Plan a trip to Guyana

Places to see in Guyana

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Georgetown

  City · Demerara-Mahaica

  Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean".

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Johnldasilva (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Kaieteur Falls

  Waterfall · Potaro-Siparuni

  Kaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sorenriise at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Linden

  City · Upper Demerara-Berbice

  Linden is the second largest city in Guyana after Georgetown, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W, altitude 48 m (160 ft). It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie, Christianburg, and Wismar.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marco Farouk Basir (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  New Amsterdam

  City · East Berbice-Corentyne

  New Amsterdam is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ian Mackenzie (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Kaieteur National Park

  Park & nature · Potaro-Siparuni

  Kaieteur National Park is a national park located in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, roughly 633 km south of Georgetown, the nation's capital, closer to the border with Brazil than to the Caribbean coast.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bill Cameron (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Cuyuní River

  River

  The Cuyuní River is a South American river and a tributary of the Essequibo River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kmusser (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  St. George's Cathedral

  Religious · Demerara-Mahaica

  St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana. The church is of Gothic Revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres (143 ft). It is the seat of the Bishop of Guyana.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dan Lundberg (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Stabroek Market

  Market · Demerara-Mahaica

  Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dan Sloan (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Monte Caburaí

  Mountain · Roraima

  Monte Caburaí is a mountain located on the border between Brazil and Guyana standing at 1,465 metres (4,806 ft) above sea level. It is the northernmost point of Brazil and is the source of the Ailã River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Caburaí-Chuí.png (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Guyana Zoo

  Zoo · Demerara-Mahaica

  Guyana Zoo is a zoo located in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. The zoo officially opened in 1952, but its grounds had been used as botanical gardens since 1895. Some of its most popular attractions are harpy eagles and manatees.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dan Sloan (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Leguan Island

  Island · Essequibo Islands

  Leguan Island is a small island situated in the delta of the Essequibo River on the coast of Guyana, South America. The island is shaped like a gull wing and is nine miles (14 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide at its widest, making it roughly 12 square miles (31 km2) in area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Naz Ali (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Fort Zeelandia

  Fort · Essequibo Islands

  Fort Zeelandia is located on Fort Island, a fluvial island of the Essequibo River delta in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dan Lundberg (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map