After meeting with the tour group at a predefined location, we hopped on a bus to go to Ogle Airport. From there, we boarded a (tiny) plane that fit 14 people including the pilot. The flight there took just about an hour to reach, and what a view it was from the top. The scenery surrounding was lush and full of trees and in the middle was the spectacular sight of the 741ft drop waterfall. The view was breathtaking from the top and we couldn't wait to land and get a closer look -- literally. Kaieteur does not have any man made barriers at the edge of the falls, so it was up to you how close you wanted to get.
Kaieteur is known for one of the most powerful waterfalls in the water due to the height and water volume (for more info about Kaiteur, click here). To quickly do a comparison, Kaieteur is about three times higher than Niagara Falls. Since it was dry season, the amount of water flowing over the drop was only at 40% of its regular flow. We walked to three different look out points of the falls, and also got a glimpse of Guyana's poisonous Golden Frog. The view of the falls from up close was amazing. The amount of water flowing over the edge was powerful, even at 40% of its volume during wet season. You couldn't help but be mesmerized by the flow of the water and the panoramic view of down below -- made you want to take a dive :)
We had lunch back at the cabin and got back in the plane for a 20 minute ride to Orinduik Falls. This was was not high at all, but it was just as scenic. We were given the chance to walk in the water and underneath the falls if we chose to. We decided to just walk through the flowing water as we didn't have swimwear on, so we didn't go underneath the falls itself.
The day had ended and we took the 1hr 30min plane ride back to Ogle Airport. The sun was on its way down while we waited for our ride back home. We had dinner when we got back, and relaxed for the rest of the evening as we all had a long day trekking it through the jungle in the heat.
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