In the Amazon rainforest

April 2013 King Harald fulfilled a long-held dream when he spent four days living with the Yanomami people in a remote part of the Amazon River basin. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

It takes upwards of an hour to fly from Boa Vista to the Yanomami village of Demini. The northern Brazilian rainforest extends beneath the airplane. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The King is greeted by a representative from the Yanomami Indians on the grassy runway. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The traveling party has reached Demini after a 45-minute walk from the runway. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The King's host, Daví Kopenawa, is the leader of the Yanomami and their international spokesperson. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The village consists of one huge circular communal dwelling, where all of the village’s 120 inhabitants live under the same roof. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

An enormous tree marks the gateway into the village of Demini. The tree was decorated in conjunction with the 20-year anniversary of their their own territory. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

In the circular communal dwelling of the Yanomami, all of the 120 village inhabitants sleep in hammocks under the same roof. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald got to sleep in a hammock for the first time (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald with some of the village's hunters (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The King is given a demonstration of how the Indians make flour from the root vegetable manioc. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

A young Yanomami boy from the village. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

A Yanomami Indian elder has adorned himself with leaves for the occasion. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

A young Yanomami girl from the village (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald in conversation with the village chief, Daví Kopenawa. With the help of an interpreter, the two shared experiences and stories about their own cultures. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The director of the Rainforest Foundation Norway, Dag Hareide, and King Harald listen to the medicine man Lorival, who is recounting the history and way of life of the Yanomami (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

Domesticated parrots are part of village life. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The Yanomami Indians know the rainforest like the back of their own hand, and are the best guides that King Harald could ask for. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The rainforest often lives up to its name, something King Harald faces as he negotiates the forest outside Demini. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald accompanied the greatest hunters in the village in order to listen to how they lure animals such as monkeys, jaguars, wild boars and forest birds. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald joined the greatest hunters in the village for a trek through the rainforest, in order to listen to how they lure animals (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald was impressed by the various tricks employed to fell their prey. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald was impressed by the various tricks employed to fell their prey. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

A hunter suffered a bout of coughing during his demonstration, which greatly amused both the King and the Indians as it sounded like a jaguar with a cold. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The eader of the Yanomami, Daví Kopenawa, tells the King about life in the rainforest. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The eader of the Yanomami, Daví Kopenawa, tells the King about life in the rainforest. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The King is painted in the face by Daví Kopenawa, the leader of the Yanomami. The red paint is obtained from the seeds of the annatto bush. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald has had face paint from the red fruit annatto applied - a sign that King Harald is «one of them». (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The eader of the Yanomami, Daví Kopenawa, tells the King about life in the rainforest. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald discusses the day’s trekking with the director of the Rainforest Foundation Norway, Dag Hareide. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

Great interest in the day's photographs (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

Daví Kopenawa attaches macaw feathers to King Harald’s arm just prior to departure. This is held to be a special badge of honour. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

The feathers are worn by the men of the village on special occasions (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

King Harald and Daví Kopenawa, thank each other for four eventful days. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)

Villagers of all ages follow King Harald to the plane which will bring him back to Boa Vista. (Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil)