The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu receive more visitors in one day than the whole South American country of Guyana does in one year. To help more Australians discover the secret gems of Guyana and neighbouring French Guiana and Suriname, Australia’s leading and longest-running travel specialist for Latin America, Contours Travel, will next year run a rare Australian group tour to the three, seldom visited destinations, collectively known as ‘The Three Guianas’.
The 20-day, fully escorted trip to this remote corner of the globe on South America’s east coast in October, 2024, is a first for Contours Travel, with the tour set to immerse just 14 intrepid Australians deep in the rich culture, wildlife and natural wonders of The Three Guianas including the lush Amazon jungle, exotic animals, one of the world’s most powerful waterfalls and intact tribal villages.
Australians who join Contours Travel’s history-making, small group tour to The Three Guianas – considered the last frontier of South America – will save 25 per cent compared to the costs of an independent, difficult-to-organise trip to the same, far-flung places on their own.
Contour Travel’s unique Three Guianas adventure, escorted by a Contours Travel tour leader, begins in Panama City on October 18, 2024, with two nights in the city including a city tour and cruise on the country’s world-changing canal.
Guest then fly to Guyana for a week-long exploration of this mysterious, culture and nature-filled country, including a visit to 226m-high Kaieteur Falls, a natural wonder in the pristine Amazon rainforest five times the height of Niagara Falls and more powerful and rapid than any other waterfall on Earth with a volume of 663 cubic metres per second plummeting over the edge. Guests will stay at three ecolodges in Guyana where they will meet authentic, indigenous communities, feast on local cuisine and join guided jungle hikes to spot jaguar, howler monkeys, giant river otters, toucans and tapirs.
The tour then moves to French Guiana where sights include remote Devil’s Island, a notorious and brutal French jail made famous by the book and movie, Papillon. Then in neighbouring Suriname, guests will float through the vast Amazon jungle on dugout canoe for a stay at a wilderness lodge to search for wildlife, meet traditional villagers and watch cultural dances. The final night of the tour is spent back in Panama City.
Including accommodation, 41 meals, five flights in the region and daily sightseeing and adventures, the 19-night Three Guianas tour is available from US$13,949 per person, twin-share, departing October 18, 2024. Flights from Australia are additional and can be booked through Contours Travel. Organising this tour on your own would cost 25 per cent more and extremely difficult to do, says Contours Travel, Australia’s leading specialist on South American travel.
To book or make enquiries, call Contours Travel on 1300 135 391 or visit www.contourstravel.com.au .
Direct link to the trip – www.contourstravel.com.au/
* A commission of between 10 and 12 per cent is payable to travel agents booking this special tour for their clients.
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