Guyana Grand Expedition
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Georgetown
Arrive in Georgetown, met and transferred to your accommodation. Georgetown is the staging point from which Guyana's wild interior opens up by bush flight.
Georgetown
A coastal city day before the interior. Explore the colonial capital and its gardens.
To Iwokrama Rainforest
Transfer to Iwokrama Rainforest. The forest road for jaguars and the canopy walkway. Rainforest birding and a night river trip for caiman.
Iwokrama Rainforest
Rainforest birding and a night river trip for caiman. The forest road for jaguars and the canopy walkway. En route, visit Kaieteur Falls — fly in to the rim of kaieteur falls, with golden frogs and swifts.
Iwokrama Rainforest
A full day in the Iwokrama wilderness. Canopy walkway, jaguars and river wildlife. Iwokrama's forest road offers one of the world's best chances of a wild jaguar in daylight.
Iwokrama Rainforest
Canopy walkway, jaguars and river wildlife.
To Surama
Transfer to Surama. Community-guided forest and savannah walks for wildlife. Birding and river trips with Makushi guides.
Surama
Birding and river trips with Makushi guides. A full day of wildlife and village culture. Surama's Makushi community pioneered Guyana's village tourism — wildlife and culture, hand in hand.
Surama
A full day of wildlife and village culture.
To Karanambu
Transfer to Karanambu. Savannah safaris for giant anteaters and river otters. Rupununi river trips and the giant water lilies.
Karanambu
Rupununi river trips and the giant water lilies. A full day of savannah and wetland wildlife. Karanambu's grasslands offer some of the best giant-anteater viewing anywhere on earth.
Karanambu
A full day of savannah and wetland wildlife. Anteaters at dawn and otters on the river.
To Rewa
Transfer to Rewa. River and oxbow trips for arapaima and giant otters. Wildlife and catch-and-release fishing on the wild Rewa.
Rewa
Wildlife and catch-and-release fishing on the wild Rewa. A full day of pristine rainforest-river wildlife. Rewa's oxbow lakes hold arapaima, the largest scaled freshwater fish on earth, in genuinely pristine wilderness.
Rewa
A full day of pristine rainforest-river wildlife. Jaguars, otters and arapaima deep in the interior.
Departure
A final morning in Rewa — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
The drier months — reliable bush flights to the interior.
Good season
A year-round coastal gateway.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Iwokrama River Lodge
The rainforest lodge on the Essequibo, base for the jaguar road and river.
Surama Eco-Lodge
The Makushi community's eco-lodge, base for Surama's forest and savannah wildlife.
Karanambu Lodge
The historic Rupununi ranch lodge, base for anteaters and giant otters.
Rewa Eco-Lodge
A remote community eco-lodge on the wild Rewa river, for arapaima and otters.
Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown
Georgetown's leading international hotel, on the Atlantic seawall.
Cara Lodge
A historic colonial guesthouse, full of character in the city centre.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.