Birding Guyana

• • Flight to Fair View Airstrip
  • Pick up and transfer to Iwokrama River Lodge
  • Explore trails around the lodge with an Iwokrama guide
  • Evening river trip to spot wildlife
  • Overnight stay at Iwokrama River Lodge

• • Dawn boat trip on the Essequibo River to spot birds and wildlife
  • Hike Turtle Mountain for panoramic views across the forest canopy or take a boat trip to Stanley Lake to look for Giant River Otters and Black Caiman
  • Visit Kurupukari Falls to see Amerindian petroglyphs (water level permitting)
  • Overnight at Iwokrama River Lodge

• • Explore river trails with an Iwokrama Ranger
  • Transfer from Iwokrama River Lodge along a trail known as one of the best places to see the elusive jaguar
  • Arrive at Iwokrama Canopy Walkway and Atta Rainforest Lodge
  • Visit the Canopy Walkway and explore surrounding trails
  • Overnight at Atta Rainforest Lodge

• • Early visit to the Canopy Walkway before breakfast
  • Wildlife and birdwatching walks on nearby trails
  • Optional return visits to the Canopy Walkway
  • Night walks available for additional wildlife viewing
  • Overnight at Atta Rainforest Lodge

• • Early morning visit to the Canopy Walkway
  • Return to the lodge for breakfast and prepare for departure
  • Transfer to the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock trail
  • Continue to the community-owned Surama Eco-Lodge
  • Guided walk on forest trails to observe birds and wildlife
  • After-dark walk to spot nocturnal species such as Northern Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, Tropical Screech-Owl, Lesser Nighthawk, and White-tailed Nightjar
  • Overnight at Surama Eco-Lodge

Pre-dawn birding around Surama Eco-Lodge with chances to spot species such as:

• • Red-legged Tinamou
  • Painted Parakeet
  • Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
  • Rufous-throated Sapphire
  • Guianan Puffbird
  • Northern Slaty-antshrike
  • Rufous-bellied Antwren

● Afternoon excursion on the Burro Burro River

● Optional visit to a Harpy Eagle site

● Overnight at Surama Eco-Lodge

• • Early morning forest walk for wildlife and birdwatching or relax at the lodge before breakfast and departure
  • Travel south through the savannah and foothills of the Pakaraima Mountains, with excellent savannah birding opportunities
  • Boat transfer from Ginep Landing to Karanambu Lodge with wildlife spotting en route
  • Late afternoon boat excursion for wildlife viewing
  • Visit ponds at dusk to see the giant Victoria amazonica water lily in bloom
  • Return trip spotlighting for Black Caiman, nocturnal birds, and other creatures of the night
  • Overnight at Karanambu Lodge

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

• • Early morning search across the savannah for Giant Anteaters, then return for breakfast
  • Evening river excursion or explore woodland patches and gallery forest along the river
  • Opportunities to spot Jacanas, Purple and Azure Gallinules, and Tiger Herons
  • Overnight at Karanambu Lodge

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

• • Early morning birding around the lodge or venture onto the savannah in search of the Bearded Tachuri, Crested Doradito, and possibly a Giant Anteater
  • Transfer by vehicle across the savannah to Lethem
  • Scheduled flight from Lethem to Georgetown
  • Afternoon birdwatching in the Georgetown Botanical Gardens with a chance to see the Blood-coloured Woodpecker
  • Overnight at Cara Lodge