Timika

Timika is the largest city in Central Papua province in Papua, with 142,000 residents in 2020. It has become a gateway to one of the largest gold mines on the planet, the Grasberg mine.

Understand

Get in

🌍 Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM ^IATA). Airfast Indonesia from Makassar, Denpasar, Sentani, Manado; Garuda Indonesia from Denpasar, Sentani, Makassar, Nabire; Susi Air from Alama, Beoga, Jila, Jita, Mapanduma, Paro, Tsinga, Wangbe; Sriwijaya Air from Jayapura, Makassar, Sorong. (updated Jun 2019)

Get around

By ride-hailing app

There is an online ride-hailing app, Mi-jek (Mimika ojek online).

See

🌍 Three Kings Cathedral. (updated Jun 2019)
🌍 Grand Mosque of Timika (Masjid Raya Babussalam Timika), Kwamki. (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Grasberg. Owned by PT Freeport Indonesia. It is one of the largest gold mines on earth. (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Kuala Kencana. The first city in Indonesia to use underground utilities for power lines, and communications, as well as distribution of clean water and centralized sewage treatment. (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Keakwa Beach (Pantai Keakwa). (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Kyura River (Kali Kyura). (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Timuka Beach (Pantai Timuka), Atuka. (updated Sep 2022)
Traditional villages around Tembagapura, through Mulu Airport, one of the most remote and highest airports in Indonesia.

Do

Mangrove trekking

🌍 Ekowisata Mangrove Poumako, Pomako, East Mimika. (updated Sep 2022)

Buy

🌍 Pasar Gorong-Gorong, Jl. Port Site, Koperapoka. Buy fresh seafood such as Timika crab (kepiting karaka), eeltail catfish, shrimp, and so on. (updated Sep 2022)

Eat

Try traditional local cuisine sagu tindis/amamaihi made by the Kamoro tribe. Also, the Timika crab, karaka is served in local seafood restaurants.

🌍 Resto Jangkar, Nawaripi, Mimika Baru, ☏ +62 812 942 78118. 10:00-22:00. A seafood restaurant. (updated Sep 2022)

Drink

Coffee shops

🌍 Rumah Kopi Amungme Gold, Kwamki, Mimika Baru. Try kopi Amungme, an organic coffee grown by Amungme tribe in Nemangkawi Mountains. (updated Sep 2022)

Sleep

🌍 Horison Ultima Timika, Jl. Hasanuddin No. 9, Nawaripi, ☏ +62 901 3264888, timika9.hultima@gmail.com. A 4-star hotel. From Rp659,728. (updated Sep 2022)
🌍 Ossa De Villa, Nawaripi. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Hotel with a swimming pool. Free Wi-Fi, free parking, and free breakfast. From Rp1,017,903. (updated Sep 2022)

Connect

The telephone area code of Timika is 0901.

Go next

North

Fly to Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency or Ilaga, Puncak Regency to reach the peak of one of the World Seven Summits, Puncak Jaya.