Kaieteur Falls
WHAT IS IT? The largest single-drop falls in the world.
WHERE IS IT? Deep in the heart of Guyana's Amazon.
WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION? Watching the winding 400ft-wide Potaro River take a sudden 741ft plunge to the Amazon floor.
MUST SEE? The thousand-strong flock of starlings making a near suicidal swoop in and out of the falls.
MUST DO? The five-day hike and 4x4 trip through Kaieteur National Park, to the top of the table mountain on which Kaieteur sits.
At over 741 feet, Kaieteur Falls is five times the height of Niagara Falls and boasts one of the largest single raindrop waterfalls in the world. Along with the many plant species found in Kaieteur National Park, you may hear the low, hollow-sounding voices of howler monkeys in the distance, or watch the circling of the white-throated swifts directly over the falls. You may see a pair of magnificent scarlet macaws flying overhead.
The Many Facets Of Kaieteur Falls
