Guyana Nature Tour

Arrive in Guyana where you will be transferred to Georgetown to stay at Cara Lodge for two nights.

You will visit the Kaieteur Falls which has a drop of five times the height of Niagara Falls and the beautiful Orinduik Falls. (Breakfast and lunch are included).

Early in the morning you will take a flight to Annai where you will enjoy breakfast at Rock View Lodge and then travel by 4x4 to Iwokrama River Lodge. The Iwokrama Rainforest stretches over one million acres and is a specially protected area located inside one of the last remaining untouched tropical forests. Inside the Iwokrama Rainforest, the Makushi people have lived for the last thousand years. You will spend the afternoon at leisure and are free to go on the trails around the lodge with a ranger where you may spot many bird species such as the Bronzy Jacamar and Capunchinbird! (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

In the early morning you will travel on the Essequibo and to Indian House Island spotting birds along the way and then arrive back at the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast you will climb for just under two hours up to the peak of Turtle Mountain where you can enjoy amazing forest canopy views and en route possibly spot the red howler monkeys and maybe even a jaguar! After lunch at the lodge you will travel to Kurupukari Falls by boat to see the Amerindian petroglyphs and a little Amerindian Village to see how cassava is processed and used. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

After a dawn time wildlife walk, you will travel by 4x4 on a trail to try and spot a jaguar. At the end you can go 35 metres up into the canopy to try and spot many bird species and possibly even monkeys. You will spend the night at the Atta Rainforest Lodge. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

After breakfast you will travel by 4x4 to a trail in the Iwokrama to try and spot the Guianian Cock-of-the-rock. Afterwards you will travel to another Amerindian village, Surama, which is located deep within the rainforest. In Surama, you will be welcomed by the people and taken to the simple accommdoation and afterwards you will go on a tour of the village seeing the church and school. In the afternoon you will be taken on a short trail walk and will learn about medicinal plants. In the evening there will be a wildlife walk and you will have the opportunity to see the forest by night! You will spend the night at Surama Eco-Lodge. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

Before dawn you will climb up the Surama Mountain and enjoy breakfast at a point en route. You will return to the village for lunch and then depart for a three mile walk to the Burro Burro River where you will paddle to spot the Giant River Otters and many other species. You will spend the night at Surama Eco-Lodge. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

Today you will travel by 4x4 to Rock View Lodge at Annai and en route might spot a Jabiru Stork. Rock View Lodge is located inside the Rupununi Savannah at the point of intersection with the Pakaraima Mountains. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

In the early morning you will go on the Panorama Trail to hopefully spot a Reddish Hermit or Yellow-billed Jacamar. You will visit another Amerindian village and see cashew nut roasting. In the evening you can enjoy drinks by the pool at Rock View Lodge. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

Today you will drive and might catch sight of a Jabiru Stork or Toco Toucan. You will take a boat trip to Karanambu Ranch and may spot some Giant Otters on the way. You will reach the ranch where the owner is Diane McTurk who is well-known for her work on otters. You will then take a boat to see the otters and return to the ranch for dinner with Diane. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

At the ranch, Diane occasionally has otters which she is looking after which you may be able to see. In the evening you will take a trip to Crane Pond to see; Ibis, Anhinga, Heron and Egret roosting. This is truly a bird lover's paradise!

Today you will journey in the savannah hoping to spot a giant anteater. After breakfast you will go on the Rupununi River hoping to spot otters and birds. You will go by boat to Yupukari and Caiman House where there are ongoing development projects such as, an internet-enabled public library. You will meet the crafts-people, builders and if you wish to you can help with a field study on the Black Caiman alligator in the evening. You will spend the night at Caiman House. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included).

In the morning you can visit the village or go bird-watching and then take a flight to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, where you will go on a city tour. You will spend the night at Cara Lodge. (Breakfast and lunch is included).

Depart