Lower Rewa Adventure
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If you've ever dreamed of visiting a tropical forest, then a visit to the Rewa River will fulfill this dream. During your time on the river, you will travel up an exquisitely beautiful waterway, lined with shimmering black rocks and pearly sandbanks.
The forest animals will escort you as you reach the crown of the river, Corona Falls, and you will dine on the freshest fish caught by your own hand.
Remote and unspoiled, Rewa River is excellent for wildlife viewing, including tapir, capybara, brocket deer, peccary, ocelot, jaguar, and seven of the eight species of monkeys found in-country. Giant river otter, black and spectacled caiman, and giant river turtles patrol the waters and bask on the sandbanks.
The fishing in the Rewa is as good as it gets. Peacock bass, arawana, swordfish, payara, large catfish, and pacu thrive in these waters. Rewa is also known for its healthy populations of arapaima, the largest scaled fresh water fish in the world, which can be observed surfacing in many of the oxbow lakes and ponds.
As the Rewa River transects primary forest, it is also rich in birds. Scarlet macaws, red billed toucans, cotingas, parrots, and the harpy eagle can be found here. Along the riverbanks, tiger herons, bat falcons, great black hawks and kingfishers stalk their prey. Trails are in place and your guide will use recording and playback equipment to lure birds in for closer looks. Click here to learn more about the birds you can see in Guyana.
Your Itinerary
Arrive in Georgetown. Overnight at the Rainforest Bed & Breakfast.
Day 1
Fly over the rainforest to Karanambu, spend the night at Karanambu Lodge.
Day 2
You'll be taken to see giant Victoria amazonica water lilies, their feathered neighbors, and often, a giant anteater taking a savannah stroll. Take a swim with Diane McTurk's giant river otters. Transfer to Yupukari and join the crew for nocturnal caiman capture, then spend the night at Caiman House Field Station.
Day 3
Sleep in, visit village crafters, enjoy rum and relaxation, or accompany the crew on an "egging" expedition (in season).
Day 4, The river adventure begins
Depart Yupukari and proceed down the Rupununi River. Giant black caiman, giant river otters, jabiru storks and many other species of birds that make this river home may be sighted on a full day of river travel. Overnight in hammock camp a few miles above the Rewa mouth.
Day 5
The Rupununi meets the Rewa and we proceed up the Rewa River. In late afternoon, hammock camp is struck on riverbank.
Day 6
Awaken to the sound of howler monkeys and macaws. After breakfast proceed upriver to Bamboo Creek, arriving in the afternoon. Overnight in hammock camp.
Day 7
Spend the day relaxing at Bamboo Creek, taking early morning or late afternoon walks on forest trails, bird watching and wildlife viewing. Keen fishermen can fly or spin fish during the day for peacock bass, arawana, tigerfish and piranha. At night, a river drift with powerful spotlights reveals snakes, paca, caiman, and other nocturnal animals.
Day 8
The river drive to Corona Falls is a series of small cataracts ending with a wide, impressive fall of water. Help pull the boat up the rapids and fall asleep in hammock camp listening to the sound of rushing water.
Days 9, 10, and 11
Three full days exploring Corona and the waterfall. Here you can spend your time looking for Amerindian rock carvings scattered around the falls, take forest walks, go for morning and afternoon drifts looking for wildlife, fish for pacu (a vegetarian piranha that puts up an impressive fight in the fast water), as well as payara, the majestic "Dracula" fish.
Day 12
Depart Corona and drift downriver looking for wildlife along the banks. Anaconda, tapir, tyra, and jaguar may be spotted as they come down to the river to drink, and the sights and sounds of forest birds are evident. Tonight’s camp is below the Kwitaro River on the "Kwitaro Backbone."
Day 13
Walk along a forest trail with a local guide, keeping an eye out for peccaries, monkeys and forest birds. Learn to make a palm leaf backpack.
Day 14
Depart Kwitaro Backbone and travel downriver to “Fishpond,” an ox-bow lake renowned for its fishing. Camp overlooking the pond and watch arapaima swirling as they come to the surface to breathe.
Day 15
Spend the day at Fishpond and surrounding area, fishing for peacock bass, catfish, swordfish, and arawana. Nature walk in the afternoon.
Day 16
Early breakfast and depart Fishpond. At the confluence of the Rewa and Rupununi rivers stop at Rewa Village, one of the prettiest in the Rupununi. Meet the Toshao (village chief) and overnight in a palm-thatched eco-lodge, a village development project.
Day 17
Last day on the river. Depart Rewa after breakfast and travel upriver to journey’s end at Annai landing. You have traveled 300 miles roundtrip, and visited one of the most remote and pristine forest areas in Guyana!
Day 18
Fly Annai to Georgetown, where you can settle in at the Rainforest Bed and Breakfast or spend the afternoon visiting the Botanical Garden, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, colorful Stabroek Market, or the Zoo.
Day 19
(Additional 1-day excursion by air to Kaieteur Falls available.) Depart Georgetown.