Rewa Ecolodge is located in the Rewa village, a small Amerindian community located in the north Rupununi in central Guyana, at the confluence of the Rewa and Rupununi rivers. With about 250 inhabitants, Rewa's people are mostly from the Makushi tribe. The Rewa area is renowned for its abundance of wildlife. The ecolodge was built with a community grant provided by Conservation International. Rewa was recently featured in The Travel Channel's The Wild Within. This episode features footage from the village and guides Rovin and Dennis in action!
Lodge Accommodation
Visitors can chose from two different accommodation options, located in the same jungle clearing:
- Two traditional benabs. Each benab has two rooms, and each room has two beds that can be kept separate or pushed together; beds are outfitted with comfortable mattresses and mosquito nets. Shared facilities with flush toilets, showers and sinks.
- Three self-contained cabins, each of which has two single beds and an en-suite bathroom with shower, sink and flush toilet. As with the benabs, beds are outfitted with comfortable mattresses and mosquito nets.
Electricity is provided via solar energy, as well as a generator that is run in the evenings. This enables you to charge your camera batteries, as well as power lights. The current is 110 volts, with the same wall outlets as those in the U.S.
Dining
Rewa Ecolodge is proud to serve guests a variety of local dishes and fruits, along with delicious tropical juices. Meals are served at the ecolodge or in the field, depending on where your adventures take you. Bottled or purified water is provided for drinking.
Activities
There is never a shortage of activities in Rewa.
Birdwatching
There are a tremendous number of birds living in the Rewa area. Over the course of a two-day visit, you may encounter well over 125 species, including manakins, macaws, Guianan cock-of-the-rock, hummingbirds ... and sometimes even harpy eagles.
Fishing
Several species of catfish, piranha, swordfish, payara, pacu and peacock bass await the sport fisher.
Hiking
There are many opportunities for hiking in the area, as well as climbing nearby mountains, such as Awarmie.
Wildlife Viewing
Jaguars, tapirs, giant river otter, labba, monkeys, capybara, giant armadillo, caiman, giant river turtles, puma, peccaries, agouti - all are seen with varying degrees of frequency.
Canoeing Offers a very peaceful way to visit the area, with tremendous possibilities for wildlife viewing. Boating Push up the Rewa river to a part of Guyana that is totally uninhabited, where animals have no fear of man.
Location
Rewa village and the Rewa Ecolodge are located in the center of Guyana, a small country in the north-eastern part of South America which is becoming internationally famous for its pristine natural environment and tremendous biodiversity.
