Kaieteur Falls & Orinduik Tours & Tickets

A standard Kaieteur day tour flies from Georgetown in a small aircraft, usually a Cessna Caravan or similar carrying up to about a dozen passengers. After roughly an hour over the forest the pilot normally makes a pass in front of the falls before landing. A park guide then leads an easy walk of two to three kilometres in all to the viewpoints, pointing out the golden frogs and plants on the way, and you are back in Georgetown by early afternoon.

Two things catch visitors out. First, flights go only when a minimum number of passengers has booked — typically most of the seats — so departures are concentrated at weekends and may be confirmed only a day or two ahead. Second, the aircraft fly by sight, so low cloud or rain at either end means a delay or a postponement. Book early, choose a date near the start of your stay, and keep a day free afterwards.

Kaieteur Falls & Orinduik: how to book locally

Several Georgetown tour operators and the domestic airlines based at Ogle sell seats on Kaieteur flights, and they share aircraft: when one company has a half-full plane it combines passengers with another. If your dates are fixed, contact two or three and ask which days already have bookings. Ask whether the park entry fee, a meal and hotel transfers are included.

Kaieteur and Orinduik in one day is the classic combination, with about two hours at each; it runs less often and depends on the Orinduik airstrip being serviceable. Kaieteur and Baganara pairs the falls with lunch on an Essequibo river island. The overland trek — road to Mahdia, boats up the Potaro past Amatuk and Waratuk falls, and a steep climb to the plateau — is organised by a handful of operators for small groups, usually over five days with a flight back.