With more and more tourists visiting other Caribbean islands like Barbados and St.Lucia, mainly for their beaches, Guyana tends to be a little bit overlooked, It really shouldn’t be as Guyana has Natural Beauty for Years.While many people go to the Caribbean for a relaxing time on the beach, Guyana offers you adventure that you will never forget and sites that will leave you awestruck.
Here are 10 Reasons Why Guyana should be your next Tourist Destination.
#10- Amerindian Cultures
Caribe, Arawak, Warao, Macushi, Waiwai and Wapisiana are just a few of the Amerindian groups found in Guyana with their languages, customs and cultures. They live mostly in the wild interior and mangrove coast of Guyana. Immerse yourself in the Amerindian life style visit villages like Surama and Annai and many other villages hidden through the savannahs, rain-forest and mangroves.
#9 – Fishing
Guyana, the ” Land of Many waters “, is filled with rivers teaming with fishes. Guyana’s rivers are vastly untouched and prime for fishing. There are over 1800 species of fish including the Arowana, Payara, Himara. Peacock Bass and Pirahna.
#8 – Rapunini Savannah
The old west. Many people picture it with gun slingers and horseback riders, but you can visit the old west today at the Rapunini Savannahs. Rodeos, cattle rustlers and jaguars stalking cattle, where cowboys still do everything by man and horse power. In short the Savannahs of the Rupununi are a vast wilderness where Amerindian cowboys, called Vaqueros, roam the plains as they have done so in ages past.
#7 – Annual Rodeo Festival
No safety measures, no tricks, real wild horses & cattle that are rounded up straight out of the Rupunini wilderness! Undoubtedly one of the most authentic rodeos left in this world. This 3 day festival is something you will always remember. The Rodeo is held each year over the Easter holidays.
#6- Amazon Rain Forest
Guyana, being 80% Amazon Rain-Forest, provides an amazing trekking experience. The Amazon Rain-Forest is the worlds richest in Fauna (Animals) and Flora (Plants). The rugged mountains and wild tropical rain-forest are filled with numerous trails which the indigenous people use to get to their farms. It is filled with amazing sights and sounds.
#5 – Wild Life
As previously stated Guyana is 80% Amazon Forest, which means it’s a haven for wild-life. Giant Anacondas, Tapirs, River Otters, Sloths, Caimans, Macaw Parrots, Jaguars, the list goes on and on. If you love nature and wild life Guyana has got you covered, in ways you cant even begin to understand.
#4- Kaieteur Falls
45, 000 gallons of water roaring past you every second, plummeting a staggering 741 feet, such is the wonder of the Kaieteur Waterfalls. Journey through dense jungle spending nights beside glorious waterfalls. Listen to the chirps and sounds of the night wildlife. Hike over 1,800 feet to the summit of Kaieteur Falls and take in the beautiful landscapes.
#3- Shell Beach
This 90 mile stretch of relatively uninhabited coastline is known mainly as a nesting ground for four species of endangered marine turtles which come to nest here annually and is a unique opportunity to view one of the earth’s largest reptiles, the leather-back turtle.
The area itself however, is a unique ecosystem encompassing mangrove forests, inland swamp forests and savannahs and bordered by the Atlantic seaboard where mud-flats front the shore in some areas. The area is also known to possess giant river turtles as well as tortoises, along with manatees, tapirs, deer, jaguars, howler monkeys and other large animals.
#2- Adventure
Out of all the Caribbean countries, Guyana offers the best in adventure. Jungle survivals (including a 4 day isolation period), climbing Kaieteur falls, 4×4 extreme drives, boating through the many rivers of the Amazon forest. Guyana gives the best Adventures no ifs and buts about it.
#1 – ORINDUIK FALLS
One of Guyana’s hidden jewels, Orinduik Falls is a gorgeous cascade that will leave your jaw hanging. It’s also a wonderfully tucked away place to swim in a natural Jacuzzi at the foot of a sparkling waterfall, surrounded by lush rainforest. Not to be missed.
Guyana is truly beautiful and definitely deserving of a visit. Hope you will pay them a visit in the near future.
Photo Credits : GuyanaUndiscovered
Official Tourism website: http://www.guyana-tourism.com/
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