Guyana

About the size of Great Britain, South America's only English-speaking country is off the beaten track, under the radar, and home to ecotourism, adventure, Caribbean beaches, and fascinating communities of African, European, Asian, and Native American stock.

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Guyana at a glance

snl.com With a population of just 818,000 (and just over the size of Kansas, or England and Scotland comined), this is a country relatively few people have heard of, but will soon be be much better known - in part because huge recent oil-field finds are poised to make it a "petro power" and because more and more travelers are coming to appreciate its ecotourism riches. Bordering Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela on the north coast of South America and with a coastline of 285 miles, Guyana…

Visitng capital Georgetown

ZiaLaterUnder-the-radar Guyana excels in ecotourism, of course, but since you'll be flying into/out of its capital, this Caribbean-feeling city of around 118,000 is well worth spending at least a couple of days in. A writer for the travel site TripSavvy.com explains why: https://www.tripsavvy.com/georgetown-guyana-visitors-guide-1637080

33 cool places/activities in Guyana

This video actually lays out some pretty interesting things to experience in South America's only English-speaking country!

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Dave Acton December 23, 2024 at 1:38pm

OMG, does this give you the ick like it gives me? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/guyana-jonestown-mass...

Concern as Guyana considers opening Jonestown massacre site to tourism

Project would turn former commune where Jim Jones and more than 900 followers died into a tourist attraction
Helen Brown June 24, 2024 at 4:34pm

Lonely Planet just came out with this a week or so ago: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/guide-to-guyana

A first-timer’s guide to Guyana

All you need to know to make your visit a reality.
David Paul Appell March 30, 2024 at 1:49pm

Wanderlust recently took a look at Georgetown, and it´s well worth a read: https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/georgetown-guyana-world-heritage/

Exploring the heritage of Georgetown, Guyana

With Guyana’s capital in the midst of an oil boom, the city needs to balance modernisation with the preservation of its colonial buildings and the di…
María José January 31, 2024 at 9:54am

It seems like recently, every year some travel publication pegs Guyana as one the *the* places to visit that year, and ´24 is no different. See Australian travel site Escape.com´s reasons: https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/new-upcoming-tourist-destina...
Jorge Carlos Tejada Sobrino September 27, 2023 at 3:21pm

Pretty cool - Guyana made Lonely Planet´s top 30 destinations for 2023! https://www.lonelyplanet.com/the-guianas/guyana

Guyana travel

Explore Guyana holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
Helen Brown February 4, 2023 at 11:22am

One of South America's most splendid "tepuis" (tabletop mountains), surrounded by cliffs 400 to 1,000 meters high, is located at the junction of Guyana with Brazil and Venezuela (in whose territory 85% of it lies), and you can only get up here by rock climbing (no thanks) or helicopter charter. Guyana Tourism has more info here: https://guyanatourism.com/wheretogo/mountroraima/

Mount Roraima - Destination Guyana

Getting To And Around Mount Roraima can be accessed through Guyana, Venezuela or Brazil. In Guyana, one of the best options is to visit Paruima, whic…
Jeffrey Kunst May 10, 2022 at 10:58am

This post published several months ago makes a good case for Guyana as one of the most "thrilling" destinations of 2022, especially for eco and adventure lovers: https://worldlyadventurer.com/guyana-south-america/

12 Reasons Why Guyana's 2022's Most Thrilling Destination

Home to giant wildlife, pristine rainforest & spectacular waterfalls, Guyana is South America's must-visit destination for the coming year.
Wiki Henry October 26, 2020 at 2:18pm

Hi .. I would like to discuss Tourism in Guyana at the present time in the COVID-19 era.
José Balido February 22, 2011 at 3:11am

Whenever you have a chance, Dorothy. It sounds like you had quite an adventure!
Dorothy Conlon February 21, 2011 at 4:06am

Sure, Jose. I have zillions of pix, none of them edited as yet. But I'm not sure how to post any here. It's a land of rivers. Lots of birds--no pix of them though. I went out caiman-hunting one night with a research team; fascinating. I was mostly down in the southern savannah area near the Rupununi River, not in jungley areas.