Amongst the Huaorani People of the Amazon
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A totally unique jungle and river adventure
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Travelling by small plane, dugout canoe and on foot
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Explore pristine rainforest with local Huaorani guides
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Learn and experience Huaorani traditions
Steppes Discovery feels privileged to be working on a joint programme alongside the Huaorani people to give you an extraordinary experience with them in their ancestral home on the Upper Shiripuno River. This is no ordinary ‘jungle lodge experience’ with ‘soft adventure activities’, but a gritty, authentic jungle and river journey well away from the usual trappings of everyday modern life. However, those willing to make this trip will be richly rewarded.
The Huaorani have inhabited the headwaters of this part of the Amazon for millennia, living as nomadic hunter gatherers with no outside contact until the arrival of missionaries at the end of the 1950’s. Currently numbering approx. 3,000 people, they continue to maintain a largely traditional lifestyle and a fierce reputation as warriors in their 680,000 hectare territory, in spite of the pressures from the exploitations of the oil industry and the encroaching modern world.
The main aim of this unique trip is to allow those who prefer to take the path less travelled, to experience and explore this pristine wilderness in the company of and through the eyes of your Huaorani guides. Through daily guided excursions in the forest you will learn about its many wonders and from visiting the local Huaorani communities you will gain an introduction to their unique way of life and customs. Additional activities will range from cooling dips in the river and trying your skills with a traditional eight foot long blowgun to an evening’s stake out in a hide in the hope of seeing a tapir.
The first three nights in the jungle will be spent at the newly constructed lodge, deep in Huao Territory, built as a joint project with The Huaorani people, and the fourth night will be spent camping out on sleeping platforms further downriver.
Tour Dates
Group departures through out the year or can be arranged on a tailor made basis, contact us for more information.
Costs
2010 From £1,065 per person sharing a tent / twin room based on 4 people travelling;
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