- Trip cancellation insurance
- Medical/evacuation and trip insurance
- Airport tax
- Overweight baggage on all flights
- Personal climbing and camping equipment
- Extra food and beverages
- Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls, minibar)
- Evacuation or rescue
- Any expenses due to flight delay or cancellation
The itinerary is a guideline. Please reserve extra days: bad weather can extend the stay at camp or delay flights.
Plan your Trikora expedition
Send us your preferred month and group size and we will reply with a proposal.
