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The world's highest single-drop falls · Guyana

Kaieteur Falls

A single, thundering plunge of 226 m in pristine rainforest — one of earth's great waterfalls, visited by fly-in day trip.

Getting there

By light aircraft from Georgetown, on a fly-in day visit

Best for

The Kaieteur Falls, golden frogs, Guianan cock-of-the-rock, white-tipped swifts, rainforest

The land

A vast single-drop waterfall on the Potaro river in deep rainforest

Good to know

At 226 m, Kaieteur is among the highest single-drop waterfalls in the world

What it is

Kaieteur Falls is one of earth's great waterfalls — a single, thundering 226 m plunge in pristine rainforest, reached by fly-in day visit.

Deep in untouched rainforest, the Kaieteur Falls drop 226 m in a single thunderous plunge on the Potaro river — among the highest single-drop falls on earth, and many times the height of Niagara. A fly-in day visit from Georgetown brings you to the rim, where tiny golden frogs live in bromeliads, white-tipped swifts nest behind the water, and cock-of-the-rock display in the surrounding forest.

PhotoKaieteur Falls — the world's highest single-drop falls.

The reason to come

A waterfall in the wild

Kaieteur is a vast, pristine waterfall few people ever see.

The single drop

A 226 m plunge, among the highest in the world.

Golden frogs

Tiny golden frogs living in the rim's giant bromeliads.

Swifts & cock-of-the-rock

White-tipped swifts behind the falls and cock-of-the-rock nearby.

Worth knowing

Earth's great single drop

Kaieteur's 226 m plunge, in untouched rainforest and almost without crowds, is one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls.

PhotoThe single 226 m drop of Kaieteur Falls.

When to come — honestly

A fly-in day visit.

September – April

Best

Drier months — the most reliable flying weather.

May – August

Good

Higher water and a fuller falls, but more flight cancellations.

Year-round

Good

Visited year-round as a fly-in day trip, weather permitting.

Kaieteur is a day visit with no accommodation; the flight depends on weather and can be cancelled.

Context

The great waterfall

Kaieteur is a fly-in day visit to one of the world's highest single-drop waterfalls.

It slots into the interior itineraries as a day's excursion.

We include Kaieteur as a fly-in day visit, slotted between Georgetown and the interior lodges.

Beyond the obvious

More to Kaieteur Falls.

PhotoThe falls

The falls

The 226 m single drop.

PhotoGolden frogs

Golden frogs

In the bromeliads.

PhotoRim walks

Rim walks

Swifts and rainforest.

Why Wild Voyager

We run the logistics of the last wild frontier.

Guyana's wildlife is deeply remote, reached by bush flight, river boat and rough track to community lodges. We handle every connection so you reach the jaguars, giant otters and harpy eagles.

Handpicked stays

We choose the lodge and guides that fit your goals, not whatever is left.

We time it right

We build your visit around the season and the wildlife that delivers.

Journeys

Trips through Kaieteur Falls

8 Days · 7 Nights

Kaieteur Iwokrama

14 Days · 13 Nights

Ultimate Guyana Wildlife

Wildlife you may see

Birds

Plan your Kaieteur Falls trip.

Fly in to the rim of Kaieteur Falls. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.

Plan a trip

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season