Top Guyana Day Trips

This all-inclusive tour offers a rare opportunity to explore the Essequibo River’s natural beauty and historical landmarks in a single day. Unlike standard river cruises, this experience includes curated stops at culturally important sites like Fort Zeelandia and Fort Kyk-Over-Al, as well as time to relax and swim at Baracara Falls. Travellers benefit from seamless logistics, including round-trip transport by road and river, a fresh local lunch (at Sloth Island or Aruwai), and a knowledgeable guide who shares insights on the river’s Dutch colonial history, diverse ecosystems, and regional communities. This tour is ideal for curious travellers, families, and groups looking to combine nature, history and leisure. With small group sizes and a fixed itinerary, you’ll have time to ask questions, take photos and connect with the landscape at a comfortable pace.

Experience the true wonders of nature and history with this bestselling one day rustic tour that will take you over to five different islands and towns on the Essequibo and Mazaruni Rivers with one of our local boats. Choose between having lunch at Nature Resort at Sloth Island OR Modern Resort at Aruwai Resort. Guaranteed to leave you with a day's worth of unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime. A tour fit for the entire family. Experience the country like a local.

Takes you to the time when the villages of Victoria and Buxton were created by the recently freed slaves. Visit the monuments that tell the story of the struggle for freedom. Journey around the villages and hear the history. We will prepare the Metemgee, Cook Rice, Fried Fish, and Conkee tracing the origins of these foods to the time back then.