REGION ONE
PORT KAITUMA

REGION 1
Santa Rosa - Moruca
Mabaruma & Shell Beach
Port Kaituma

REGION 2
Essequibo Coast - Lakes
Capoey Lake

Hot and Cold Lake
Lake Mainstay
Akawini - Pomeroon River

REGION 3
Toucan Guest House & Guyanese Heritage Museum
Timberhead Rainforest Reserve
Santa Mission
Shanklands

REGION 6
Orealla

REGION 7
Bartica & Marshall Falls
Bartica - The Monastery
Baracara Island Resort
Baganara Island Resort

REGION 8
Iwokrama
Overland Trek - Kaieteur to Orinduik
Kaiteur Falls Overland

REGION 9
Rockview Eco-Tourism Resort
Karanambo Ranch, Rupununi Savannahs

OUTSIDE GUYANA
Mount Roraima
Island Hopping in the Caribbean
Suriname
 

 


Description
A small mining village in the middle of the rainforest.

Things To Do
Visit Eclipse Falls and Jones Town - site of the Jim Jones cult massacre. Walk in the rainforest.

Route
By Air:
Trans Guyana fly into Port Kaituma on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Saturday. Flights depart from Ogle airport at 7:45 am and take about 1 hour. Planes depart Port Kaituma on the same days at 9:50 am. Cost = GUY $12,000 single and GUY $23,000 return.

By Land:
Alternatively, plan a long overland trip. Travel to Moruca (see relevant section) and take
a boat from Moruca to Port Kaituma. You can also travel by boat from Mabaruma. Cost unknown.

The journey would take around 2 days overland from Georgetown.

Accommodation and Food
There is a guest house. Ask locally for information. Shops sell all the basics.

Additional Information
Contact with Port Kaituma may be possible through radio contact with Barama.
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Information supplied by Allie Denholm 21.05.97
Updated by Sandie Tanner 07.08.01