Iwokrama River Lodge and Research Centre...

“When you look down into the forest, there are little red faces looking back at you. But you do have a lot of bird species. Our guests that usually come there would come with their bird checklist. In the evening you will see them ticking off the birds, and if they see a species that they don’t know, then they would put it on their list and chance to actually see them,” she said. She said those animals are rarely found by themselves.

Seeing a jaguar in the forest is one of the high points of the visit. “They are not always there, but you are guaranteed to see other wildlife. Sometimes you see tapirs, you see deer, you see agoutis; these are all other wildlife that you can see on nocturnal spotting if you go out in the evening.

“The caiman-spotting is about a 45-minute tour, and is done after dinner in the evening. It is a boat tour, so you go out on the river and you shine your torch in the river and you would see red eyes shining back at you,” she explained. According to the Operations Manager, who also plays a part in the Forestry Department, where she does mapping for the department, even though it is called caiman-spotting, snakes are also seen during those tours.

“I know one time they went out and they saw the Amazon Boa and the Armorial Boa – a beautiful specie. You do see those in the nights as well.” they would go and research that bird,” she detailed.

Turtle Mountain has a 950-foot climb, at the top of which one is guaranteed to see the spider monkey.

“To get to Turtle Mountain, it is a twenty-minute ride by boat. So, while go- ing to Turtle Mountain, the chances are that you would see other wildlife, like the giant river otters. They travel in big groups; it is a very beautiful sight if you get a

According to Roopnarine, most visitors go there to see the wildlife, and not really for the tours being offered. The rapid tour allows one to experience nature, and if the water is low, visitors are allowed to go into the rapids.

Iwokrama River Lodge is an eco-tourism gem surrounded by a vast tropical rainforest. The River Lodge is the only establishment of its kind. It has 24-hour electricity supplied by solar power.

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