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Route | Accommodation and
Food | Additional Information
Description
This ranch is run by Dianne McTurk.
Dianne is very warm and welcoming and full of character and personal
anecdotes. The ranch is now dedicated to wildlife conservation and is
located in an extremely remote and beautiful part of the Rupununi,
encompassing parts of the Rupununi and Sipuruni rivers.
Things To Do
Dianne has raised and continually cares for
Giant River Otters, which are an endangered species. Whilst at the ranch
you can meet wild otters that occasionally turn up to be fed, or to play.
Those intrepid enough can swim with the otters and help at feeding time.
There are plenty of opportunities for
viewing wildlife, particularly bird watching and caiman spotting whilst
drifting down the river. The “Victoria Regis” (giant) lily grows on ponds
nearby and you can ask to be taken out at night to see the magnificent
blooms and lily pads.
Dianne is very accommodating and will allow
you to set your own itinerary (and makes great rum-punch!)
Route
By air:
approx. 1 hour flight from Ogle direct to Karanambo. This is the Lethem
flight, available most weekdays departing at 0600 from Ogle. Times
change at weekends. Book early due to limited availability. Cost is
currently Guy $18,500 single and Guy $34,000 return.
By land:
To/from Annai:
Colin Edwards at Rockview can liaise with Dianne by radio and arrange
a transfer to Genip Landing by landrover, where Dianne will meet you
with a boat. The journey takes approx. 2.5 hours: 1 hour by road,
1.5 by boat. The cost is currently US $150 for the fuel – US $75 payable
in cash to Colin, and US $75 payable in cash to Dianne.
By land:
Direct from Georgetown:
4X4 direct to Karanambo costs GUY $18,000. Dianne may also offer to
pick you up from Lethem if transport is available. Costs will depend
on the fuel price.
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Accommodation
and Food
Traditional brick houses with thatched roofs
are laid out spaciously in the ranch compound, which is surrounded
by mango trees. Each cottage has a toilet and shower.
All meals are included and are provided at the main house, where you
eat with Dianne. Beds have sheets, blankets and nets, towels, soap,
mosquito repellent and bottled water are all provided.
There is a VSO special price of US $50 per
person, per night. All meals, drinks and trips are inclusive of this
price. Transfers are additional.
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Additional Information
Dianne has a contact person in Georgetown with whom you
should arrange your trip. All information will be relayed to Dianne, and
then confirmed. The contact is:
Wendela Jackson,
300 New Garden Street,
Queenstown.
Georgetown.
Tel: 225-3750
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Information
supplied by Sandie Tanner, September 2000
Updated by Jim Martin, August 2001
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