Kaieteur Falls
Waterfall in the Essequibo
Among the world's most powerful waterfalls with a single drop, on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, in central Essequibo Territory, Guyana.
Photo: Sorenriise at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Guyana: 10 places worth the journey
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana Zoo, Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) and 7 more — what each one is, and why it is worth the detour.
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What to see in Guyana
Chosen from everything Wikidata knows about Guyana and ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions describe them, which is about as close to "famous" as open data gets.
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Guyana Zoo
Zoo in Georgetown, Guyana
A zoo in Georgetown, Guyana's capital, officially opened in 1952 on grounds that had served as botanical gardens since 1895.
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)
18th century Dutch fort in Guyana
A fort on Fort Island, a river island in the Essequibo River delta, in Guyana's Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region; not the Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname. The present brick fort, built in 1743 for the Essequibo colony to replace a wooden one from 1726, is among Guyana's oldest structures.
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown
Cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana
Formally the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Georgetown's Roman Catholic cathedral and the leading Catholic church in Guyana. It was built in the 1920s in a Romanesque style to a design by Leonard Stokes.
Photo: Wiko adonayo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rupununi savannah
Savanna plain in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
A savanna plain in Guyana's Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region, belonging to the Guianan savanna ecoregion, part of the biome of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands.
Photo: Treez44est, CC BY-SA 2.0
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State House, Guyana
Building in Georgetown, Guyana
The official residence of Guyana's president, in Georgetown. Before the colony won independence and became Guyana, it was the residence of the governor of British Guiana.
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0
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St. George's Cathedral, Georgetown
Church in Georgetown, Guyana
An Anglican cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana, built of timber in the Gothic Revival style and rising 43.5 metres (143 ft).
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Parliament Building, Guyana
Seat of the National Assembly of Guyana
The building in Georgetown, the capital, that houses Guyana's National Assembly. Joseph Hadfield designed it, and it stands in Brickdam, on the former site of the Court of Policy.
Photo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Berbice Bridge
Bridge in North east Berbice
A toll pontoon bridge across the Berbice River near New Amsterdam, Guyana, opened on 23 December 2008.
Photo: Ian Mackenzie, CC BY 2.0
Demerara Harbour Bridge
Bridge in Guyana
A former floating toll bridge, 6,074-foot (1,851 m) long, over the Demerara River, linking Schoon Ord, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, with Peter's Hall. Commissioned on 2 July 1978, it was closed on Oct. 5, 2025.
Photo: Marco Farouk Basir, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Guyana
Officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, a country on South America's north coast and one of the Guianas. Venezuela lies to its west, Brazil to its south and southwest, Suriname to its east and the Atlantic to its north.
Officially The Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Based on the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: the facts are Wikipedia's, the wording is this site's.
Questions travellers ask
What is worth seeing in Guyana?
This guide lists 10: Kaieteur Falls, Guyana Zoo, Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) and Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown and others.
How were these places chosen?
By machine, from open data, with no human ranking them and nobody able to pay for a place on the list. Everything Wikidata records in Guyana that is a building, a landform, a protected area or a tourist attraction, has coordinates, a photograph and an English Wikipedia article, is ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions wrote about it. Provinces, cities, airports, stations and stretches of sea shared with the neighbours are filtered out.
What language is spoken in Guyana, and what currency?
English. The currency is GYD.
How do I get mobile data in Guyana?
A travel eSIM is usually the cheapest way, and avoids a roaming bill. The plans suggested at the foot of this guide start at $8.77 for 1GB for 7 days. The eSIM is data-only and sits alongside your normal SIM, so calls, texts and WhatsApp keep working on your own number.
Which networks would my phone use in Guyana?
Digicel. Your phone picks whichever has the best signal where you are, the same way a local phone does.
One practical note: staying online
Maps, tickets and translation all want data, and roaming is the expensive way to get it. A Computatus eSIM eSIM connects to Digicel once you land, and installs by QR code before you leave.
See 10 Computatus eSIM plans for Guyana from $8.77
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No app needed. Install by QR code before you fly, keep your own number for calls, and it connects the moment you land.
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