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Description
The Monastery is a very peaceful place
overlooking the Mazaruni river .
Things To Do
Walking
Swimming.
The monks are good company and are great Scrabble players!
Route
Georgetown to Parika by # 32 minibus = GUY $160
Parika to Bartica by speedboat takes 1 hour and
costs GUY $900.
From Bartica you can walk to the Monastery or take a taxi.
Accommodation and Food
The accommodation is at the Monastery and food
is provided. Breakfast and tea are made on site. Dinner is brought in from
a local cook. Tea to a great extent is made up of
left-overs from dinner. Rooms are basic but clean (two single beds or bunk
beds), nets are provided. Toilet facilities are good. The costs are about
GUY $1500 per night including food. It is not necessary to take any food
with you, however the monks would enjoy a surprise of chocolate or cake!
Vegetarians should inform the monks before arrival.
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Additional Information
Visitors at the monastery are considered as
guests and as such they are expected to join the monks in the chapel most
of the time. Meals are at a fixed time and everyone eats together. Other
than meals and chapel times, your time is tour own. Initial contact with
the monks is made by telephone to their friends the Millers: Tel 455-2804.
A message is left for the monks to return a call to you. You cannot just
appear at the monastery without any prior notice. It is important to
remember that it is not a hotel but more like someone’s home.
Alternatively Tel: 455-2236 between 4-6 pm. This person will inform the
monks of your request to stay.
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Information supplied by Amna Ali, 19.01.97
Updated by Lex hogenbosch, November 1999
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