Best of Guyana: 7 days / 6 nights

Tour Code: BOG76

Departure: Monthly (or by request)

Important Note: Sightseeing, transfers, entrance fees as well as meals and local soft drinks are
included (meals and drinks not included in Georgetown)

Day 1:
Arrive in Georgetown, the capital city and chief port of Guyana, which is situated on the right bank of
the estuary of the Demerara River. This site was originally chosen as a fort to guard the early Dutch
settlements of the river. You can freshen up at your premium hotel and feel free to explore the
colonial building, bazaar and culinary delights.

Overnight at Le Meridain Pegasus Hotel  

Day 2:
After breakfast you will be transferred to our  domestic airport where you will join a flight to the
Majestic Kaieteur Falls, which boasts the largest single drop in the world at 741 feet, five times the
height of Niagara Falls.  Enjoy its splendor, for 2 hours, absorbing the unique flora and fauna, which
exists in abundance, as well as the Johnson's Point, which affords the best photo shoots. After
Kaieteur, you will embark on a fifty minutes flight to Baganara Island Resort, where you will have
lunch. Your afternoon can be as relaxing or adventurous as you decide. Choose from a variety of
activities such as canoeing, fishing, water-skiing, table tennis or volleyball to name a few. Garden
Dinner under the stars.

Overnight at Baganara Island Resort – B L D

Day 3:
An early morning walk through our nature trail. Bird watch for some of the many species of bids that
our national collection possess, see flora and fauna in a way that is refreshing and unique and only
evoked on Baganara Island. After breakfast, enjoy a ride by open boat along the Mazaruni River; visit
some of our historical sites along the way to Marshall Falls where you will hike through the forest to
two smaller falls with a pool-like Jacuzzi, ideal for a dip.

Overnight at Baganara Island Resort – B L D

Day 4:
After a sumptuous eye opening breakfast, enjoy an open boat trip to a nearby Amerindian village.
Agatash village is located on the western bank of the Essequibo River and approximately 10 minutes
from Baganara. The community has approximately 200 inhabitants from all the different tribes of
Amerindians. They live mainly along the riverbank and their main source of income are farming and
fishing. They sell their produce to nearby village Bartica. There is also another small community on
the hilly side of Agatash, called “Dog Point” which started from one family who came from the
Northwest region of Guyana and settled. They exist mainly on farming cassava for the
production of Cassareep and Cassava bread. If you are lucky on the day of your visit you will be able
to see a demonstration on the making of the cassava products. After leaving Agatash Village, you will
be transferred to Parrot Island. Located just a few miles (15 minutes by boat) from Baganara on the
Eastern bank of the Essequibo River, Parrot Island is an uninhabited island with approximately 200ft
of natural vegetation and a beautiful sand beach that stretches about 2 miles when the tide is low.
It is known as a home for many birds, but predominantly the parrots that goes there at sunset to roost.

Overnight at Baganara Island Resort – B L D

Day 5:
Consider this the ’lazy day’. You will spend the entire day lazily while you absorb nature at its very
best on the island, or if that requires too much effort, let time cease to matter while you gently sway in
a hammock embraced by the soothing winds of the rainforest as you forget what day of the week it is.
After dinner, embark on a night spotting excursion for a chance to spot nocturnal species and other
wildlife creatures.

Overnight at Baganara Island Resort. B. L. D

Day 6:
After lunch you will be transferred by river and road to Georgetown, with a stop to see the Guyana
Heritage Museum between Parika and Georgetown.

Overnight at Le Meridian Pegasus Hotel.  B L

Day 7:
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cheddi Jagan International Airport for your flight.

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