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Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls, Guyana (March 2013)

Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls are among Guyana’s most beautiful waterfalls. They are quite different. Kaieteur Falls is the more dramatic with its sheer energy and 741 ft. drop, which is three times higher than Niagara Falls. 
Its beauty is unspoiled since it is located in the heart of the rainforest on one of the world’s largest sandstone plateaus. There are no tourist shops there; it looks the way that nature created it. The majesty of Kaieteur is a wondrous experience. Orinduik Falls is different from Kaieteur Falls, being a lower, wider, multi-tiered series of cascades. Its biggest appeal is that you can swim under the cascading falls while cooling off in the refreshing water. Orinduik falls is located in the Jasper Hills on the Guyana’s Brazilian border with beautiful scenery of savannahs and mountains. Often, both falls are offered in a one-day tour, guaranteeing a full day of adventure awe-inspiring beauty.
Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls Guyana cover page.
Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls Guyana cover page.		 Map of Guyana with the red star indicating Kaieteur Falls and the blue circle indicating Orinduik Falls.
Map of Guyana with the red star indicating Kaieteur Falls and the blue circle indicating Orinduik Falls.		 My fellow tourists walking towards the plane taking us to Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls.
My fellow tourists walking towards the plane taking us to Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls.		 The tour was conducted by Evergreen Adventures using this Trans Guyana Airways prop plane.
The tour was conducted by Evergreen Adventures using this Trans Guyana Airways prop plane.
The pilot at the controls.
The pilot at the controls.		 I sat in front next to the pilot, so I was in facing the controls of the plane.
I sat in front next to the pilot, so I was in facing the controls of the plane.		 View of Georgetown, below, after the plane took off.
View of Georgetown, below, after the plane took off.		 Shortly after passing over Georgetown, we were flying over farmland.
Shortly after passing over Georgetown, we were flying over farmland.
Soon, we were flying over the clouds.
Soon, we were flying over the clouds.		 Interesting cloud formations as seen through the windshield of the plane.
Interesting cloud formations as seen through the windshield of the plane.		 Our first view of Kaieteur Falls as the plane approached.
Our first view of Kaieteur Falls as the plane approached.		 It is located in Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 meters (741 ft.) high.
It is located in Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 meters (741 ft.) high.
It is not the highest, but it is one of the most powerful falls in the world.
It is not the highest, but it is one of the most powerful falls in the world.		 Our tour guide who took us to the falls when the plane landed.
Our tour guide who took us to the falls when the plane landed.		 The guide explained that these are carnivorous plants.
The guide explained that these are carnivorous plants.		 Close-up of the plants. They consume insects.
Close-up of the plants. They consume insects.
Rainforest plants in the bromeliad family.
Rainforest plants in the bromeliad family.		 A frog living inside a liquid filled bromeliad.
A frog living inside a liquid filled bromeliad.		 The first vantage point of Kaieteur Falls is known as Boyscout's View.
The first vantage point of Kaieteur Falls is known as Boyscout's View.		 View of the falls from Boyscout's View. The falls look brown from sediment in the water.
View of the falls from Boyscout's View. The falls look brown from sediment in the water.
Good advice, considering there was no guardrail!
Good advice, considering there was no guardrail!		 Close-up of Kaieteur Falls.
Close-up of Kaieteur Falls.		 The guide was explaining characteristics of some of the rainforest plants.
The guide was explaining characteristics of some of the rainforest plants.		 Our next vantage point is known as Rainbow View.
Our next vantage point is known as Rainbow View.
View of the falls from Rainbow View.
View of the falls from Rainbow View. 		Close-up of the falls. The power of them was awe-inspiring.
Close-up of the falls. The power of them was awe-inspiring.		 River plants near the top of the falls.
River plants near the top of the falls.		 Majestic view looking down at the rainforest below from the top of Kaieteur Falls.
Majestic view looking down at the rainforest below from the top of Kaieteur Falls.
Close-up of the gushing water.
Close-up of the gushing water.		 Walking back from the falls, we spotted this termite's nest. Better here, than next to your home!
Walking back from the falls, we spotted this termite's nest. Better here, than next to your home!		 Next, we flew to the smaller Orinduik Falls.
Next, we flew to the smaller Orinduik Falls.		 Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River, a highland river on the border with Brazil.
Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River, a highland river on the border with Brazil.
Close-up of the falls, which are not high, but a wide, multi-tiered series of cascades.
Close-up of the falls, which are not high, but a wide, multi-tiered series of cascades.		 The appeal of Orinduik Falls is that one can go under swimming in some of the pools under the falls, a great way to cool off!
The appeal of Orinduik Falls is that one can go under swimming in some of the pools under the falls, a great way to cool off!		 Me under the cascading Orinduik Falls. It was refreshing, but I felt like I was getting water boarded!
Me under the cascading Orinduik Falls. It was refreshing, but I felt like I was getting water boarded!		 Looking down from the upper cascades of Orinduik Falls.
Looking down from the upper cascades of Orinduik Falls.

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