Waterfalls without the crowds
Kaieteur drops about 226 metres into a forested gorge, and most days only a planeload or two of visitors see it.
Tailor-made travel in Guyana
Kaieteur, the rainforest and the Rupununi, planned as one journey
We design trips to Guyana’s interior around what you want to see: realistic routes, the right lodges and local guides, and a clear written proposal before you commit to anything.
Kaieteur Falls from the air
Why Guyana
South America’s least crowded wild places
Guyana is English-speaking, lightly visited and mostly wilderness. A week here can take in one of the world’s great waterfalls, deep rainforest and a savannah full of wildlife.
Rainforest you can sleep in
The Iwokrama Forest is protected, intact and reachable by road, with lodges on the river and a walkway through the canopy.
Wildlife in open country
Giant otters, giant anteaters and black caiman on the Rupununi rivers and savannah, watched with local guides.
What we do
The hard part of Guyana is making it fit together
Interior trips combine small aircraft, river boats, long dirt roads and lodges with a handful of rooms. Each piece depends on the one before it. We design a route that fits, confirm it with the local operator who will run it, and give you one clear plan.
- Route designPlaces, pace and season matched to your interests, with buffers where Guyana needs them.
- The right local operatorA licensed Guyanese operator matched to the trip you want, with availability and price confirmed for your dates before you commit.
- One written proposalA single total price, what it includes, the prepayment and balance, cancellation terms, and who delivers your trip.
- Booking and supportWe handle your booking once you accept, and stay your contact before and during your trip.
Destinations
Where you can go
Sample itineraries
Itineraries from 4 to 14 days
Suggested routes that show how Guyana’s regions fit together, with timings and trade-offs. Every route is adapted to your dates, and schedules and availability are confirmed in your proposal.
4 daysGeorgetown and Kaieteur Falls in 4 daysShort visits, stopovers, first tastes of Guyana7 daysRainforest and savannah in 7 daysFirst-time visitors with a week, nature lovers, couples10 daysRupununi wildlife in 10 daysWildlife watchers, photographers, nature-focused couples and families with older children12 daysGuyana birding in 12 daysKeen birders and bird photographers14 daysThe full Guyana journey in 14 daysTravelers who want the complete picture, second-time visitors, nature lovers with time
How it works
From first message to written proposal
- Tell us about your trip. Dates, interests, pace and budget, by form or email.
- We suggest a route. With the reasoning, the trade-offs and any questions.
- You get a written proposal. Everything in one document, with one total price.
- You decide. Your booking is secured only when you accept and pay the prepayment.
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- Your itineraryDay by day: places, lodges, flights, transfers and activities.
- One total priceIn US dollars unless agreed otherwise, per person or per group, with what it includes and excludes.
- Who delivers your tripThe licensed local operator who runs it, and any other provider responsible for a specific part.
- Prepayment and balanceThe prepayment you pay Guyana Journey to secure the booking, and the balance you pay the operator directly in Guyana.
- Cancellation termsIf you cancel your booking, your prepayment is refunded.
- Contacts for your tripWho to call or message before and during your travels.
Your booking is secured only when you accept the proposal and pay the prepayment.
Common questions
What does Guyana Journey do?
We plan tailor-made trips to Guyana and handle your booking. You tell us what you want to see and how you like to travel; we suggest a realistic route, confirm it with the licensed local operator who will deliver it, and send a written proposal with one total price. We stay your contact before and during your trip.
Who runs the tours?
Licensed local operators in Guyana deliver the trips, with the lodges, airlines and guides they work with. Your proposal names the operator delivering your trip, so you always know who is responsible for what.
How much does a Guyana trip cost?
Interior travel relies on small aircraft, remote full-board lodges and private guiding, so guided multi-day trips typically cost several hundred US dollars per person per day. Our trip cost guide explains the drivers, and your proposal gives an exact total.
How do I pay?
Planning and proposals are free. To secure a booking you pay a prepayment to Guyana Journey, and you pay the remaining balance directly to the local operator in Guyana. Your proposal states both amounts. If you cancel, your prepayment is refunded.
Plan with Guyana Journey
Tell us what you want from Guyana
Share your dates, interests and the pace you enjoy. We reply with suggestions and, when you are ready, a written proposal with the route, prices, inclusions and who provides each part of the trip.
