REGION 1
Santa Rosa - Moruca
Mabaruma & Shell Beach
Port KaitumaREGION
2
Essequibo Coast - Lakes
Capoey Lake
Hot and Cold Lake
Lake Mainstay
Akawini - Pomeroon River
REGION
3
Toucan Guest House
& Guyanese Heritage Museum
Timberhead Rainforest Reserve
Santa Mission
Shanklands
REGION 6
Orealla
REGION 7
Bartica & Marshall Falls
Bartica - The Monastery
Baracara Island Resort
Baganara Island Resort
REGION
8
Iwokrama
Overland Trek - Kaieteur to Orinduik
Kaiteur Falls Overland
REGION
9
Rockview Eco-Tourism Resort
Karanambo Ranch, Rupununi Savannahs
OUTSIDE GUYANA
Mount Roraima
Island Hopping in the Caribbean
Suriname
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Contact Information
Description
A 7 day trip organised through Frank Singh of
Rainforest Tours, based at the Hotel Tower (Main Street, Georgetown).
Things To Do
The trip involves tough walking through
rainforest and savannah across the Pakaraima Mountains, covering a
distance of 50-60 miles in a week. The walk is rewarded with spectacular
views across the savannahs and the opportunity to stay in Amerindian
villages along the way. Frank only does this trip once or twice a year and
the route seems to vary each time according to the group and weather
conditions.
At Orinduik we stayed in the guesthouse and swam by the
falls. It is also possible to visit Brazil from here.
Costs
Frank is prepared to lower his price for VSO’s.
We paid US $580. This included the flight out to Kaieteur and return
flight from Orinduik, all other transportation, food and fuel costs.
We had two guides and two porters who carried all food
and cooking utensils. We carried our personal belongings and sleeping gear
(travel hammocks, nets etc.)
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Route
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Plane from Ogle airstrip (Georgetown) to Kaieteur - 1 hour.
Speedboat from Menzies landing (village upstream of
Kaieteur) up the Potaro River to Chenapow. First night spent in the
medical centre in Chenapow Village. |
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Day 2:
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Speedboat up the Potaro to Chenapow Falls - 1
hour.
Walk through rainforest past Iatuk Falls - 2-3 hours.
Speedboat to campsite on the Makanang River. |
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Day 3:
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Tough walk through the rainforest - 9 hours.
Camped near Kopinang Creek. |
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Day 4:
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Walk and climb up to Kopinang Village, where we camped for the night - 4 hours. |
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Day 5:
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Walk through rainforest and savannah to Kamana Village - 7 hours. |
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Day 6:
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Walk from Kamana to Orinduik across the savannah - 4 hours. |
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Day 7:
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Fly from Orinduik to Ogle. |
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Additional Information
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Contact Information
Frank Singh at Rainforest Tours located
in the;
Hotel Tower,
Main Street,
Georgetown.
Tel: 227-5632 or 226-2011/2/3/4/5
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Information
Supplied by Lynne Pennington and Alistair McNeil, September 2000.
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