Enjoy a guided walk through one of our trails around the ponds, and pockets of forest close to the ranch homestead. Your guide will highlight points of interest and explain how plants and trees are used by local communities in cooking and for medicinal purposes.

Observe the surroundings and the unspoiled habitats at your own pace. Due to the natural lake and ponds, various species of birds, mammals and reptiles can be found here.

Explore the savannah and Bush Islands surrounding the Ranch on horseback with our vaqueros. These pockets of forest are home to a variety of animals, including ocelots, anteaters, armadillos, capybaras, deer, birds, and jaguars. Approaching them on horseback gives you a better opportunity for spotting local wildlife.

With over 200 species of birds resident here, Waikin Ranch is a birdwatcher’s paradise. Numerous species of waterbirds can be found in the wetlands surrounding the ranch and many types of canopy birds in the pockets of forest that dot the savannah.

Expeditions to neighboring communities to seek out more elusive species like the  Harpy Eagle and Cock-of-the-Rock can be arranged.

Choose to traverse the Ireng River by canoe and observe the wildlife that surrounds the river. Canoeing is a good way to observe wildlife; without the noise of an outboard engine wildlife tends to stay along the banks of river.

The Ireng is also home to small jasper rocks should one want to walk along the rocky beach. It is possible to have a camp prepared along the beach and have lunch there.

The onsite ponds and natural lakes are available for fishing, guests may choose to catch their own lunch or dinner and help or observe the chefs prepare it. Excursions to the nearby Ireng or Pirara rivers are also possible - depending on the time of year. Offsite fishing operates on a catch and release basis.

Midmorning or afternoon waterfall trips can be arranged to the waterfalls in Kumu or Moco Moco Village. Spend some time swimming in one of the several pools and/or exploring and hiking in the areas surrounding the waterfalls.

Both of these waterfalls are popular with the residents of Lethem and the surrounding areas.

Spend some time in the kitchen and learn some local techniques of food preparation. You can take a tour of the fields and gardens to see where the food used by the ranch is grown and learn about how crops are cultivated in this region.

We believe in a hands on approach and you will be invited to put some of what you have learned into practice. The menu here is quite contemporary and is paired with a strong local influence, using a variety of farm to table ingredients.

Explore the town of Lethem and the neighboring Saint Ignatius Village and take a look into some of the local shops and buy some trinkets and souvenirs. It is also possible to take a trip over the Takatu Bridge and look around the border town of Bon Fim in Brazil. This bridge is one of the few change-over bridges in the world that crossed an international border.

Take a late afternoon drive or horseback ride into the savannah that culminates in a viewing of the sunset. The Rupununi has some of the most stunning sunsets.

You can watch the sun go down with a cold cocktail, beer or juice and look at the evening sky as it changes from blue into different hues of red before fading to black.