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This adventure is designed for
real nature and wildlife enthusiast.
It features the nesting sites
of Hawksbill, Leatherback, Green and Oliver Ridley
Turtles and the Rupununi River with Giant River
Otters, Black Caiman and Arapaima.
It can be designed to include
the Kaieteur and Orinduik falls.
Only available between March
and July
This tour sets out in the hope of viewing rare
and endangered species in a part of Guyana teeming
with undisturbed wildlife.
This is a travel through the Northwest district
onto the Atlantic Ocean and Almond Beach - the nesting
site of the giant turtles and home to thousands
on Scarlet Ibis. Two nights are spent at Almond
Beach where local wardens assist in the search for
the turtle’s nesting sites.
After a brief break in Georgetown,
the journey continues onto the Northern Rupununi
region and Karanambu Ranch, the home of Diane McTurk,
famous for her work in rehabilitating orphaned Giant
River Otters to the wild at Karanambu you can enjoy
fishing at Guyana's best inland fishing location,
Simoni Pond, and visit Crane Pond to observe hundreds
of birds. Take to the river search of it’s abundant
wildlife.
Itinerary
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Day 1: |
After your evening arrival
you will be met by our local representative
who will transfer you to your Georgetown
Hotel. |
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2: |
An early departure by road to Bartica,
where if you are early enough you will
see the bustling marketplace where traders
come to sell their produce by the road-side.
Then on by boat along the mighty Essequibo
river dwarfed only by the Amazon and
the Orinoco. Then into the Pomeroon
River whose communities at certain times
of the year can only get around by boat
as the region is flooded. At Santa Rosa
an Amerindian village you rest .BLD
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3: |
The journey by river continues through
the Morouca savannahs and onto ‘Dark
Bush’ where on either side of the river
the overhanging branches completely
cover the river forming a dark tunnel
of foliage and brings us into the Barama
River. Where flocks of macaws are a
common sight and if lucky, be accompanied
by fresh water dolphins as we enter
the Atlantic Ocean. The final leg takes
us to Almond Beach. BLD
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4/5: |
The days are spent boating, fishing
and trekking to see the abundant bird
life which include the scarlet ibis
and macaws. The evenings are spent locating
the nesting sites of four of the world’s
most endangered species of turtles,
the Hawksbill, Leatherback, Green, and
Oliver Ridley. The wardens keep a record
of nesting sites and often have to move
eggs to safer ground. Sharing time with
these ancient creatures is an experience
to be treasured. BLD
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6: |
Today you fly back to Georgetown where
you will be shown the City’s substantial
wooden structures including St.Georges
Cathedral, one of the tallest wooden
strictures in the world. BLD
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7/8: |
A morning departure by plane from Ogle
airstrip bound for Diane McTurk's Karanambu
Ranch where she cares for abandoned
and injured giant river otters. Spend
the days exploring the Rupununi river,
Crane pond where the fishing is second
to none, the bird life is among the
richest in the Country. The evenings
are spent around Diane’s old wooden
dinner table, her dining room is like
no other, but for a thatched roof add
two partitions it is essentially ‘open
air’. BLD
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After breakfast you are flown back to
Georgetown. B
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10: |
Late morning you leave Georgetown heading
back to the airport for your flight
back to London. B
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