Liana Lodge Day By Day Itinerary
We offer
Guided full day, half-day or short rainforest walk.
Guided tour of the animal rescue center amaZOOnico. Here you can experience free living monkeys and other rainforest inhabitants.
Visit a Kichwafamilie on the island of Anaconda, and tasting of chicha attempts in the blowgun shooting and getting to know the traditional crops.
Rafting: A ride in motorized canoe up the Rio Arajuno. Here we build a traditional Kichwa raft and let us heruntertreiben the river to the lodge.
Fishing with the Langnetz, the cast net or linen.
Panning for gold in the traditional Kichwa Art
Special tours on request
Night hikes through the rainforest and / or night travel by canoe on the Rio Arajuno (beautifully) in the moonlight.
Evening, sometimes there is a possibility that we visited a shaman of Kichwagemeinschaft and introduces us to the religious beliefs of the Kichwaindios and traditional medicine.
Visit the missionary village Ahuano.
Visit the Indio museum on hunting and traps.
Bird-watching at dusk on a small island.
Visit of the rescue center for animals which is situated at 30 minute walk from Liana Lodge. (it's possible to go by canoe as well). The team of volunteers will show you the selva's animals : monkeys, parrots, ocelots... Most of the animals live free, however, some of them are kept in cages for their own security. After the tour, you will have the opportunity to go to the bar and the small shop which presents the kichwa's artisanal work.
You will discover the jungle in walking to the Mirador, where you have a wonderfull view over the Island Anaconda and the village of Ahuano. On the way, our guide will tell you a lot about the fauna and flora of the Selva. Then, direction Amazoonico (possibility to visit the animals rescue center).
From there, you have the choice to go back to Liana Lodge : by canu, on foot, or with the tubes.
One day tour. You walk through the jungle to the Mirador (see above) where you can enjoy a small break and refreshing drinks. Discovering the protected area of Selva Viva, you arrive at the Rio Rodriguez where you can relax by enjoying your meal served in leaves of platanillos and taking a bath. All over the day, the kichwa guide shares his knowledge about the flora and fauna with you. He explains to you which plants are used by the kichwas for medicine and which one for roof construction, blowguns and so on. Concerning the fauna, you will have the opportunity to observe an interesting variety of insects (butterfly, ants, termite) and maybe amphibias. However, the chances that you see bigger mamals are small because usually they are night-active or very discreet. After the break you continue your walk until amaZOOnico (visit possible) from where you can get back to Liana Lodge by canoe or tubes.
By canoe, you go up the Rio Arajuno until the Rio Cosano.
On a small beach, you build a kichwa traditional raft on which you can float down the Rio to Liana Lodge. It is as well possible to swim beside the raft.
After going up the Rio by canoe, you can float down the river on a tube until Liana Lodge. Great fun! This activity is generally combined with another tour to get back to Liana Lodge.
On the walk from the hotel Runa Huasi to Amazoonico, the guide shows you the astonishing insectes and the flora of the Selva. On the way you will meet the Ceibo, one of the biggest tree in Amazonia, with its impressive buttress roots.
By canoe, you will reach a beach of black sand. Over there, the guide will show you how they pan for gold ... and you will have the opportunity to try for yourself. With a bit a luck, you will find gold