Rewa Ecolodge

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Rewa Eco-Lodge is a community-tourism project of the Amerindian village of Rewa, a Makushi tribe of 300 people living at the confluence of the Rupununi and Rewa rivers. This is a highly unexplored corner of an already-remote country, and the eco-lodge serves a good base for three or four days of rainforest and river exploration. Numerous day hikes are available, as are fishing expeditions, canoe trips, birdwatching treks (a harpy eagle nest is regularly active in the area), and nature spotting expeditions of all sorts.

The Ecolodge consists of two circular benab buildings split into two guest rooms each. A central large benab houses the kitchen and dining area. Three separate shower & bathroom huts sit behind the round benabs. Three new single-room buildings with attached bathrooms are under were built in 2011, raising the total bed count for the lodge to 16. Hammocks - a considerably cooler option for sleeping - are available on the benab porches and under the trees. Three sides of the facility are surrounded by rainforest; the fourth side faces the Rewa River and tall stands of thick rainforest foliage on the opposite bank. A small community garden next to the kitchen benab is the source of some of the food you will eat; all other provisions must be locally made or brought in by canoe.

Rewa also serves as the jumping-off point for multi-day and multi-week expeditions up the Rewa River, where the wildlife is famously rich, dense, and diverse. Even if you don't have time or constitution for a prolonged river tour, ask about spending at least one night out on the river, camped on a sandy riverbank with a friendly crew of guides and support staff.

The BBC's 2009 Lost Land of the Jaguar documentary was filmed in the area, testament to the vibrant biodiversity in this area. In 2011, the Travel Channel's Wild Within series filmed an episode here, featuring our most intrepid guide, Rovin Alvin.