Beyond the Edge: Papua's Ultimate Bush Pilot Challenge Leg 6

Leg 6 — WAKK → WAUF Nankina → Borme

Dense jungle and twisting valleys characterize this spectacular route toward Iwam.

Rivers of the Rainforest

From above, Papua resembles an endless green ocean.

Only rivers reveal pathways through the jungle.

These waterways have guided explorers, traders and pilots alike for generations.

The aircraft follows them because the surrounding terrain leaves little choice.

Villages appear briefly between the trees before disappearing once again beneath the rainforest canopy.

Civilization here exists in scattered islands surrounded by wilderness.