A Classic Ecotour Hosted
by Indigenous People

When: Anytime

Length: Any length stay is welcome

Number of guests: minimum of 1, maximum of 4 on most tours

Fee: The typical fee is $40 - $120/person/day, everything included. Bookings MUST be made 21 days in advance, to confirm your bookings your payment MUST be recieved at our Barbados office not later than 14 days prior to your tour commencement date. NO CASH REFUNDS from the 14 day payment deadline; and a 10% penalty will apply to all cancelation refunds up to the 15th day prior to your tour commencement date.

Note: 50% of the net profits derived from all our guided tours is provided equally to the several participating Confederacy communities, to assist in funding their various meritorious endeavours ranging from cultural revival and preservation to wildlife conservation

THE CONCEPT: Experience genuine Amazonian Indian society from the INSIDE as an honoured guests of our village Chiefs. Our tribesmen will meet you at the airport and escort you into our interior territories of Guyana so that we may reveal to you what no others can of the off-the-beaten-track wonder & beauty this lost world has to offer. Here are some activities we are prepared to support on our trips:

• Wildlife viewing: birdwatching - species such as the majestic Harpy Eagle, insects - such as the stunning Blue Morpho butterfly, amphibians - such as the colorful poison dart frogs, reptiles - such as the mighty Green Anaconda, and mammals - such as the elusive Jaguar and the endangered Giant River Otter.
• Mountain climbing in both the ancient diamond rich Pakaraima mountains and the mysterious Kanuku mountains - exploring and enjoying the many caves and waterfalls found there.
• Hiking accross northern Amazonian savannas and through humid jungles & lush valleys.
• Swimming in Blackwater (actually tea red), whitewater and brown water rivers, creeks and streams, and in cool mountain pools, lagoons & springs.
• Rod Fishing day or night.
• Exploring the unspoilt upper reaches of the Mahaica river in traditional Arawak hand-made dug-out canoes - the design of which has not changed since Columbus first sighted them over 500 years ago!
• Learning all about traditional medicine from an actual MEDICINE-MAN.
• Enjoying the truly unique and varied traditional cuisine of four different tribes as well as Hindu and creole dishes.
• Watching or participating in traditional body painting & traditional game demonstrations.
• Witnessing the manufacture or centuries old traditional hand-crafts & wood carvings & use your FREE US$50 gift voucher to purchase souvenirs
• Homestay: You live in different homes with families in villages and sleep in actual Amazonian Indian leaf-roofed houses in your NEW cotton hammocks (your gift to keep).

RECOMMENDATIONS:
The best hours for excursions are the first hours of the morning and the last hours of the afternoon. They provide more agreeable temperatures, the best views, and the most spectacular gathering of animals. It is always highly recommended to use binoculars.

A good repellant is indispensable to protect yourself from mosquitoes, even though you cannot do anything to keep chiggers away. When you visit places which are their usual habitats, bathe immediately upon returning to camp and do not use the same clothing without washing it first.

Cotton shirts with long sleeves and long pants will not only protect you against insects, but will also serve as a guard against the harsh rays of the sun. On this note, don't forget to use a sun screen and take a pair of sunglasses.

Check with your guide beforehand about the safety of swimming in certain rivers and streams. The majority are inhabited by dangerous piranha, sting rays, and electric eels.

Never wander away from your guides at any time for the entire duration of your adventure. We have never lost a client and we don't want you to be the first!

When observing and/or photographig wildlife, avoid disturbing or frightening birds and other animals, since abandoning their nests leaves them exposed to the sun and to attacks by predators.

Respect the culture and customs of the inhabitants of the region.

Never leave trash behind in places visited; always adopt the norm of leaving a place better than you found it.

Never cut trees to make fires, and take special care when you light matches or dispose of cigarettes - to avoid starting wildfires.

On all excursions avoid desturbing unnecessarily the vegetation, nests, broods, and burrows of animals such as armadillos, rodents, lapwings, etc.