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The area surrounding the cabins is untouched primary forest with an extensive system of hiking trails for easy access to the incredibly diverse surroundings.

With the help of your Huaorani and Kichwa indigenous guides and an interpreter guide (available in English, German, French and Spanish) you will learn about the rainforests through the eyes of someone who has grown up in the rainforest and learned of its many wonders and secrets.

There are no fewer than eleven species of monkeys that live around the cabins, and it is common to catch a glimpse of them. Also in the neighborhood are other mammals as the tapir, peccaries or the capybara; anacondas and caimans on the river shore and a wide diversity of birds as the toucans, macaws, parrots, hoatzin, kingfishers, hummingbirds, and several species of raptor, including the elusive harpy eagle.
Because Kempery takes guests deep into the Amazon, the minimum trip length is 4 days.

We offer tours of 4 and 5 days with accommodation in the Lodge Bataburo. Beside, there is the possibility to make Adventure tours ranging from 7 to 15 days visiting the small Huaorani village Bameno situated on the river Cononaco in the Yasuní National Park, where the famous chief Kem Pere lives.

4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS

Day 1 Reception by our staff in the town of Coca (Francisco de Orellana), ride by bus to the Huaorani-village Tiguino, situated in the Pastaza Province, Lunch, navigation downstream in canoe by motor on the Tiguino river. On the way, we have the opportunity to see many different birds, as sometimes parrots, toucans and also monkeys. In the Lodge, the guide explains the program of the next days, then a Welcome cocktail and Dinner.

Day 2 Very early in the morning we navigate the river Tiguino downstream in a row canoe to observe birds and mammals. Breakfast, and a walk of 4-6 hours in the jungle accompanied by a native guide and a translator. We have the chance to learn about the flora and fauna of the region and the Huaorani culture and the use of their various medicinal plants. Return to the Lodge and Lunch. In the afternoon we go by boat fishing for piranhas and on the way back observation of caimans. Dinner.

Day 3 Early morning we have an excursion where we search for monkeys. Breakfast and we go on a other hike with the guides where they explain more about the complex system of the rainforest. Lunch. In the afternoon we row with the canoe in the oxbow lake and we will have a competition with the blowpipe. Dinner and a night walk in the forest to observe insects and other nocturnal animals.

Day 4 Very early in the morning we make a little hike to observe birds and mammals (option). After breakfast we pack up our equipment and navigate the river Tiguino upstream. On the way we have lunch on a sandy beach. On the bridge our bus is waiting for us and we arrive at approx. 04:30 pm. back in Coca.

5 DAYS AND 4 NIGHTS

Day 1 Reception by our staff in the city of Coca (Francisco de Orellana), and bus ride to the Huaorani-village Tiguino, situated in the Pastaza Province, Lunch and navigation downstream in canoe by motor on the Tiguino River. On the way we have the opportunity to see many different birds, such as parrots, toucans, and also monkeys. In the Lodge, the guide explains the program of the next days, then a welcome cocktail and dinner.

Day 2 Very early in the morning we navigate the Tiguino River downstream in a row canoe to observe birds and mammals. Breakfast, and a walk of 4-6 hours in the jungle accompanied by a native guide and a translator. We have the chance to learn about the flora and fauna of the region and the Huaorani culture and the use of their various medicinal plants. Return to the Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon we go by boat fishing for piranhas and on the way back observation of caimans. Dinner.

Day 3 Early in the morning we have an excursion where we search for monkeys. Breakfast and we go on an other hike with the guides where they explain more about the complex system of the rainforest. Lunch. In the afternoon we row with the canoe in the lagoon and we have a competition with the blowpipe. Dinner and a night walk in the forest to observe insects and other nocturnal animals.

Day 4 Breakfast. Excursion of 4-6 hours in the jungle to an hidden oxbow lake where often an Anaconda can be seen sunbathing on the shore. On the walk,the guides explain the elaboration of the Curare, a very strong poison the Huaorani use to hunt with the blowpipe. In the afternoon we go on the river for sport-fishing. Dinner

Day 5 Very early in the morning we make a little hike to observe birds and mammals (optional). After breakfast we pack up our equipment and navigate the Tiguino River upstream. On the way we have lunch on a sandy beach. On the bridge our bus is waiting for us and we arrive at approx. 4 :00 pm. back in Coca. It is possible to catch the last flight back to Quito.

Our guides will make sure that your trip will be unforgettable one!

8 DAYS AND 7 NIGHT

Navigating in a motorized canoe on the rivers Tiguino and Cononaco in the middle of the most untouched and dense rainforest in Ecuador; paying attention on the hikes to explanations from the guides about the flora and fauna; listening in the tents to the nightly noises in the forest; learning in the remote Huaorani - village about their ancient and traditional culture: this is our adventurous tour into the Huaorani - Territory.

Day 1 Reception by our staff in the city of Coca (Francisco de Orellana), ride by bus to the Huaorani-village Tiguino, situated in the Pastaza Province, Lunch and navigation by motorized canoe the Tiguino river downstream. On the way we have the opportunity to see many different birds, such as parrots, toucans and also monkeys. In the Lodge Bataburo the guide explains the program of the next days. Welcome cocktail and dinner.

Day 2 After breakfast, we navigate the Tiguino River downstream to its mouth with the Cononaco River and we follow it until we arrive at the Huaorani village of Bameno. It takes at least seven hours to get there and on the way we have lunch on a sandy beach. We build up our camp close to the village and have dinner.

Day 3 In the morning, we accompany several Huaorani into the forest for a longer walk. They show us how they use the different plants to build their houses and their weapons and their use as medicine plants. The option also exists to join them on a traditional hunt with the blowgun and with curare poisoned darts. In the afternoon we visit a hidden lagoon for sport fishing. Return to the camp and dinner.

Day 4 After breakfast we visit the whole village and learn about their culture and way of life. The Huaorani have been in contact with our civilization for only a few decades and try to hold on to their traditions, but cannot stop all the inventions and problems of our culture and the oil companies. After the lunch we go fishing or play a football game against almost the whole village of Bameno.

Day 5 After breakfast we break down our camp and navigate more of the river downstream to a new campground. Afterwards we go on a hike where the guides explain more about the complex system of the rainforest. In the afternoon we have some time to relax and we create our own handicrafts in the Huaorani style such as necklaces and crowns. In the night we navigate on the river and search for caimans and other nocturnal animals.

Day 6 Early in the morning we drift the river down and hopefully have the possibility to observe different birds and mammals. After the breakfast we walk to a saltlick, a place where the mammals and birds come to eat the mineral soil. In the afternoon sport fishing. Dinner and a night tour to observe insects and other nocturnal animals.

Day 7 Today during the day we return to the Lodge Bataburo. There we go rowing on the lagoon and try to spot an anaconda lying in the sun

Day 8 Very early in the morning we make a little hike to observe birds and mammals (optional). After breakfast we pack up our equipment and navigate the Tiguino River upstream. On the way we have lunch on a sandy beach. On the bridge our bus is waiting for us and we arrive at approx. 4:00 pm. back in Coca.