If you love adventure, nature, and rich indigenous culture, you will discover here how to visit the world renowned Yasuní rainforest, ancestral homeland of the Baihuaeri Waorani. The Baihuaeri Waorani are proud warriors and guardians of the Amazon rainforest, who were first contacted by the outside world in the 1970s.

Bameno Community Tours is owned and operated by the Baihuaeri Waorani of Bameno. Founded by Penti Baihua in 1990 as an economic alternative to oil extraction, it was the first tourism initiative operated by an indigenous community in Yasuní.

More than a tour, your visit to Yasuní with the Waorani who live there will be the trip of a lifetime. You will see scenery and wildlife that most people only read about or see on a screen, and learn first-hand about Waorani culture. The Baihuaeri Waorani of Bameno delight in teaching their guests about Waorani culture and the rainforest that is their home. Your visit to Bameno will also support an extraordinary community-based initiative to protect and defend Waorani culture and the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador.