Guyana sits on the northern shoulder of South America but belongs culturally to the Caribbean, with English as the official language. Most of the country is rainforest, and its best-known sight, Kaieteur Falls, drops in a single uninterrupted plunge far higher than Niagara.
The guides here cover Guyana as a whole. Interior travel depends on small aircraft and river transport, and Kaieteur is normally reached by chartered flight rather than overland. Two rainy seasons — roughly May to July and December to January — affect road access. Tourism infrastructure is limited outside Georgetown, which makes organised arrangements more practical than independent improvisation.