Orinduik Falls

Orinduik Falls was included as a throw-in for our day tour to

Perhaps the best view of the falls that we were able to get was from the air. That was where we were able to witness its full context. On the ground, it was difficult to photograph the entire waterfall so we had to pick and choose how we wanted to compose it in our photographs.

The falls flows on the Ireng River not far from the Brazilian border in an area that's more of a savannah, which contrasts greatly with the rainforest settings of the Guyana Shield at Kaieteur. The river eventually joins up with the mighty Amazon River in Brazil. The name of the falls is said to be named after the Amerindian word for a type of native plant in the area.

Directions: Since we were able to do Orinduik Falls on the same excursion as for Kaieteur Falls, read this page to get a sense of the logistics we had to consider to make this trip happen.

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Aerial view of the falls

I believe this building was our makeshift changing facility

Walking to the falls

People at the falls ready to cool off

Direct view of the falls from one of its middle tiers

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Sweep of the wide cascading waterfall near the Guyana/Brazil border

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• August 30, 2008 to September 1, 2008

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• Kaieteur Falls

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