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Route | Accommodation and
Food
Description
Rockview is located at Annai, a small
Amerindian village on the main road to Lethem. It comprises of an old
ranch-house (now the family home), and a small guest-house. Run by Colin
Edwards, an ex-pat who stayed on after doing VSO in the 1960’s in the
North-West, the resort is under-going continual expansion and improvement.
Things To Do
There is a small, but lovely, swimming pool,
well kept gardens, bar and shop, and various animals. Annai is a short
walk away, although you may need permission from the Captain to wander
around – check with Colin first. A great short walk is to the top
of a nearby hill to view the beautiful savannah and rainforest beyond…well
worth the scramble (wear long trousers and good trainers / boots –
the path is rocky and the razor grass vicious!). A future project
for Colin is to have bikes and horses available for hire.
Route
By air:
approx. 1 hour flight from Ogle, Georgetown, or 15 minutes from Lethem.
Current prices are GUY $18,500 single or GUY $34,000 return with Trans-Guyana
Airways.
By road:
time depends on the state of the road! From Georgetown 12 hours upwards;
from Lethem 1 hour upwards. 4x4 Jeep currently costs approx. GUY $7000
single; trucks usually charge less. There are many truck companies
that make the return journey to Lethem weekly; it is advisable to
book in advance but keep hold of your cash until you actually travel!
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Accommodation and Food
The guesthouse has rooms with all facilities, nets and towels provided.
You can also stay in the ranch-house with the family, which is less
luxurious, but cheaper. An alternative arrangement may be to sling
hammocks in one of the benabs.
VSO rates are: GUY $3000 per
person per night in the guesthouse; GUY $1800 per person per night in the
ranch-house and GUY $1000 to sling a hammock under a benab. Meals are
taken with the family at a large table under a mango tree, and cost extra.
Breakfast GUY $600, lunch GUY $1400 and dinner GUY $1400. Snacks and
drinks can be purchased at the bar run by Colins’ wife.
Arrangements can be made to stay at Rockview in Georgetown
through Abdool,
Tel: 226-0605.
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Information
supplied by Sandie Tanner, October 2000
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