Summary

Description of Trip:

A five-day overland and river trip through tropical rainforest to the top of Kaieteur Falls - Guyana's spectacular single drop waterfall on the Potaro River.

Cost:

For a group of 11 Peace Corps volunteers and friends we paid US $350 each. This price includes all transport, food and drink.

Dates:

Friday, March 29th - Tuesday, April 2nd, 2002.

Accommodation and Food:

• You provide (and carry) your own travel hammock, rope and net.
• Static camps (wooden frames) are erected at each campsite, and tarpaulins are used as cover, (in theory) keeping out the rain.
• 'Toilets' are a cutlass and a space in the woods!
• Food is catered for by the guides. The guides carry all food / cooking implements / cutlery / plates / cups etc.