Guyana's City Center Tour with Lunch

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  “I Love Guyana” sign

  A symbol of National Pride, Unity, Peace and Love among Guyanese.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Umana Yana (Pass by)

  The word Umana Yana is an indigenous term used by the Wai Wai Amerindians to describe the huge benabs they usually congregate in as a meeting place.

  Admission ticket free
• Georgetown Lighthouse (Pass by)

  The Georgetown Lighthouse was first built by the Dutch in 1817 and then rebuilt in 1830 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean.

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Cheddi Jagan Research Centre

  This holds research into the history of Guyana's struggle for Independence and social justice, the history of Guyana as a whole from the early 1940's to 2009. Explore once open.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Kingston Seawall

  The Kingston Seawall is considered Guyana’s oldest concrete sea defense structure; it was completed in 1860. This wall however, was not the first attempt of building a permanent sea defense structure, but was the first to withstand the strength of the sea.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Guyana National Museum

  The Guyana National Museum focuses the natural and social history of Guyana through informational exhibits and artifacts. Collection holdings include flora and fauna specimens, precious stones and geological artifacts, archaeological objects, and Amerindian arts and crafts. Explore once open.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology

  The first museum of anthropology in the English-speaking Caribbean was founded in the year 1974 with the collections of Guyanese Archaeologist Dr. Denis Williams. In 1980 the ethnographic collections of Dr. Walter Roth, Mr. J.J. Quelch and Sir Everard im Thurn were transferred to the Walter Roth Museum from the Guyana Museum. Explore once open.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• Stabroek Market (Pass by)

  Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  St. George's Cathedral

  St. George's Cathedral is an important and much-loved landmark in the Guyanese capital of Georgetown for two reasons: most locals would agree that it's the most impressive building in the capital, and anyone with an eye for history can see how the cathedral is a window into Guyana's colonial past. Explore once open.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  1763 Monument

  The 1763 Monument proudly stands in the Square of the Revolution in the Guyanese capital of Georgetown. Unveiled in 1976, it commemorates the Berbice Slave Rebellion of 1763, a major event in Guyana’s anti-colonial struggles.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Bourda Market

  The market was initially built in 1880, but was later re-built in 1902 to facilitate the growing number of vendors and consumers. Today, it is considered the second largest market in the city of Georgetown.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Parliament Building of Guyana (Pass by)

  The National Assembly is one of the two components of the Parliament of Guyana. The Parliament of Guyana consists of the President and the National Assembly. The National Assembly has 65 members elected using the system of proportional representation. Twenty five are elected from the ten geographical constituencies and forty are awarded at the national level on the basis of block votes secured.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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