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NATURE EXCURSION
LENGTH OF
EXPERIENCE: 4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS
TOUR FEATURES
- 2 Nights - Our Island Resort – Baganara
- Marshall Falls
- Parrot Island
- Fort Island (Dutch History)
- Kyk-Over-Al (Dutch History)
- Bartica
- Guyana Heritage Museum
Start and end point : Cheddi Jagan International Airport
- All inclusive meals,
soft beverages.
- Alcoholic beverages not included.
- Road & Air Transportation included.
- Prices subject to change without notice.
- Tour Guide and Kaieteur National Park Fees.
- Hotel Accommodation provided on request.
- Pick-up from the Cheddi International Airport provided on request.
DAY 1
Arrive at our
Ogle International Airport via Trans Guyana Airways on their schedule
flight. You will depart Ogle Airstrip to board an aircraft at
approximately 11:00 am. The first destination, the Kaieteur Falls,
situated on the Potaro River, boasts the largest single drop in the
world at 741 feet, five times the height of Niagara Falls.
After two hours hiking at Kaieteur, you will embark on a forty-five
minutes flight to Baganara Island Resort. Your afternoon can be as
relaxing or adventurous as you decide. After you have enjoyed our
delicious buffet lunch, you will be invited to spend the afternoon just
relaxing or choosing from a variety of activities such as canoeing,
fishing, water-skiing, table tennis or volleyball to name a few.
DAY 2
On this morning around
6am, you will have a chance to explore the nature trail where a guide
will walk you through the mildly challenging terrain as you look for
birds and wild life discover nature at its best in unspoilt
surroundings.
After breakfast, around 9am take a trip up to Marshall Falls where a
nature’s lover paradise awaits you, walk through the rain forest to the
waterfall, where you can swim and climb the falls.
In the afternoon around 3pm, take a peaceful boat ride up the mighty
Essequibo River 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.
DAY 3
After breakfast,
around 10am, enjoy a boat ride along the Mighty Essequibo River,
learning a little about our Dutch History. We first make a stop at
Bartica. Bartica is a small, busy town with an orderly street grid, a
hospital, a school, and a nearby Benedictine monastery, all situated on
a sort of promontory where the Essequibo, Guyana’s biggest river, is
joined by its biggest tributary, the Mazaruni. Three miles up,
the Mazaruni is in turn joined by its own most important tributary, the
Cuyuni. At the confluence of these three great rivers, Bartica is
sometimes called the gateway to the interior.
Kyk-over-Al, the ruined Dutch fort that is one of Guyana's most storied
historical sites, also known as See-Over-Al.
On a concrete wall above the stelling at Bartica, in bold black and red
letters, someone had painted an appeal to public morals. But the final
line had been worn away by the rain, and the message trailed off
ambiguously. In 1666 the year of the Great Fire of London, English
forces managed to capture Kyk-over-Al. A trio of French ships did the
same in 1708. Both times the Dutch recaptured it. In 1716, Kyk-over-Al
was bursting at its seams and a roomier site on the nearby river bank
was developed. Eventually, as Guyana’s fertile low-lying seacoast was
reclaimed by Dutch engineers, the focus shifted north, and in 1748 most
of Kyk-over-Al was demolished, its bricks used to build a sugar mill at
a plantation downstream.
After Visiting Kyk-Over-Al, we venture to another Dutch Historical site
from the 1700s – Fort Island. Another notable landmark which continues
to attract tourists to Guyana is the Dutch fort Zeelandia on Fort Island
in the Essequibo River. This brick fort, which still retains its main
features, was built in 1743. The man responsible for its construction
was Laurens Storm van Gravesande. As it turned out, Gravesande played a
major role in Guyana's early development. He arrived first at Fort Kyk-over-al
in 1738 to serve as Secretary to the Commander, Hermanus Gelskerke.
Together, they decided to move the capital of Essequibo downriver to
Fort Island in order to have ready access to more fertile land.
Gravesande was appointed Commander (Governor)
of Essequibo in 1743, following the death of Gelskerke.
Shortly after Fort Island became the capital, many Dutch planters
relocated to the lower banks of the Essequibo River. They continued to
cultivate cotton, annatto (a red dye which fetched a high price in
Europe)citrus, coffee, ground provisions and sugar-cane. Gravesande
encouraged planters of all nationalities to take up land under his
jurisdiction with tax-free concessions and other generous benefits. Have
a scrumptious lunch at the Guyana Heritage Museum that depicts the
Guyana History from a collection of one man. Proceed to your hotel.
DAY 4
After breakfast, around
9am proceed with road transportation to the Cheddi Jagan
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