Stay : Nature and ornithology
French Guiana is one-sixth the size of France, with a population of around 300,000. This gives us an idea of how well-preserved the area is. As in the series that bears its name, we often hear talk of problems, of gold panners, trafficking and mercury. But the reality of French Guiana is above all its primary forest, which contains treasures of flora and fauna that are unique in the world.
Summary of the stay
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9 days
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Where to stay - Cayenne ?
The map of your stay - Guyane
Detail of the stay : Nature and ornithology - 9 days
Day 1: Departure and arrival
Steps: Cayenne
Departure from Paris, arrival in Cayenne in the afternoon. Departure to join the gîte. Briefing, projection of a short and illustrated presentation on birds and wildlife in French Guiana.
Day 2: Roosters of Rock
Departure from Roura for the path of the orange rock roosters. Walk of about 20 minutes to reach the observation site. It will be necessary to be patient to try to observe the spectacular parades of the males. Walk back to the trail and take a minibus to reach another trail. Admiring the beautiful waterfalls, the rest of the day will be devoted to bird watching at the different viewpoints of the Kaw road and at the lodge.
Some local species to observe : tinamous, king sarcoramphe, great urubu, fierce harpy, little hawk, swallow-tailed kite, white hawk, red-throated caracara, bat hawk, carnifex, hocco alector, marail penelope, trumpeter agami, parrots (macaws, Toui para, maipouri caique, blue-headed pione and versicolored conure), squirrel piaye and small piaye, engoulevents, swifts, hummingbirds, long-tailed jacamar, spotted cabezon, toucans, woodpeckers, cotingas and in particular the orange cock-of-the-rock, tyrants (gray tityre...), green cassis, tangaras, cardinal flavert, cardinal slate.
Day 3: Marshes of Kaw
Steps: Kaw
Departure at daybreak to the Degrad of Kaw marshes (15-20 min). Pirogue on the marshes of Kaw upstream of the village in the morning. Picnic in the village of Kaw. In the afternoon, pirogue on the marshes towards the mouth of the Kaw river and observation of its red ibis.
RÉSERVE NATURELLE DES MARAIS DE KAW-ROURA
Day 4: Kaw Marshes
Steps: Régina
If the Kaw canal is open: departure at dawn for the Degrad des marais de Kaw (10 min). Depart by pirogue for the Kaw marshes, then cross the Canal Roi to the mouth of theApprouague to see the Toco toucan.
If the Kaw canal is closed: departure by minibus at daybreak for the Degrad des marais de Kaw (10 min). Further exploration of the marshes and the species that live there.
Day 5: Savane-roche Virginie
Depart before sunrise by minibus for 30 minutes to reach the trail entrance. Walk for around 2h30 on a marked trail and observe the animals in the undergrowth. We then arrive at the rock savannah, a granite formation offering a breathtaking view of the canopy. Morning observation from this vantage point, followed by a picnic at the summit.
Day 6: Régina / Saut Mapaou Islands
Steps: Régina
Forest walk around Regina to observe the birds of the undergrowth and then around the camp. Picnic lunch. Observation of manakins and thamnophilids in a large wasteland and/or pirogue ride in the Saut Mapaou chain of islands and/or traditional coumarou fishing in the rapids. Sunset on the rocks overlooking Saut Mapaou. Dinner on site. Capture of chiropterans with a mist net.
Day 7: Machicou jump
Ascent by pirogue to the Machicou jump (3 to 4 hours). This walk allows you to explore the river and its rapids in search of otters, anacondas, tapirs or even fierce Harpies. Picnic halfway down a rocky slab. Attempt to observe the rare honoured fasciated and herons capped in canoes and on foot on a path along the rapids.
Day 8: Mapaou Jump
Morning, observation of the birds present around the cottage. Departure by pirogue for a trip up to the first rapids of the river. Arrival at your carbet and installation. Picnic at the carbet. Then visit by pirogue the rapids and the rocky and tumultuous meanders in search of the trifid engoulevents and the swallows of the torrents.
Day 9: Route de Guatemala / Cayenne
On to the Guatemala trail (30 min.) for a final stroll, with its many birds of prey.
Specimens to see: many ardeids (egrets, herons, purple-crowned night herons, striated herons), white-tailed hawks, ash hawks, white-headed hawks, broad-billed hawks, osprey, laughing macagua, yellow-headed caracara, peregrine falcon, black jacana, numerous species of waders.
At theend of the day, transfer and end of the trip, with your mind full of images.
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