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Essequibo

Santa Mission

Georgetown

Resorts

Flora/Fauna

 

Description
A 7 day trip organized through Rainforest Tours, Office at the Hotel Tower (Main Street, Georgetown).

 


Costs
US $900.00 Per person.
This includes the flight out to Kaieteur and return flight from Orinduik, Road transportation to Ogle return, Meals and Accommodation, Villages fees, Porters, Guides.


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.
We do the trip twice a year and the route seems to vary each time according to the group and weather conditions. (April, September)
At Orinduik we stay in the guesthouse and swim by the falls. It is also possible to visit Brazil from here.

 
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Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur Falls 2
Jungle Flying
Jungle Flying 2
Orinduik Falls
Orinduik Falls 2
     
Route
Day 1 : Plane from Ogle airstrip (Georgetown) to Kaieteur - 1 hour.
Speedboat from Menses landing (village upstream of Kaieteur) up the Potaro River to Chenapou.
First night spent at Chenapou Village.
Day 2 : Speedboat up the Potaro to Chenapou Falls - 1 hour.
Walk through Rainforest past Iatuk Falls - 2-3 hours.
Speedboat to campsite on the Makanang River.
Day 3 : Tough walk through the Rainforest - 9 hours.
Camp near Kopinang Creek.
Day 4 : Walk and climb up to Kopinang Village, where we camp for the night - 4 hours.
Day 5 : Walk through Rainforest and savannah to Kamana Village - 7 hours.
Day 6 : Walk from Kamana to Orinduik across the savannah - 4 hours.
Day 7 : Fly from Orinduik to Ogle G/Town
   
Additional Information
• Pack lightly and use zip-lock bags to keep belongings dry
• It does get very cold at night - sleeping bags or plenty of warm clothing is needed!
• It is advisable to do some fitness training before-hand
• Break in footwear - and carry lots of blister kits!
• Kabouria (‘Kabora’) flies are particularly bad at Orinduik during the summer, until about Sept).
   

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