Kaieteur Falls
Good for: Adventure seekers, Ecotourists
Not good for: young childrem, very young or very old
- Address
- Kaieteur National Park
- Transport
- Website
- Price
- free
Lonely Planet review for Kaieteur Falls
You may have been to Angel or Iguazú falls, seen Niagara or not even be particularly interested in waterfalls; it doesn't matter, go to Kaieteur Falls. Watching 30,000 gallons of water per second be shot out over a 250m (820ft) cliff in the middle of a misty, ancient jungle without another tourist in sight is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The brave (or crazy) can actually stand at the top of the falls and gaze over the precipice. Depending on the season, the falls are from 76m (250ft) to 122m (400ft) wide. Swifts nest under the falls' overhang and dart in and out of the waters around sunset each night. On the walk to the falls look for outrageously showy, scarlet cock-of-the-rock birds. Other creatures found in the park around the falls include the tiny golden frog, (providers of dart poison for the local indigenous peoples) and the rare bush dog.
Traveller reviews for Kaieteur Falls (2)
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Unforgettable!
amergalinpretoria recommends this,
I spent 2 years in Guyana working and would highly recommend a trip to Kaieteur falls. It has the longest single drop of any falls in the world. you can actually stand on top of the falls and look down in to the river and mists.
Good for: Adventure seekers, Ecotourists
Not good for: young childrem, very young or very old
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location of kaieture falls
ashleybisnauth does not recommend this,
i've noticed that "Lonely Planet" indicates that my countrys' most distinctive water falls "Kaieture falls" is located in the Amazon Jungle, this is not so. the Amazon jungle is located in Brazil,
Kaieture Falls is located on the Potaro River which runs through the Interlands of Guyana..
