The Xina Bena Festival will take place from the 3rd to 7th September 2014 and Bespoke Brazil, the specialist Brazil tour operator, are running their only fixed date departure to coincide with the festival which is held by the tribes of the Kaxinawá of western Brazil. It's an exciting itinerary for those looking to really get off the beaten track to an area few tourists visit in Brazil.

During this time the Kaxinawá will be celebrating this time of plenty with art, singing, dancing, body painting, food and traditional medicines. Every cultural and traditional wealth will be shared in this magical experience in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

The Xina Bena Festival takes place in a remote area of Brazil, unknown to the majority of the western world offers a chance to gain an insight to The Kaxinawá tribe or Huni Kui, meaning True People, who inhabit the Amazon forest close to the Peruvian border in the state of Acre, in western Brazil. During this itinerary you will visit the villages of these indigenous lands during the annual Xina Bena Festival a time of celebration within the Kaxinawa community. For a truly unique experience in Brazil, away from the tourist trail then this itinerary is for you.

The Kaxinawá are a tribe of 5550 people who pride themselves on their strong cultural identity, while maintaining contact with the "white people" who they first encountered in the late nineteenth century. Still much of their culture is secretive such as their knowledge of language, painting, art and traditional medicine. Children learn to speak Portuguese when they are about 11 years old and the official language spoken between the Kaxinawá is hãtxa kui.

“If you are looking to get away from it all then this itinerary offers an exciting insight in to one of the more remote tribes of Amazonia during a time of great celebration within the Kaxinawá community”, so says director Simon Williams.

“Don't expect a high degree of luxury on the trip though”, says Simon “and during the expedition you will sleep in stay in the local homes of the Kaxinawá in hammocks where all meals are provided.”

The Kaxinawá have a strong influence from the Inca kingdom due to its proximity to Peru, especially on clothes and body paintings with geometric shapes known as Kenes. The Indians of Acre had a peaceful relationship with the Incas and would trade with the Indians of the Andes, where medicinal plants were exchanged for salt and other products from the highlands.

Due to the remote area in which the Kaxinawá live a light aircraft flight is required to reach the small town of Jordão from where you can board boats to reach the tribal villages.

The trip can be combined with visits to other destinations in Brazil which we can organise before or after the festival.

The trip costs £1780 per person.

The price DOES NOT include international flights however does include the following;

• Internal flights from Rio Branco
• Private airport transfers
• 2 nights at Hotel Inácio in Rio Branco with breakfast
• 1 Nights at Hotel Ferreira in Jordão
• 6 nights in the local houses of the Indian communities in hammocks
• Contributions for each village that we stay at
• Return private air taxi flights between Jordão and Rio Branco
• All meals during the trip to the tribal villages, full board equivalence.(Prepared by the indigenous tribes)
• Extra provisions for breakfast and snacks.
• An English speaking guide/tour leader.
• An indigenous local guide.
• Activities, hikes and visits during the trip.

To learn all about the trip visit our website - http://www.bespokebrazil.com/kaxinawa.html - where you can also find a wealth of other information about this wonderful country and the options available. We can be contacted on 01603 340680 or via info@bespokebrazil.com