What is the difference between seasons in the jungle?
The jungle in the interior of Guyana has two distinct seasons; wet and dry. It is generally hot and humid year round. The seasons are quite different and each has advantages and disadvantages and clearly the seasons spill in to each other slightly. Generally it is dry between September/October to March/April annually, the remaining months being mostly wet. Dry season is easier to get around on land. 4 x 4 travel is easier, as is movement on foot, and we can explore areas that could be under water in wet season. Clearly you have the problem of finding water to drink. This limits you to staying along river courses to a certain extent, as many of the smaller creeks dry up completely in this season. Wet season has the advantage of allowing easier access to remote and dense jungle areas by boats. Guyana, being the land of many rivers, is more accessible when the waterways are up. You get very heavy rain and in some areas the possibility of flash floods. A true tropical downpour is something
