13 days/12 nights, Sept. 6-18, 2012. Highlights: Guyana is home to 225 species of mammals (including anteaters, jaguars, manatees) and 800 species of birds; tour focuses on birding, wildlife spotting / in Georgetown, Demerara Rum Factory, Botanical Gardens / Kaieteur Falls / riverboat trip for the dawn chorus at Iwokrama Research Station / giant turtles, river otters, black caimans in Rewa / Karanambo. Land and internal flights, $5,180. Single supp., $395. Nature Travel Specialists (Alabaster, AL; 877/834-3648).