Upcoming Tour: Essequibo River Jungle Trip
Our jungle survival courses in Guyana are built around real rainforest environments, not controlled simulations. Learn shelter building, fire lighting, water procurement, navigation, fishing, and survival movement alongside Indigenous instructors and experienced expedition leaders.
Every jungle survival course is built around progressive challenge, practical field skills, and learning to operate safely in one of the world’s most demanding environments.
Train alongside Indigenous instructors whose families have lived, travelled, hunted, and navigated Guyana’s rainforest for generations.
Build weatherproof jungle shelters, process natural materials, and learn how to create and maintain fire in humid rainforest conditions.
Learn how to source, filter, store, and manage water while identifying edible plants, fishing opportunities, and jungle food resources.
Learn expedition camp life, jungle movement, river travel, equipment management, and practical field skills for operating in remote rainforest environments.
Courses are supported by trained wilderness medics, satellite communications, emergency planning, and experienced expedition leadership.
Apply your training independently during the final survival phase where decision making, resilience, and adaptability become critical.
Select between beginner friendly jungle survival courses, advanced challenges, or private team training based on your experience and goals.
Receive a detailed preparation pack including equipment lists, fitness guidance, medical considerations, and survival course information before departure.
Meet your instructors in Georgetown or Lethem for final briefings, equipment checks, and preparation before entering the rainforest.
Travel into remote jungle environments where training begins immediately through movement, camp setup, survival skills, and field immersion.
Survival skills are developed through repetition, immersion, and practical field experience rather than classroom instruction. It happens in the environment you have to survive
Experience 3-5 days alone in the jungle. Apply your training independently during a remote solo phase focused on self reliance, adaptability, and decision making under pressure.
Train in one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforest ecosystems while encountering caiman, giant otters, macaws, monkeys, and more. Have your camera ready!
A hard 7-day mountain jungle survival course in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, taught with Patamona forest guides from Kopinang. Train at the foot of Wokomung Tepui in steep rainforest terrain where food is scarcer, movement is harder, and survival demands precision.
A relaxed, hands-on introduction to jungle survival in Guyana, based at Rock Landing near Surama Village. Learn traditional rainforest skills with Makushi instructors, sleep in a jungle camp, and experience the forest at a pace suitable for beginners, families, couples, and private groups.
Learn real jungle survival in Guyana with Indigenous Makushi instructors, then put your skills to the test during a 3 days solo phase deep in the rainforest. A once-in-a-lifetime course combining traditional forest knowledge, modern safety systems, and true wilderness immersion.
Bespoke jungle adventures offer personalized schedules and tailored curriculum for individuals, small groups, corporations, or institutions with precise goals.
Our team is ready to help you plan the perfect jungle expedition, thoughtfully shaped around your goals, experience level, schedule, and confidentiality needs.
Hear from our participants
Want to be a part of making it higher?
Skills or raw survival?
Everyone is welcome on our courses
The solo phase is designed as an individual experience, but in some cases it can be done with a partner or small group upon request.
There is inherent risk, but it is carefully managed with safety systems and instructor oversight.
Typically between 200 and 2000 meters from your location.
On selected courses, yes. This depends on logistics and conditions.
We provide essential jungle equipment including hammocks, machetes, ferro rods, and fishing gear.
Yes, except during the solo phase.
A diverse international group of participants with varying backgrounds.
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.
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