When you stop for a little break for afternoon tea in Guyana, you just never know who may stop by uninvited. Here at the Rock View Lodge in the Rupunini at Annai, we were joined by a grey-winged trumpeter for the English staple in the South American country of Guyana. These birds are actually wild, [...]
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Two white-throated toucans singing to each other in Guyana
As we entered the Iwokrama Rainforest in the South American country of Guyana near dawn, the birds were out in force. The first interesting encounter were these two white-throated toucans perched high up on this tree singing to each other. If you have ever heard the sound of a toucan, it is a sound you [...]
Sunset over the Annai airstrip in the Guyana Rupunini
Sunset falls over the Guyana Rupunini in South America at Rock View Lodge. The airstrip at Annai is located right here and takes passengers back and forth from Letham, Annai, and Georgetown. For speediness it sure beats the 14 hour ride on the Georgetown-Letham Road. The Rupunini is a flat arid expanse sparsely populated with [...]
Guyana travel warning: you may fall in love with the people
Guyana travel warning was the most common piece of information I found when researching for a recent trip to South America. Besides warnings, it was hard to get concrete travel advice. Even Traveldudes did not have one travel tip for Guyana (this has now changed as I own the Guyana section) and besides Brendan Van [...]
The Rupunini Guyana Savannah in the dry season
December is the peak of the dry season in the Rupunini Guyana Savanah, so the area is quite parched and brown at this time of the year. The Rupunini is an interesting place to visit with Amerindian villages spread out over miles. There are few towns in the area, but the hubs are Annai and [...]
Georgetown Guyana lodging: five places to stay
Georgetown Guyana lodging ranges from $10.00 rooms at the YWCA to $130.00 rooms at the Pegasus. The Marriott is constructing a new luxury hotel along the Seawall, which has created a buzz in this Caribbean capital in South America. I usually do not write about lodging and when I do it is usually camping, hostels, [...]
Kaieteur Falls tour tips in Guyana
Kaieteur Falls is the crown jewel, the hidden gem, the off the beaten path, the undiscovered wonder of Guyana and any other travel writing cliché you could think of. I liken it to the Angkor Wat of the country as like the Angkor Wat Temples in Cambodia, the Guyanese are extremely proud of their majestic [...]
Just a man, a benab, and his hammock in Guyana
When researching lodging options for the Guyana Rupunini, the hammock in a benab for $10.00 immediately stood out. The Oasis near the Rock View Lodge in Annai, has this option for those passing through on the Georgetown-Lethem Road. A benab is a gazebo like shelter, which seems to be unique to this area of the [...]
The whole world will pass you by at the Guyana Oasis
I sat down and had a Banks beer at the Guyana Oasis in the Rupunini. A couple of tourists in backpacks soon arrived. A misunderstanding with their ride had caused them to be momentarily stranded here. They came over and made conversation. They were from Switzerland and were heading to the Iwokrama Rainforest. Unfortunately, they [...]
A night in the Guyana Rupunini Oasis Service Center
The Guyana Rupunini Oasis is an economical an interesting option to stay along the Georgetown-Lethem Road. While there you can hike the Panorama Nature Trail and it is also close to the Iwokrama Rainforest, Lethem, and the Pakaraima Mountains. There are not many adventure travel opportunities in this part of the world, so a one [...]
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