Upcoming Tour: Essequibo River Jungle Trip
A 14-day Indigenous-led expedition into the Pakaraima Mountains to attempt the ascent of Wokomung Tepui. Fly into Kopinang, move through primary rainforest, carry your own expedition load, and enter one of Guyana’s most remote mountain environments with Patamona guides.
Thirteen days through jungle, mountain, river, and savanna in one of Guyana’s most diverse wilderness regions. Trek the Kanuku Mountains, stay at Mapari Wilderness Camp, join wildlife activities at Caiman House, and travel through the landscapes once linked to the legend of El Dorado.
Fly deep into the Pakaraima Mountains for a flexible 3–5 day Patamona-hosted experience in one of Guyana’s most remote mountain villages. Waterfalls, ridgelines, village life, traditional farming, ATV routes, and optional hiking beneath Wokomung.
Six days of expedition-style fishing deep into one of Guyana’s most productive freshwater systems. Mobile river camps, Indigenous fishing guides, low-pressure Amazon waters, and access to fishing grounds most anglers will never reach.
Six days of premium-supported fishing on one of Guyana’s most productive and least-pressured freshwater systems. Dedicated fishing boats, Indigenous guides, camp crew, cook, and organised river camps, so your focus stays where it should: on the water.
A six-day Burro Burro River fishing and camping expedition through one of Guyana’s most pristine rainforest tributaries. Guided by Makushi fishermen, you drift downriver by boat, fish wild waters each day, and camp on remote riverbanks each night.
Our guides are Indigenous trackers, boat captains, fishermen, and wilderness instructors whose families know these rivers and forests firsthand.
These are not resort experiences. Travel by river, forest trail, and small aircraft into parts of Guyana few travellers ever reach.
Satellite communications, medical training, evacuation planning, and years of expedition experience operating in remote rainforest terrain.
Most trips operate with small groups to keep the experience flexible, personal, and adapted to the realities of the jungle.
The Wild Tales offers a range of adventures designed to experience Guyana beyond the usual tourist routes.
Our Jungle Survival Courses combine practical survival training with indigenous knowledge and the opportunity to put your skills to the test in the rainforest. Our Skills & Bushcraft Courses focus more deeply on traditional skills, bushcraft, and expedition training.
For those looking to travel rather than train, our Jungle Expeditions take small teams into some of Guyana’s most remote areas by foot, river, canoe, and 4×4. Our Fishing in Guyana trips range from comfortable lodge-based fishing to remote fishing expeditions targeting some of the country’s iconic freshwater species.
Finally, our Tours in Guyana offer shorter and more flexible adventures for travelers who want to experience the rainforest, wildlife, and indigenous communities without committing to a full expedition.
All experiences are built around small groups, strong local partnerships, and deep knowledge of the environment.
Probably! Our guests come from all over the world and from very different backgrounds. We welcome solo travellers, couples, friends, families, photographers, outdoor professionals, and people simply looking for a very different kind of holiday.
Most of our guests are in their 30s to 60s, but we have welcomed both younger and considerably older adventurers.
You do not need to be a survival expert or experienced expedition traveler. Different trips require different levels of fitness and experience, and we will help you choose something appropriate for you. More than anything, a positive attitude, curiosity, and willingness to adapt go a long way in Guyana’s interior.
We deliberately keep our groups small. Most scheduled courses and expeditions have a maximum of around 10–12 guests, while some of our more specialized expeditions operate with even smaller teams.
Small groups allow our guides to spend more time with each guest, make travelling through remote areas more manageable, and reduce our impact on the communities and environments we visit.
Private trips can be arranged for individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Guyana has extraordinary biodiversity, and depending on where you travel, you may encounter monkeys, macaws, toucans, caimans, giant river otters, tapirs, peccaries, snakes, and countless other species. Guyana is also home to jaguars, giant anteaters, harpy eagles, and many other iconic South American animals.
However, our trips take place in wild environments rather than wildlife parks, so sightings can never be guaranteed. Some of the most memorable encounters happen unexpectedly.
Different regions are also known for different species. If wildlife is one of your main reasons for visiting Guyana, tell us when you inquire, and we can help you choose the most suitable trip.
Guyana is tropical, so you should expect warm temperatures, high humidity, and the possibility of rain throughout the year. Daytime temperatures in the interior are commonly around 29–33°C (84–91°F), although conditions vary considerably between rainforest, savannah, and mountain environments.
The main rainy season typically runs from late April to late August. There can also be a shorter and generally less intense rainy period from early December into early January, although this does not occur consistently every year.
There is no single “best” season for every adventure. Higher river levels during the rainy season can make some remote areas easier to reach by boat, while overland routes can become more difficult because of mud, swollen creeks, and flooding. During the dry season, overland travel is generally easier, but lower water levels can make smaller rivers and creeks more difficult to navigate.
This is one of the reasons we schedule particular expeditions and courses at specific times of year. The season can significantly change both the conditions and character of an adventure in Guyana.
In most cases, yes. We can accommodate many common dietary requirements and allergies if we know about them well in advance.
However, travelling in remote Guyana is different from staying in a hotel. Food availability becomes increasingly limited the further we travel from towns and communities, so certain diets can require additional planning and may not be possible on every expedition.
Please tell us about any dietary requirements or serious food allergies before booking, and we will discuss what can realistically and safely be accommodated.
For Jungle Survival Courses, dietary requirements during the solo phase are a separate consideration because participants may rely partly on naturally available food resources. We will discuss this individually before the course.
Absolutely. Many of the people joining our scheduled courses and expeditions arrive in Guyana alone and meet the rest of their team at the beginning of the trip.
Small-group travel is a big part of what we do, and travelling alone should not prevent you from joining one of our scheduled departures.
If you would rather travel completely privately, many of our tours, fishing trips, and other experiences can also be arranged as private departures.
