Kaieteur Overland Trek
Description
Activities: Trekking, nature walks, boat ride, jungle walks, swimming, camping in the forest, wildlife viewing, tour of Georgetown
Who is it for?
Fit travellers interested in nature, culture, and adventure on the hunt for an ultimately rewarding adventure travel experience.
What is it?
This rugged overland itinerary offers couples trekking and forest camping with spectacular views. An 8-day trip that challenges and rewards physically and mentally and includes forest camping, demanding hikes, swims across creeks, and some arduous climbs, including the trek to Kaieteur falls, only seen by a handful of intrepid visitors.
Included/Excluded
Tour Amenities
Tour Duration
Duration
Starting Price
From
Contact Us for pricing
Travel Style
Tour Type
Day by Day Itinerary
Arrive at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Formalities at this small, friendly airport rarely take very long, baggage facilities are efficient, and there aren’t any touts to worry about. Our guests are met in the arrival hall and transferred to Cara Lodge in Georgetown, approximately one hour from the airport. Built in the 1840s and originally consisting of two houses, Cara Lodge is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Georgetown. It has a long and romantic history and was the home of the first Lord Mayor of Georgetown. Over the years it has hosted many dignitaries including George V who stayed at the house in 1923 and planted the sapodilla tree in the front garden to mark the occasion.
Overnight Cara Lodge
This morning enjoy a guided tour of Georgetown, where you’ll learn all about the Georgetown, Guyana tourism.. This afternoon have a briefing on the overland trip and prepare your gear.
Overnight Cara Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning depart Georgetown at 0630hrs traveling for 8 hours, passing through the bauxite town of Linden, then through miles and miles of lush rain forest and rolling hills, stopping briefly at ‘58’ where you enjoy a lovely vegetarian lunch or fried local fish or chicken. Rejuvenated, you continue your journey to the bustling gold-mining town of Mahdia, then to Pamela Landing where you travel by boat for 2 ½ hours to Amatuk. Here, on this beautiful island of white sand with the 170 ft drop Amatuk falls just a few yards away, you camp for the night. A refreshing bath in the river and enjoy a sumptuous meal this is all you need before climbing into your hammock. The fresh, clean air will soon render you fast asleep.
Overnight Camp Amatuk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hike And River Journey Towards Kaieteur
Leave by foot, trekking through the jungle, swimming across creeks and walking across jungle bridges (tree trunks), a short boat-ride through the rapids and you arrive at Waratuk where you camp for the night.
Overnight Camp Waratuk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The next morning, after a good night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, you set off on foot for Tukiet with the enigmatic Ibini mountain range in a distance as your constant companion. Another short boat ride and you reach just in time for lunch at Tukiet, the bottom of Kaieteur Falls. A cool dip in the river with the ‘Old Man’s Beard’, a beautiful falls, flowing gently down a steep drop from high up the mountain just across the river, and a healthy meal will put you in top gear to begin your climb up the ‘O my God’ mountain. Did you say that you liked challenges? This climb will challenge you both physically and mentally. With your backpack strapped securely unto your back and your water bottle within easy reach you begin your ascend quite smartly. After four and a half exhilarating hours of climbing, enough time to come to terms with yourself and find out who you really are, you eventually reach the top. The feeling of achievement is indescribable as you proudly view the grandeur of the mighty Kaieteur Falls, the highest single-drop waterfalls in the world. A peaceful and contented night’s rest at the Kaieteur Guest House will refresh you for the next day’s activities.
Overnight Kaieteur Guest House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tour around the Kaieteur Park will prove to be a truly fascinating experience. You will get the chance to view the Kaieteur Falls from several vantage points that offer excellent photo opportunities. The knowledgeable Kaieteur falls tour guide is a vault of information that is simply incredible. With stealth and a little patience you can get a close- up view of the beautiful, but poisonous ‘golden frog’ and, if you’re lucky you’ll catch a glimpse of the brilliantly coloured, orange ‘Cock-of-the-rock’. You will also make the acquaintance of several pretty carnivores’ plants, some of which feed on insects. There are lots of beautiful, wild flowers to, including the decorative Heliconia.
Overnight Kaieteur Guest House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After another night at the top of the Kaieteur, listening to tales of ‘Old Kiae’- who is said to have saved his people from the warlike Caribs by throwing himself down the Kaieteur Falls – and hearing the gentle tongue of the Patamona dialect being spoken will surely be remembered for a long time. On the plane to Georgetown you get a final, spectacular aerial view of Kaieteur Falls and the gorge and the awe-inspiring expanse of rain forest and rivers that will hold the secrets of your adventure forever.
Overnight Cara Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Meals: Breakfast
Explore Tours
Activities: Trekking, nature walks, boat ride, jungle walks, swimming, camping in the forest, wildlife viewing, tour of Georgetown
Who is it for?
Fit travellers interested in nature, culture, and adventure on the hunt for an ultimately rewarding adventure travel experience.
What is it?
This rugged overland itinerary offers couples trekking and forest camping with spectacular views. An 8-day trip that challenges and rewards physically and mentally and includes forest camping, demanding hikes, swims across creeks, and some arduous climbs, including the trek to Kaieteur falls, only seen by a handful of intrepid visitors.
Included/Exclude
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Arrive at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Formalities at this small, friendly airport rarely take very long, baggage facilities are efficient, and there aren’t any touts to worry about. Our guests are met in the arrival hall and transferred to Cara Lodge in Georgetown, approximately one hour from the airport. Built in the 1840s and originally consisting of two houses, Cara Lodge is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Georgetown. It has a long and romantic history and was the home of the first Lord Mayor of Georgetown. Over the years it has hosted many dignitaries including George V who stayed at the house in 1923 and planted the sapodilla tree in the front garden to mark the occasion.
Overnight Cara Lodge
This morning enjoy a guided tour of Georgetown, where you’ll learn all about the Georgetown, Guyana tourism.. This afternoon have a briefing on the overland trip and prepare your gear.
Overnight Cara Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning depart Georgetown at 0630hrs traveling for 8 hours, passing through the bauxite town of Linden, then through miles and miles of lush rain forest and rolling hills, stopping briefly at ‘58’ where you enjoy a lovely vegetarian lunch or fried local fish or chicken. Rejuvenated, you continue your journey to the bustling gold-mining town of Mahdia, then to Pamela Landing where you travel by boat for 2 ½ hours to Amatuk. Here, on this beautiful island of white sand with the 170 ft drop Amatuk falls just a few yards away, you camp for the night. A refreshing bath in the river and enjoy a sumptuous meal this is all you need before climbing into your hammock. The fresh, clean air will soon render you fast asleep.
Overnight Camp Amatuk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hike And River Journey Towards Kaieteur
Leave by foot, trekking through the jungle, swimming across creeks and walking across jungle bridges (tree trunks), a short boat-ride through the rapids and you arrive at Waratuk where you camp for the night.
Overnight Camp Waratuk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The next morning, after a good night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, you set off on foot for Tukiet with the enigmatic Ibini mountain range in a distance as your constant companion. Another short boat ride and you reach just in time for lunch at Tukiet, the bottom of Kaieteur Falls. A cool dip in the river with the ‘Old Man’s Beard’, a beautiful falls, flowing gently down a steep drop from high up the mountain just across the river, and a healthy meal will put you in top gear to begin your climb up the ‘O my God’ mountain. Did you say that you liked challenges? This climb will challenge you both physically and mentally. With your backpack strapped securely unto your back and your water bottle within easy reach you begin your ascend quite smartly. After four and a half exhilarating hours of climbing, enough time to come to terms with yourself and find out who you really are, you eventually reach the top. The feeling of achievement is indescribable as you proudly view the grandeur of the mighty Kaieteur Falls, the highest single-drop waterfalls in the world. A peaceful and contented night’s rest at the Kaieteur Guest House will refresh you for the next day’s activities.
Overnight Kaieteur Guest House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tour around the Kaieteur Park will prove to be a truly fascinating experience. You will get the chance to view the Kaieteur Falls from several vantage points that offer excellent photo opportunities. The knowledgeable Kaieteur falls tour guide is a vault of information that is simply incredible. With stealth and a little patience you can get a close- up view of the beautiful, but poisonous ‘golden frog’ and, if you’re lucky you’ll catch a glimpse of the brilliantly coloured, orange ‘Cock-of-the-rock’. You will also make the acquaintance of several pretty carnivores’ plants, some of which feed on insects. There are lots of beautiful, wild flowers to, including the decorative Heliconia.
Overnight Kaieteur Guest House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After another night at the top of the Kaieteur, listening to tales of ‘Old Kiae’- who is said to have saved his people from the warlike Caribs by throwing himself down the Kaieteur Falls – and hearing the gentle tongue of the Patamona dialect being spoken will surely be remembered for a long time. On the plane to Georgetown you get a final, spectacular aerial view of Kaieteur Falls and the gorge and the awe-inspiring expanse of rain forest and rivers that will hold the secrets of your adventure forever.
Overnight Cara Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Meals: Breakfast
