Arrowpoint Nature Resort is pricey but has tons of activities and is in a gorgeous location; from here you can easily access the Amerindian village of Santa Mission, a favorite destination for Guyanese who want to appreciate Carib and Arawak customs, such as making cassava bread. Tour operators offer day trips to all of the above places from Georgetown.
Arrowpoint Nature Resort
Guyana
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
20.75 MILES
The most impressive building in town is the white-painted, Gothic-style St George's Cathedral, said to be the world's tallest wooden building. It was…
-
28.8 MILES
These lovely fast-flowing cascades, deep in the jungle, are wonderfully interactive; you can clamber under them, swim in various pools, take massage…
-
21.12 MILES
Georgetown's Botanical Garden is a pleasant open space with a huge range of tropical plants, trees and flowers in it, including the Victoria Regia Lily,…
-
21.07 MILES
During daylight hours, the Promenade Garden in Cummingsburg is a quiet place to relax, read and enjoy the flowers and tropical birdlife. Its tranquility…
-
21.2 MILES
Georgetown's zoo, inside the Botanical Gardens, desperately needs some investment, but it has a decent collection of creatures nonetheless. You'll see…
-
20.61 MILES
The distinctive neo-Gothic City Hall, inaugurated in 1889, has a 23m tower where colonial-period wives apparently watched for their husbands' ships to…
-
20.42 MILES
One of the city's most prominent landmarks is Stabroek Market, a cast-iron building with a giant corrugated-iron clock tower. This frenetic and colorful…
-
20.96 MILES
This gorgeous wooden building, erected in 1877, is home to the National Art Gallery and rotating art exhibits, many by local artists. To get here from the…
Nearby Guyana attractions
20.42 MILES
One of the city's most prominent landmarks is Stabroek Market, a cast-iron building with a giant corrugated-iron clock tower. This frenetic and colorful…
20.54 MILES
Built in the 1920s in a Romanesque architectural style, this is the premier Catholic church in Guyana.
20.61 MILES
The distinctive neo-Gothic City Hall, inaugurated in 1889, has a 23m tower where colonial-period wives apparently watched for their husbands' ships to…
20.7 MILES
An old-fashioned institution documenting the nation's cultural, social and political history via some odd artifacts and very old stuffed critters.
20.75 MILES
The most impressive building in town is the white-painted, Gothic-style St George's Cathedral, said to be the world's tallest wooden building. It was…
20.76 MILES
This fine timber building was paid for by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1909. As well as being the national library of Guyana, it is a normal…
20.96 MILES
This gorgeous wooden building, erected in 1877, is home to the National Art Gallery and rotating art exhibits, many by local artists. To get here from the…
8. Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology
20.99 MILES
A small museum in a breezy old building, with lots of Amerindian items from Guyana's indigenous peoples.