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Visit one of the world's greatest waterfalls.

by Aafia

My first glance at Kaieteur Falls from the air took my breath away. Kaieteur Falls are in the centre of Guyana's rain forest and a National Park has been established to highlight the falls and the biodiversity of the rain forest. As soon as our plane landed, we wasted no time in walking down the nature trail that led to the falls. As we approached, the roar of the thundering falls got loader and louder. Finally, the falls came into view and I was simply awestruck by their magnificence. You can admire the falls from several vantage points and there are some great photo opportunities.On the way back from the falls, we took our time to enjoy the nature walk. A guide pointed out the interesting flora and fauna of the park, such as the golden frog that spends its entire life inside the water- collecting bromeliad plant. The guide also pointed out a mosquito eating plant that will hopefully...

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Iwokrama

by grets

The Iwokrama Forest is a Wilderness Preserve of nearly one million acres of untamed wilderness as part of the Guiana Shield. The forest sits on one of the oldest exposed rock surfaces in the world. This area is one of the last four "frontier forests" in the world - apart from small Amerindian settlements, it is uninhabited and offers unrivalled rainforest adventures for people seeking a truly unique ecotouring experience.The purpose of Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation is to preserve values pertaining to the realtionship between nature and the local people who live here, visitors and the people of Guyana in general. The contsruction of roads, tourist facilities and mineral extraction is prohibited, timber harvesting is restricted as is the use of motorised vehicles. Fairview is the only settlement within Iwokrama, a Macushi village of 127 people.In Iwokrama there...

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Birding one of the best destinations of the world

by bianchis

Birding in the rainforest Guyana has been featured in Birdwatch, Waterlife, Condé Nast Traveller, Guardian Unlimited, and the Sundowner. Guyana has also been ranked alongside Peru, also on the South American continent, which is considered the best destination in the world for birding. Divided into three distinct areas: the Coastlands, the Rainforest and the Savannahs. Each of the three natural regions offers its own diverse array of species. Several species can be seen in the capital city, Georgetown. Guyana’s Coastal Plain. Eighty percent of Guyana's 83,000 sq miles is covered with tropical rainforest. It is geographically linked to the great Amazon River basin and therefore shares the spectacular avifauna of this region.The Scarlet Ibis, Egrets, Herons, Gulls can be seen on the seashore. Hawks, Tanagers, Flycatchers, Finches, Blackbirds and Orioles can be seen in the cultivated...

Visit Shell Beach

by sazzaguyana

A remote beach on the north coast, accessed by speed boat. I visited this beach with a group of friends, the trip there wasn't easy to say the least and we ended up having to walk miles to get to where we were staying but it was worth it in the end.Watching the sunset whist drinking from coconuts around a camp fire with no one around for miles.Also the chance to catch a glimse of some of the most rare sea turtles.The only place in guyana where you can swim in a relitivly un muddy bit of sea.

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Mother Nature's Jacuzzi...Orinduik Falls

by Aafia

Our last full day in the Pakaraima region included a 6 hour hike in the scorching sun that took us from Kurukaburu to a little village on the Guyana/Brazilian border. From here we would catch a flight back to Georgetown. Our reward at the end of this grueling trek was the discovery that we were at the site of Orinduik Falls. The falls are found on the Ireng River, one of the tributaries that forms the Amazon River system. These beautiful falls stretch from one side of the river to the other, tumbling over rocks and terraces. What I really loved about these falls were the natural pools that formed, big enough to swim in. There's nothing more enjoyable than relaxing in Mother Nature's jacuzzi. It wasn't long before we grabbed our green bio-degradable soap and showered under one of the gentler cascades, luxuriating at the same time, in an invigorating massage......and at the end of the day,...

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orinduik falls

by c_daisymae

our trip also included a stop at orinduik falls. You must bring bug spray here or you will be eaten alive! It is worth the bugs though if you're into climbing the falls and doing some swimming. Kevin and I were the only ones in our group who climbed and swam so i imagine the rest of our group was bored just sitting at the top waiting for us but we didnt' care as our goal was to see and experience all that we could!

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Look Around

by Violapreacher

get out of town as soon as possible. The jungle has many offerings. Take a day trip to Kaeteur Falls. $100.00 round trip on a little plane.Visit the shops. Even if you don't see them...ask. Seems everyone does some craft.Go uptown to the shops and museum. Take in the local flavor

Movie Guiana 1838.

by bianchis

The making of Guiana 1838In April of this year Guyana hosted a film crew led by Rohit Jagessar, the director and writer of a historical film about indentureship and slavery in British Guiana during the early 1800s. The film was partly shot on the Corentyne in the cane fields andWednesday, August 4th 2004 .If you would like to see the trailer for the film it can be viewed at http://www.rbcradio.com/guiana1838.html.

Guyana from the air

by grets

Flying from Baganara to Kaieteur to Orinduik to Mahdia to Baganara, we covered large areas of Guyana from the air.Three things really struck me during the flight:1. How beautiful the countryside of Guyana is from the air2. How much of the country is covered with rainforest3. That you don't realise how many different shades of green there are until you've flown over a rain forest

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Orinduik Falls

by grets

The falls are not high, but the setting in the fact that they tumble over solid Jasper, a semi-precious stone, make them very attractive. From the airstrip there is a short walk down to the falls, over some rocks.The falls are named after orin, a kind of sea weed which covers the rocks around the falls.

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