Tourist Information
Fort Island and Bartica
From Parika there is a vehicle ferry up the Essequibo River to Bartica on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, returning next day, US$1.50 one way. The 58 kilometre journey takes six hours, stopping at Fort Island; small boats come out from riverside settlements to load up with fruit.
On Fort Island is a Dutch fort (built 1743, restored by...
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Travelling west from Georgetown, the road crosses the 2-kilometre long floating Demerara bridge (opens often for shipping, US$0.25 toll, pedestrians free). Speedboats cross the Demerara from Stabroek market, US$0.30 every 30 minutes. The road continues 42 kilometres, past rice paddies, kokers and through villages to Parika, a growing town on the east bank...
Linden
Linden, the second-largest town in Guyana, is a bauxite mining town 112 kilometres south of Georgetown on the west bank of the Demerara River. The two towns are connected by a good road (slow for the first part to Timehri); the police checks are to stop drug and gun running. Linden is a company mining town. The opencast mine is 60-90 metres deep and...
Phoning from USA to Georgetown: 011-592+ 2 + five digits
Georgetown Guyana’s capital, and chief town and port, is on the east bank of the mouth of the Demerara river. The climate is tropical, with a mean temperature of 27°C, but the trade winds provide welcome relief. The city is built on a grid plan, with wide tree-lined streets and drainage canals...
Embassies & Consulates
British High Commission (44 Main St, PO Box 10849, T592-265881/4). Canadian High Commission (Young St) and the Embassies of the United States (Young St, Kingston, near Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel), Honorary French Consul (7 Sherriff St, T65238), Venezuela (Thomas St), Brazil (308 Church St, Queenstown, T57970, visa issued next day,...
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