Where to go in Guyana

Guyana is truly a wild frontier – a land of few roads, pristine forest and ecotourism opportunities aplenty. A vast variety of landscapes combine to create this extraordinary safari adventure destination. Leaving the pristine coastlines, home to turtles and other sea creatures, behind, discover a land of waterfalls and rainforest, giving way to wildlife-rich savannas and isolated ranches. The capital, Georgetown, is known as the Garden City of the Caribbean, despite being theoretically on the Atlantic. Its wide, tree-lined avenue and canals follow the layout of the old sugar estates. This a vibrant and energetic core

Kaieteur Falls

Kaieteur Falls is the world’s largest single drop waterfall, located on the Potaro River in the Kaiteur Falls National Park. Reaching over 740 ft high, the waterfall plunges over a series of steep cascades. Roughly four times the height of Niagra Falls, Kaiteur stands tall and proud, a landmark so dizzying and powerful you could imagine falling from the edge of the world. The falls are surrounded by the lush rainforest of the Amazon, however tourists are able to catch chartered flights to the nearby landstrip or can enjoy a scenic hiking route here.

GeorgeTown

George Town is Guyana’s large and vibrant city, founded by the British in 1781. Standing proudly where the mighty Demerara River pours into the Atlantic, the city has a laid-back feel and considerable charm amongst a scattering of museums and colonial curiosities. White-painted wooden 19th-century houses are raised on stilts, and flowering trees fill the streets. In the evening the sea wall is crowded with strollers and at Easter it is a mass of colourful kites.

Iwokrama Rainforest

Located in the heart of Guyana, the Iwokrama Forest has an amazing cross-section of Guyana’s biodiversity, including 1,500 species of flora, 200 mammals, 500 birds, 420 fish and 150 species of reptiles and amphibians. The Government of Guyana and the Commonwealth Secretariat established Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development in 1996 under a joint mandate to manage the Iwokrama forest ‘in a manner that will lead to lasting ecological, economic and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general.’

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