Bameno · Yasuní National Park · Ecuador
A small-group expedition run by the Baihuaeri family, deep in the most biodiverse forest on Earth.
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Owned and guided by the Baihuaeri Waorani family. No agencies in between: what you pay stays in Bameno and supports the people who protect this forest.
Who we are
Kewengi Tours is run by the Baihua family, Waorani people who live in Bameno, inside Yasuní National Park.
We don’t show you the forest from a hotel: we take you into our home. Our guides grew up reading tracks, fishing the rivers and listening to the stories of our elders, and that is what we share with you.
“We live in the Yasuní National Park. Come visit us!”
Kewengi Tours · Bameno
Life in Bameno
Canoes at dawn, kids paddling, meals under palm roofs and trees older than any city. These photos are by the Baihuaeri family.
Choose your trip
5 days / 4 nights
Clay lick, giant kapok tree, piranha fishing, caimans at night and Waorani culture, with everything included from El Coca.
Your dates
More days, fewer days, a private group or a focus on birds, fishing or culture. Tell us what you have in mind and we design it with you.
Why Yasuní
Source: Bass et al. (2010), Global Conservation Significance of Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park.
Postcards from Yasuní
Wildlife photos taken in Yasuní National Park by Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0), Geoff Gallice (CC BY 2.0) and Lauren Whitehurst (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
What you’ll do
Travel with our boatmen along Amazon rivers and watch the sun set over the forest.
Night outings to see the wildlife that only shows up after dark.
Hook-and-bait fishing, the way Bameno families do it.
Primary forest walks with medicinal plants and animal tracks.
Macaws and parrots coming down to eat clay by the river.
Dance, blowguns, curare and the legends of the Baihuaeri warriors.
Getting there
Bameno has no roads. You arrive by small plane over the canopy or by community canoe along the river.
About 30 minutes by plane, or by bus. We meet you in El Coca.
Direct flight from El Coca to Bameno over the Yasuní canopy.
Overland to Shiripuno, then down the river in a community canoe.
Welcome from the Baihuaeri family. Your expedition begins.
Lodging
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks every day, cooked by our team with river fish and local produce.
A Spanish–English bilingual guide and a local Waorani guide stay with the group the whole trip.
Almost no signal in Bameno. We coordinate everything before the trip on WhatsApp.
El Coca (Francisco de Orellana), 30 minutes by plane from Quito.
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FAQ
The starting point is El Coca (Francisco de Orellana), a 30-minute flight from Quito. From El Coca we fly by small plane straight to the community, or travel overland to Shiripuno and continue by community canoe. We tell you which option applies to your dates.
Very little. It’s part of the experience: five days unplugged in the rainforest. We arrange everything on WhatsApp before the trip, and your family can reach our contact in El Coca.
You always travel with a bilingual guide and a local Waorani guide who know the territory. Wildlife activities are done at a respectful distance and canoe trips are run by boatmen from the community.
Moderate: 2 to 4-hour walks on wet, muddy ground plus canoe rides. No previous experience needed, just a good attitude.
Message us on WhatsApp with your dates and number of travelers. We send you a quote and a deposit by bank transfer secures your dates; the balance is paid before departure.
Yes. Groups are accompanied by a Spanish–English bilingual guide in addition to the local Waorani guide.
Book now
Book directly with the Baihua family, no middlemen.
Signal in the forest is limited; we reply on WhatsApp as soon as we can.
