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About Guyana

The green heart of South America

Land of many waters

The only English-speaking country in South America — culturally Caribbean, geographically Amazonian. Around 800,000 people share a country the size of Britain, and about 87% of it is still standing forest.

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The rainforest
Vast, intact tropical forest covering most of the country — one of the last places on Earth where the forest is still whole.
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The rivers
Essequibo, Pomeroon, Mahaica: the living roads of the coast, where people commute, trade, and visit by boat — and where our tours run.
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The highlands
Kaieteur Falls drops 226 metres in a single plunge — around four times the height of Niagara — off the ancient plateaus of the interior.
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The coast
Georgetown’s white wooden cathedral, Stabroek Market and the seawall — your gateway in and out, and where every tour begins.
Wildlife

Land of giants

Giant river otter
The world’s largest otter, living in family groups along quiet rivers and creeks.
Harpy eagle
One of the most powerful eagles on Earth, nesting high in the tall forest.
Arapaima
The world’s largest scaled freshwater fish, at home in the interior’s rivers and ponds.
Jaguar
Guyana’s national animal — the largest cat in the Americas, still roaming intact forest.
Victoria amazonica
The giant water lily and national flower, with pads broad enough to shade a shoal of fish.
Giant anteater
A slow, improbable giant of the Rupununi savannah grasslands.

Wildlife is wild — sightings are never guaranteed

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The people

Nine nations, six peoples, one country

Nine Indigenous nations share Guyana with the descendants of Africa, India, China, Portugal and Europe — a mix you can hear in the language, taste in the food, and feel in the ease of the coast.

The villages and river communities of the coast host and feed our tours. The kitchens are family kitchens, the guides are local, and tourism income stays local.

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The practical part

Good to know

English
The official language — the only English-speaking country in South America
USD
Our prices are in US dollars — Guyana uses its own dollar locally, but USD is widely accepted
GMT-4
Guyana’s timezone — the same clock all year round
Georgetown
The capital and your gateway — where our tours begin and end
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Kaieteur Falls thundering into a forested gorge

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