Dadawana Ranch

DADANAWA, Guyana's largest working cattle ranch, covers 2,000 miles of the southern Rupununi and enjoys a wonderful vista of the Kanuku Mountains. The hardy barefoot vacqueros, the several Amerindian villages on the ranch and the other personalities of Dadanawa make this Guyanese Wild West experience a unique one. The ranch and bunk houses are built on stilts and offer fabulous views of this big sky land and the distant mountains. At the ranch or while camping out on the range, beside a river or in the mountains, evenings have a tone of relaxed camaraderie fueled by sumptuous meals with Amerindian, regional and international flavor.

Activities include: Horse riding or participating in a cattle round-up with the vacqueros. Birdwatching including the chance to travel to a nesting site of the endangered Harpy Eagle. Overnight trips to view ancient petroglyph and rock paintings or climb Shea Rock Swimming, boating and fishing for the numerous fresh water fish of the area Boating, fishing, camping and trekking adventures into the wilderness of remote rainforest and new destinations.

E-Mail : rainforesttours@networksgy.com