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Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory   5 Days +1

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory 5 Days +1

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

TRADITIONAL CANOES

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory 5 Days +1

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory   5 Days +1

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory 5 Days +1

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory   5 Days +1

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory 5 Days +1

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Killas In Between Laggons & Siona Territory 5 Days +1

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Tour Overview

Tapir Lodge is located in the heart of the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This Cuyabeno trip offers an authentic ecotourism experience surrounded by blackwater rivers, lagoons, and primary rainforest, rooted in conservation, scientific interpretation, and respect for ancestral knowledge. The Killas Experience revives the use of Killas, traditional dugout canoes carved from a single tree trunk and historically used by Amazonian Indigenous communities as their primary means of navigation. This Amazon tour allows travelers to explore Cuyabeno aboard these vessels, creating a deep connection with the natural environment, river cycles, and Indigenous worldview. The program combines traditional navigation, wildlife observation, interpretive forest walks, and cultural encounters, making this travel experience a mindful, quiet, and meaningful way to discover the Amazon.

Tour Map

Places You Will See

Laguna Grande
Laguna Grande
Cuyabeno River
Cuyabeno River
The Cuyabeno Bridge
The Cuyabeno Bridge
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Tapir Lodge
Tapir Lodge
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Highlights

  • Hike in the morning + killas afternoon at Laguna Grande (Sunset)
  • Birdwatching & Killas morning + Siona Community & shaman + Ceibos trail.
  • Lagoons day in Killas.

What's Included

Included

  • Motorized canoe transportation IN/OUT from El Puente de Cuyabeno to the Lodge and from the Lodge to El Puente de Cuyabeno.
  • Guided tours with bilingual (English and Spanish) certified naturalist guides during all excursions.
  • Accommodation in double room with private bathroom and hot water Shower
  • Canoe rides
  • 3 meals a day (by arrival and departure days, only box Lunch)
  • Purified water, coffee, tea
  • Daily excursion program
  • Naturalist multilingual speaking guides (English, Spanish, German)
  • Rubber boots, raincoats, lifesaver.
  • WIFI in social areas.
  • Transfer from Coca to - Cuyabeno Bridge.
  • 1 night accommodation in Coca at Gran Hotel del Lago with breakfast.
  • Transfer to Coca Airport.

Excluded

  • International flights.
  • Transfer to the meeting point in Quito.
  • Extra meals and extra drinks before and after the trip.
  • Excursions and activities not specified in the program.
  • Travel and health insurance. Tips. Extras.
  • Visit to the community & shaman USD 20 per person.
  • Binoculars.
  • Transfer from Quito / to Quito Tourist bus.
  • Flight Quito - Coca - Quito.

Itinerary

Day 1: First Encounter with the Amazon Rainforest

Day 2: Morning Hike & Killas Navigation at Laguna Grande until Sunset

Day 3: Birdwatching, Siona Community & Shaman Experience

Day 4: Lagoons Day

Day 5: Farewell to the Amazon – Return to Coca

Day 6: Final Day – Return to Quito