The United Kingdom (UK) edition of National Geographic Traveller has named Guyana among 35 countries for travellers to consider in 2023 and beyond.
Across five categories — adventure, culture, nature, family and community — the list highlights some of the most exciting and exceptional experiences on the planet.
Guyana is recognised for its nature and is placed among other countries with epic landscapes and cultural reawakenings to conservation initiatives and family favourites.
Guyana, at #13 on the list, is regarded as a new route from British Airways, marketed as a place to get truly off-grid, and is compared to countries like Tanzania and Bostwana.
“Thick rainforests, sprawling savannahs, magical mountain ranges and epic rivers — Guyana may be one of South America’s smaller nations, but it packs a big punch for nature-lovers, and from March 2023, will be connected by British Airways flights from London Gatwick (via St Lucia),” the article noted.
Similar in size to the UK, Guyana is home to fewer than a million people, and river, off-road or air transport are often the only routes into the heart of it all.
Natural highlights range from jaguars stalking dense forests to giant anteaters on the savannahs, harpy eagles in the skies and wow-moments like Kaieteur Falls, one of the world’s highest single drop waterfalls (and twice as high as Victoria Falls).
The number of eco-tourism experiences and community-run lodges is growing, too.
In 2019, Guyana landed in the global sustainability spotlight overnight when the country was named the #1 ‘Best of Ecotourism’ destination in the world at the Sustainable Top 100 Destination Awards in Berlin.
Hosted by travel and trade show ITB Berlin on 7 March 2019, the awards recognised “global leadership in offering responsible ecotourism opportunities”, judged based on sustainability success stories from the top 100 destinations. Guyana won against well-known destinations like the Galapagos Islands, Mexico’s Sierra Gorda and Tmatboey in Cambodia.
This is extremely good news for us and it would therefore attract. a nu ber of tourists globally. which would boost our economy.