Jungle Survival Course Amazon Rainforest
Coordinator | Patrick
Coordinator | Patrick
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Highlights
An Amazing 2 week jungle survival course!
Live deep in remote Amazonian rainforest of Guyana!
Sleep in jungle hammocks
Train with local Amerindian guides and Ex UK special forces
Survive the isolation phases
Join our indigenous guides and military team on a real jungle survival course to learn and put to practice all the skills needed to survival the Isolation Phase!!!
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 16+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+
This is a once in a life time opportunity for the real adventures among us! Can you cope and survive in the Amazon Jungle with nothing more then a pocket knife?
This 2 week trip takes you to the remote, pristine jungles of Guyana, in South America. With one of our instructors and the vast knowledge of two senior, local Amerindian guides you will learn just how comfortable you can make yourself in the jungle with almost nothing.
You will learn how to find water, make traps, hunt with bow and arrow, set a fire without a match or lighter, build a shelter, leave signs for rescuers and if all else fails, find your own way out of the jungle! This is the ultimate adventure travel trip!
This Survival course will take you to the jungles of Amazonia, sat upon some of the oldest geological formations in the world. This is where Sir Walter Raleigh searched for El Dorado, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dreamt up the stories of “The Lost World.” In some of the most pristine and untouched primary jungle in the world, you will learn how to survive from just what is around you and then you will have the\ chance to put your skills to the test! Initial jungle training and acclimatization will take place in a local Makushi Amerindian village. Here we get you comfortable with the jungle. After just a few days we will move deeper into the jungle by boat or on foot, where we will begin the real fun work of survival training. Within the stunning Pakaraima Mountains,\ covered in jungle and criss-crossed by rivers, the ex UK Special Forces Survival Instructor and local Amerindian hunters from the Makushi tribe will take you through all you will need to know to survive. We concentrate on things that work, not that look fancy. This is the real stuff, the way the Makushi Amerindians have done it for thousands of years.
Typical day
You will learn how to find water, make traps, hunt with bow and arrow, set a fire without a match or lighter, build a shelter, leave signs for rescuers and if all else fails, find your own way out of the jungle!
After having gone through these basics comes the reality. For several days on your own or in pairs you will be placed in a simulated survival situation, though our staff will be monitoring you throughout, purely for safety reasons. With just a machete, water bottle and survival kit you have to put into practice the skills you have learnt. There will be survival tasks to complete each day. We call this isolation, where there is not only the practical problems of daily existence to cope with, but also the psychological difficulties of not having those modern luxuries, of being in a strange environment, of little human contact, of lack of sleep………….can you cope?
The Training Phase
In the jungle you will set up your own basha and hammock site - this will be your home for the next week! Then your training begins. We will take you through all the skills you need to find water, make shelter, light a fire and procure food. You will be eating some strange, but very tasty bugs, starting fires without matches or lighters, recognizing water vines, fishing for piranha, stalking wild game with bow & arrow and a whole lot more...
The Isolation Phase
Finally, training time is up and you're put in a true-to-life survival situation. On your own (or in a buddy pair) you'll
find yourself in a new piece of jungle where for the next few days you must do everything yourself. With no more than the clothes you're wearing, your trusty machete, bow & arrow and belt kit, you'll put all your new found skills to the test.
With not even a torch or a match to help you, let alone any other modern gadget, it's now down to your wits and will to survive. Can you cope!?
At the end of your adventure you're back at a community eco-lodge to unwind, swap stories and drink beers with your guides. From there it is back to Georgetown by light aircraft stopping en route at the tallest single drop waterfall in the world, the magnificent Kaieteur Falls.
Viewing the endless jungle canopy from the plane above is a glorious time. For you know, should the unthinkable happen, and you become entrapped within the dense vines and vegetation below, amongst the bullet ants, tarantulas, piranha and jaguars - it's now nothing but a second home to you!
Free-time activities
Before or after your trip you can travel and explore Guyana further. We especially recommend a trip to Kaieteur falls.
Water Sports
Swimming
Climbing
Safari/
Zoo
Zoo
Hiking
Requirements
In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.
You need to speak English (basic level)
Booking form.
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
Regular working hours are hardly predicable. It mainly depends on the work force. Get in touch with Fronteering Travel straight ahead to get more infos about current to dos and objectives.
What's Included
This is for a private trip. Several times a year we also organize group trips which are cheaper. Please ask us for the dates. Further we also can organize private group trips which will also be cheaper per person.
Trip
- Amazon Jungle Survival Guyana
- Group Travel or private
- In Georgetown shared rooms during your first few days in the jungle you will stay in a eco lodge in the jungle in a shared cabin. For six days while going deeper in the jungle your own private hammock! During your 2 days of isolation in the jungle, whatever you can build!
- During your stay in Georgetown Meals are not included, while being in the jungle food will be included for the first and the lasts days. For the days in between it is up to you and your time what will be for dinner! However food can be provided if necessary.
- One of our representatives will meet you at your hotel to brief you and the other travelers for your adventure travel trip. From the hotel you will start your adventure and you will venture deep in to the jungle. At the end of your trip you will be brought back to the hotel.
- From Georgetown you will be transfer to a eco-lodge in the jungle where you will start your initial training. Transfers will be by domestic flight, 4X4 and canoe. At the end of your experience you will transfer back from the jungle to Georgetown through a domestic flight.
- If there are any problems with your trip we are there to help you
- Through FRONTEERING you have the possibility to book additional tours in Guyana
- If there are any problems during you stay in Guyana you can reach us 24/7 to assist you.
We will pick you up from the international airport and transfer you to your hotel.
In Georgetown shared rooms during your first few days in the jungle you will stay in a eco lodge in the jungle in a shared cabin. For six days while going deeper in the jungle your own private hammock! During your 2 days of isolation in the jungle, whatever you can build!
Camping
Hotel
During your stay in Georgetown Meals are not included, while being in the jungle food will be included for the first and the lasts days. For the days in between it is up to you and your time what will be for dinner! However food can be provided if necessary.
Good access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
The nearest airport is Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) in Georgetown. We assist you to find cheap flights to Guyana.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Guyana provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Guyana you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Guyana.
Dates & Fees
NO CREDIT CARD FEES
Details on arrival
All year round.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2 - 2 weeks
Program fees
2 weeks
(min. stay)
$3,495
2 weeks
(max. stay)
$3,495
Average fees
$1,748
/week
Please note that the above shown program fees are estimated.
Fronteering Travel
will let you know about the final price during your application process.
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Your final payment will be agreed with Fronteering Travel during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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Jungle Survival Course Amazon Rainforest
Join our indigenous guides and military team on a real jungle survival course to learn and put to practice all the skills needed to survival the Isolation Phase!!!
$1748/week
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