I did a five day trek to Kaiteur Falls, the world's highest single drop waterfal, in Guyana. This was with Rainforest Tours and ran with only two of us on the trip! Day 1 was a drive in 4x4 to Mahdia, then boat trip up the Potaro River to Amatuk Island to camp the night. Day 2 was a mix between boat trips down the river and hiking alongside the river in virgin rainforest with the help of Tony, our Amerinidan guide. We camped at Waratuk Falls in the warden's house. Day 3 was a short boat trip followed by a [View Full Entry]

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I experienced Lethem at a time when it is, probably, nothing like a Lethem that the locals know: Rodeo time. Lethem is so far from Georgetown it's practically Brazilian. The shop signs are in Portugese and English, there is a Brazilian restaurant and many people speak Portugese. Lethem's roads (tracks) are all red. Anywhere you walk you get covered in red dust. And you have to walk a lot because everything is extremely spread out in Lethem, and there is no public transport. I have been informed that people normally hitch lifts in trucks, but obviously not at rodeo time. I [View Full Entry]

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I visited Orealla twice in a year. Quite a feat as it's a two hour mini-bus drive to Corriverton, then a five or so hour boat trip down the Correntyne River to reach Orealla, a small Amerindian village. Orealla is truly beautiful. I saw some of the most amazing sunsets and sun rises in my two weekends there. The people are so friendly and will welcome you into their village, show you around, explain their traditions and take a cold beer with you, well, when the ice has come in from Suriname! Bathing in the Correntyne River is magical; the cold [View Full Entry]

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St Cuthbert's Mission is a quiet Amerindian settlement. To reach, you travel almost an hour on the Linden Highway by mini-bus to Soesdyke, then from there, a 4x4 truck to the mission, arranged in advance. It is full of sand, has a beautiful and cold black water creek and many cute Amerindian children. Ideal for adventurous boating, fishing, hunting, bush runs or experiencing the traditional and sustainable way of life. A very enjoyable weekend trip. [View Full Entry]

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New Amsterdam is a vibrant and interesting town. It has a population of 20,000 and is nothing like towns in the northern countries. New Amsterdam was the nearest town to the village I lived in for a year, and I taught in New Amsterdam Secondary School. It annoys me how the Lonely Planet Guide to South America mentions Guyana briefly, but completely misses the town of New Amsterdam. It is one of Guyana's biggest towns, so I think it deserves a mention. I may be biased, but I also quite love the town. The centre of New Amsterdam has three main [View Full Entry]

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I visited Georgetown many times during my year spent in Guyana. I like to think that I managed to look beyond the tourist scene; sitting in Oasis Cafe with what seemed like all the foreign people in Guyana never really appealed to me. My favourite thing to do in town was to catch a bus. A mini bus costs $60 which is currently about 15p or 30c. I love catching a bus into town because the music and atmosphere in the bus is amazing. I love it when everyone knows the song, and everyone sings along. Even if you're the only [View Full Entry]

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