If you’re planning to visit Guyana, here are a few tours you shouldn’t miss:

Kaieteur Overland Tour

Envision 45,000 gallons of lush black water thundering down a rock escarpment every second. Wonder in the sky dance of thousands upon thousands of scissor-tailed Swifts or soak in the culture of the prolific mountain hunters, the Patamonas. Take the overland journey through dense jungle for nights besides refreshing and scenic waterfalls, while pondering the language of the wildlife. Then take the 1,800 feet mountain hike to experience the magnificence of the 741-foot single drop waterfalls.

Essequibo River Tour

An early start to the day will take you by bus to the departure point of the small market town of Parika. From there, you will take an open boat up the mighty Essequibo River. The first stop will be an old Dutch fort where artefacts are still being discovered to this day. Then head off for a visit to a “river beach” called Saxacalli.

Further up the river is the junction of the Mazaruni River and you’ll visit the frontier town of Bartica, the hub of activity and recreation of miners who work the many gold and diamond claims of the interior.

Further up the river, you pass through both rapids and still waters to the site of a picnic lunch. You take some time for a short hike through the rainforest, to a wonderful – even if chilly – inland waterfall where the adventurous may climb the falls for a refreshing dip in a natural pool, with howler monkeys and parrots chattering overhead.

Then take a leisurely trip down the river with the sun on your backs – a fine end to a fine day.

City Tour

The St George’s Cathedral is found in Georgetown.

Georgetown is the capital and largest town in Guyana. It was designed by the Dutch as an outpost to protect their settlement during the 17th century. Georgetown has a combination of wood work and concrete buildings dating back to the early 19th century.

The St. George’s Cathedral, purportedly the largest wooding building, is found in Georgetown along with the famous Stabroek Market, the Kingston Seawall and Bourda Cricket Ground.

El Dorado Rum tour

Wooden Coffey Stills are still used in rum production.

Voted among the best rums in the world and a winner of several medals, El Dorado Rum is produced by the Demerara Distillery.

Visitors will see how this unique blend of rum is produced. The very ancient rum-producing techniques are still used.

Druggie says this is a bore and the world only wants to go to Aruba, where they can lie on a beach then go to Applebee's and eat American junk food and drink a Bud.

Unfortunately this does not translate to an increase in tourism as CaribJ et al prefer the white sand beaches and blue waters of the Islands over the unspoilt beauty of Guyana.

Caribj dont believe thay anymore, in fact since May 2015 he said Guyana is the best place for Tourism

Drugb posted:

Unfortunately this does not translate to an increase in tourism as CaribJ et al prefer the white sand beaches and blue waters of the Islands over the unspoilt beauty of Guyana.

How come Haiti isn't a huge tourism destination if all one wanted were white sand beaches and blue water?

Druggie folks are engaged in all sorts of activities.  Why would people be building all sorts of eco lodges all over Costa Rica, Belize, Brazil and other places were they not demand for it?  And yes even as beach vacation attractions are readily available in all of these countries.

In fact around 20% of these visiting Belize go mainly for its eco/adventure attractions.  That is around 70k people!

Druggie I know that you are a primitive and simple man, who only hangs around never see come see people, but really Aruba is a snore for many people, even if you think its fabulous!

http://www.hiddenvalleyinn.com...yQs9ACFQZLDQodMSQAsA

And note that adventure is as much a part of this is the eco.  White water rafting, hiking, fishing, horse back riding in the Rupununi, "panning for gold" in a safe location (not with the objective of necessarily finding gold).  This on top of a 2 day stop in G/T to walk through a cleaned up and enhanced Stabroek Market, and enjoy the unique architecture and botanic gardens in the city.  Also Guyana's cultural diversity.

Druggie its OK if you are ashamed to be Guyanese.  I know many non Guyanese who went there and came back raving.  In fact my black American sister in law considers it one of her favorite spots in the Caribbean because she sees it as being so different. She enjoyed the various museums and art galleries and craft that is available in G/T.  She considers Guyana to be "real" when many other Caribbean islands are in her eyes just tourist traps.

In fact druggie there is an emerging group of sophisticated travelers who want more than just a beach.  Some travel for "experiences" which Guyana certainly has on offer.  This is why all of these beach destinations are rushing around peddling volcanic tours, hiking, food festivals, etc. Because the days when people went to just lie on a beach are OVER. Blame heightened awareness of skin cancer.

The problem that Guyana faces is that neither the PPP nor APNU/AFC have a clue about how to move forward, even though they spend a lot of time chatting about this. Jagdeo even spending MILLIONS to support Princess and to build Marriott  with the silly idea that this will stimulate tourism.

What they need to do is to develop infrastructure in interior locations in ways that will also help local people.  Yes Guyanese do travel to the Rupununi, which has the best potential as a tourist destination in Guyana.

For some one traveling to Belize, who wants something other than a beach, as they have spent 20 years going to the Caribbean, it is easy and safe to engage in eco/adventure tourism.

Do you know that BOTH Belize and Costa Rica STARTED as eco/adventure destinations before adding the beach aspects, with surfing in the case of Costa Rica, and diving with Belize.

Guyana will NEVER be as big a tourist destination as is Belize, but then it cannot be, as eco adventure tourism is fragile and cannot sustain mass tourism.

And druggie there are already many people who have sunk money into tourism in Guyana, thanks to YOUR PPP. Why not tell them that buying cutlasses for cane cutters would have been better?

http://www.caribjournal.com/20...c6d59fa3f7-188897361

Hilton Hotel in the rain forest. Biodiversity main attraction.  No mention of beach.

I notice no mention of crime...the place getting cleaned up nuh.

Nehru posted:

Caribj dont believe thay anymore, in fact since May 2015 he said Guyana is the best place for Tourism

Guyana sweet like a sumatoo!

So much for how it gone for channa.