REGION SEVEN
BARACARA ISLAND RESORT

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
 

 

                             Accommodation and Food | Additional Information

Description
This is a small island resort up the Mazaruni River from Bartica, owned by Whitewater Tours. The atmosphere is quiet and peaceful, set on a white sand beach adjacent to the rainforest.

Things To Do
Swim in the blackwater off the white sand beach
Relax on hammocks and sun-loungers
There are pets on the premises - dog, cat, rabbit and Powis bird.

Route
From Bartica you can hire a boat to take you directly to the resort (a journey of approx. 1.5 hours). This will cost GUY $4000 for the boat, plus a landing charge of GUY $1000. Arrange for the boatman to collect you at a specified time.

Accommodation and Food
There is accommodation, food and a bar available at the resort.
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Additional Information
You can canoe across to the riverbank and walk from there along a track to a waterfall. The current can be very strong - don’t try swimming across.

Whitewater Tours offer package day-trips from Georgetown to the resort. These include all transport costs, lunch and snacks - drinks at the resort are extra. You are also given the opportunity to bounce over the rapids at Marshall Falls in a metal-based boat, as well as a trip to the waterfalls (mentioned above) for a natural jacuzzi!

Whitewater Tours,
Lot 3 Sandy Babb Street,
Kitty.
Georgetown.
Tel: 226-6614 or 225-2281
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Information supplied by Ruth Hawksley and Sandie Tanner, October 2000