An adventure-loving Brit has told how he backpacked around South America - and ended up living with an Amazonian tribe.<br /><br />Marwan, 26, spent five days hunting with the tribe, hiking through rainforest and even eating small crocodile-like caiman.<br /><br />Marwan had been travelling in Costa Rica, central America, when he decided to fly down to explore Ecuador 800 miles away. <br /><br />Whilst he was staying in a hostel in Tena, Ecuador, he bumped into a local who started chatting about the country's Waorani tribe.<br /><br />The local said Marwan would be able to spend five days with the tribe so the pair set off on a nine-hour coach journey to Orellana, Ecuador.<br /><br />He said the tribe welcomed him with "open arms" and he ended up hunting with them.<br /><br />Marwan, from Wembley, London, said: "I didn’t know what to expect and I only seen them on tele. My first thought was that this is crazy. It was like being inside of a National Geographic programme.<br /><br />“I was itching to try something new, I couldn't wait to go hunting and explore the forest." <br /><br />After making the journey from Costa Rica to Ecuador, on the 2nd September 2024, Marwan spent the night in a hostel in the country's capital Quito.<br /><br />He made friends with other travellers and got chatting to a local who knew members of the Waorani tribe.<br /><br />Cost of the trip - £350 between three backpackers<br />Plane: $220<br />Transport: $90<br />Food: $25<br />Hostel: $16
