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Guyana Indepth Exploration

GUY02: 9 Days Georgetown - Iwokrama - Caiman House - Lethem - Georgetown - Kaieteur Falls - Georgetown

Tour Type: Private tailor-made tour, with experienced guide and driver
Hotel: Selected comfortable 4-star or 3-star hotels, nice lodge and camp
Highlights:

  • Walk on the famous Iwokrama Canopy Walkway for an expedition in the rainforest.
  • Take a boat trip on the Rupununi River to look for the Giant Otters.
  • Search for the Giant anteater on the savannah.
  • Explore the world’s highest free-falling waterfall, Kaieteur Falls.

Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive in Georgetown, Pick-up from the Airport
When you arrive at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, your driver will pick you up at the exit and then transfer you to the central located hotel. The rest of the day will be at your own disposal. You could either take a rest at the hotel to adjust to jet lag or wander around in the city on your own freely.

Accommodation: Cara Lodge (3 stars) or similar

Day 2: Fly to Iwokrama, Boat Trip to Explore the Rare Animals
Today, you will be escorted to Eugene F. Correia International Airport (Ogle Airport) to take an early morning flight to Iwokrama Fair View airstrip. Upon landing, your driver will pick up and transfer you to Iwokrama River Lodge. Iwokrama is the habitat of many Guiana Shield endemics birds and monkeys. You will have a precious chance to spot White-winged Potoo, Rufous Potoo, and Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo here. After dinner, a river boat tour will be arranged for you to try to find the caiman and listen for the night birds. With flashlights, you may see the eyes of snakes, tree frogs and some mammals.

Meals: Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Iwokrama River Lodge or similar

Day 3: Drive Through the Rainforest, Iwokrama Canopy Walkway
In the early morning, you will have a short boat trip on the Essequibo River. Then get back to the lodge to have breakfast. Afterwards, you will be transferred by car through the rainforest. Wildlife is often seen along the road and this is one of the best place to come across the elusive Jaguar. Hope you are one of the lucky ones.

The road adventure will end at Atta Rainforest Lodge, which is just 500 meters (0.3 miles) to the base of the famous Iwokrama Canopy Walkway. You will enjoy the delicious home-cooked food as lunch. After a short break, your indigenous guide will take you to the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway and have a walk “on the top of the trees”. You may see Red Howler and Black Spider Monkeys.

Meals: Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Atta Rainforest Lodge or similar

Day 4: Drive to Ginep Landing, Boat Trip on Rupununi River
Before breakfast, you will be accompanied to Iwokrama Canopy Walkway to enjoy the dawn chorus. Then return to the lodge for breakfast and afterwards, drive southwards for about 95 kilometers (59 miles) to Ginep Landing. Upon arrival, you will be led to take a boat trip on the Rupununi River. During this trip, you will have a precious opportunity to see the Giant Otters as several family groups live in this area. The boat trip will take you to Karanambu Lodge where you will stay overnight.

As dusk falls, you will take a boat to the ponds where you could see the giant Victoria amazonica waterlily, bloom at dusk. On the return trip, we will focus on the Black Caiman and nocturnal birds and creatures.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Karanambu Lodge or similar

Day 5: Savannah Exploration
In the early morning, you will be guided to a vast expanse of grassland, which is home to a group of giant anteaters. The giant anteater is also called ant bear, which has long snout, bushy tail and long fore-claws. You may see one of them excavating its breakfast from the mounds that stud the savannah.

Afterwards, you will get back to the lodge for lunch and then have a rest at the hotel. In the late afternoon, your guide will take you to visit a nearby pond, which is the roosting of hundreds of Ibis, Anhinga, Heron and Egret. You can also explore along the river to search for more birds like Spotted Puffbird, Striped Woodcreeper and Agami Heron. In addition, you could also walk along the airstrip in the evening to listen to the nightjar.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Karanambu Lodge or similar

Day 6: Visit Caiman House Field Station
If you haven’t met the giant anteater yesterday, you still have some time to explore the savannah before breakfast today. After breakfast, you will take a motorized boat to the Caiman House Field Station, where you have a precious opportunity to assist in data collection in an ongoing field study of the Black Caiman. (Caiman tagging only in dry season when there are sandbanks to haul out the caiman on.)

Meals: Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Caiman House

Day 7: Drive to Lethem, Fly to Georgetown, Georgetown City Tour
After breakfast, you will be taken to Lethem to take a flight to Georgetown. Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and help you to check in at the hotel.

Today’s lunch will be arranged on your own. Then you will be guided to do a city tour. You will visit the residence of the Prime Minister, St. Georges Cathedral, the Town Hall, the Victoria Law Courts, St. Andrews Kirk, the Stabroek Market, the National Park and the Georgetown Botanical Gardens.

In the evening, a delicious dinner will be served at the Backyard Café. The host Chef Delven will greet you when you enter. If you are interested, you are welcome to join in the chef to learn how to cook Guyanese dishes.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Cara Lodge (3 stars) or similar

Day 8: Kaieteur Falls Day Tour
Today is the highlight of your Guyana tour. You will be guided to visit the icon of Guyana - the Kaieteur Falls, which is the world’s highest free-falling waterfall.

At the appointed time, you will be escorted to Eugene F. Correia International Airport (Ogle Airport) to take a flight to Kaieteur Falls to feel the power of spectacular waterfalls. On the way, you will fly over the Demerara and Essequibo Rivers and hundreds of miles of unbroken tropical rainforest. Here, you will also see the unique micro environment with Tank Bromeliads, in which the tiny golden frogs spend their entire life.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Cara Lodge (3 stars) or similar

Day 9: See off at Cheddi Jagan International Airport
According to your flight schedule, you will be escorted to Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Have a nice trip home.

Meals: Breakfast

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This trip can be tailored to match your dates and interests!
Tour Prices

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2-3 travelers4-5 travelers
USD5339 USD4805USD4759 USD4283
  • Prices are per person based on double occupancy.
What's Included
  • Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels and lodges.
  • Internal scheduled flights: (Georgetown - Iwokrama, Lethem - Georgetown, Georgetown - Kaieteur - Georgetown)
  • Service of English speaking driver-guide or guide as itinerary specifies
  • Private road transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
  • Guided tours, entrance fees and activities for mentioned sights visited
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
What's Excluded
  • International flights to and out of Guyana
  • Single supplement for single room occupancy
  • Extra charge for upgrade to chartered flights.
  • Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses (such as drinks, laundry, telephone, optional chargeable activities during the tour)
  • Tips for the driver guide, hotel and lodge
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Guyana visa fees
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