Project Overview
The Kaieteur National Park (KNP) is the oldest protected area in Guyana, originally established under the Kaieteur National Parks Act 1929 with the objective of preserving the falls and its immediate surroundings. The park currently encompasses an area of 62,700 ha and is managed by the Kaieteur National Park Board together with the National Parks Commission.
Chenapau Village is the closest Amerindian community to the KNP, with a population of approximately 500 persons. Residents of this community have historically occupied and utilized the resources of the area, including the park, for generations. Menzies Landing, a settlement within the KNP, is a transit point or landing area for travelers.
This project is therefore attempting to provide the financial and human resources required for the development of an Integrated Management Plan for the KNP with linkages to Chenapou. It is expected that the plan will define a strategy for effective management of the Park and its wider ecosystem encompassing natural resource use/conservation and monitoring, tourism development and business planning.
The management planning process will seek to engage the expertise and contributions of a wider stakeholder group which will include governmental and non governmental agencies, indigenous communities, private sector, researchers, and civil society. View Management Plan
Did you Know?
Kaieteur Falls is one of the most spectular waterfalls in the world.
It has a free fall height of over 700 feet
It is one of the few places in the world where endangered species are easily observed. Our specially designed on-site nature walk places you face-to-face with the many and varied exotic plant and animal species.
Kaieteur can be admired close-up or filmed at varying distances and from numerous camera angles; aerial views of the Falls are truly spectacular.
Kaieteur National Park is situated on the Guiana Shield, a plateau that is one of the world's oldest and remotest geological formations.
The entire Kaieteur National Park area is located within one of the largest and most biodiverse rainforests in the world.
The Falls are accessible both by air and by land. By air, it is an hour's flight from Georgetown, the Capital of Guyana. By land there is a popular adventurous wilderness trek that requires 3 to 5 days to complete.
