Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here, so I’ll start back with this post and tell about my trip to Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls. It was Sunday and July 4th, so what better way to spend that day than a tour of Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls? They are two of the incredibly breathtaking views that Guyana has to offer.

The day was started off with getting up early and waiting for the arrival of our tour guide, Carlos, to pick us up. After that, it was off to Ogle Airport. Here, we sat for what seemed like an eternity. Of course, this could have just been due to the anticipation of getting to Kaieteur. After this eternity, it was finally time to meet our plane, a single engine, 12 passenger Cessna. This was my first trip on a small plane like that, so of course I was a bit nervous. However, this flight turned out to be rather joyful (thank you Mr. Pilot).

The first place that we went was Kaieteur and it was absolutely breathtaking. The tour took us on paths through the woods that took us to various lookout points where we could see the waterfall, and then ended with lunch back at the airstrip. The lookout points that we reached were amazing. You can go right to the edge and see everything from the waterfall, to the river that is about 800 feet below you. One of the more fun activities was inching toward the edge of the ledge to get pictures looking down. Trust me, for someone who is afraid of heights, this was a great adrenaline rush.

After Kaieteur, we made the short flight to the Brazilian border to Orinduik Falls. Here, we were able to see the multiple falls there and to also take a dip in the water. The water here felt incredible. It was cold, but not too cold to take, it was just right to chill you off and let you relax by escaping the heat. I even found my own natural made whirlpool here and enjoyed just submerging my body in the cold water and let the flowing water give a nice little massage. While here, the weather started to look a little rough, so we hopped in the plane and headed back to Georgetown. The tour ended with a flight over Georgetown and then headed back to the airport.

So, enough talking, here are the pictures.