Guyana trekking holiday

On this 16 day trekking tour you have the opportunity to experience the pristine rainforest and abundant wildlife of Guyana, whilst trekking through superb virgin rain forest.

We start the trip with a 3 day supported trek to Kaiteur Falls - tallest single drop waterfall in the world, and then continue the adventure with a 6 day supported trek to the top of Mount Roraima in Venezuela. Kaieteur Falls, which was first seen by a European on April 29, 1870, is situated in the heart of Guyana on the Potaro River, a tributary of the Essequibo. The water of Kaieteur, one of the world's natural wonders, flows over a sandstone conglomerate tableland into a deep gorge - a drop of 822 feet, 5 times the height of Niagara Falls.

Kaieteur supports a unique micro environment with Tank Bromeliads, the largest in the world, in which the tiny Golden frog spends its entire life and the rarely seen Guiana Cock- of-the-rock nesting close by. You may also see the famous flights of the Kaieteur Swifts or Makonaima Birds which nest under the vast shelf of rock carved by the centuries of water, hidden behind the eternal curtain of falling water.

You fly back to Georgetown and then begin the next leg of the adventure to the Gran Sabana.

The Sabana is a grassy savannah-like plateau with an elevation of 900-1200 metres. Abounding in natural wonders such as waterfalls, rapids and tropical rainforest; the plentiful wildlife makes the Sabana a naturalist and birdwatcher's paradise. Above the Sabana loom the tepuys, or "Table Mountains" of which Mount Roraima is the most famous. The tepuys are estimated to be over 1,700 million years old. The tepuys' lunar-like surface is home to many plants and animals found nowhere else on earth. (The Auyantepuy, located in Canaima National Park, features Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall.)

Mount Roraima is one of the most acclaimed sights in South America. For hundreds of years the mile high flat-topped mountain inspired travellers - tales and rumours abounded concerning the mysterious, inacessible summit above the clouds.

Roraima has made a deep impression on western literature and thought, influencing such men as Charles Darwin and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After the publication of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' there was great public interest in 'missing links' and 'relic species' preserved by isolation. Roraima's mysterious summit was an excellent possibility for an area at evolutionary standstill and the last place on earth where dinosaurs could exist. Conan Doyle, fascinated by the descriptions of early explorers such as Im Thurm, wrote in 1912 what is considered to be one of the best science fiction novels ever written - "The Lost World."

Please note: Shorter versions of this trip are possible, please enquire for more information.