Getting Here and other helpful information
Travel Information
How to get to Guyana?
Airlines
You can reach to Guyana via direct flight from New York, Miami, Toronto, Surinam,
French Guiana, and Brazil. Flights from Europe are routed through Antigua, Barbados
and Trinidad. The international carriers, which operate from these locations, are as
follows:
1. Caribbean Airline (previously BWIA)
2. North American Airlines
126 Carmichael Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 227-5838
3. LIAT
4 Robb Street, Robbstown, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 227-1250
4. Surinam Airways
Cara Suites
176 Middle Street
Tel: (592) 226-2085, 225-3473
5. Travel Span (Charter)
6. Zoom (Charter)
Onward flights should be reconfirmed with the respective airlines. Outgoing passengers
are required to pay a departure tax /Security fee of GYD$4,500.
Recommended connection out of Europe:
London New York
Rome New York British Airways
Paris New York
New York Georgetown North American Airlines
North American Airlines depart out of JFK International on Monday, Thursday and
Saturday.
Currency
The unit of currency is the Guyana dollar. The major international currencies accepted
and their average rates of exchange are as follows and can be exchanged at banks and
cambios:
United States Dollar: G$197.00
Canadian Dollar: G$129.00
Sterling Pound: G$280.00
(These rates are subject to change without notice)
Payment Method
Payment can be made via Credit Cards – Visa, MasterCard & AMEX, Wire Transfer,
Traveler’s Cheque and Cash.
Note cash advances are available at some ATM locations in Guyana, please check with
local hotels in Georgetown for the one nearest to your location
Banks
There are six main commercial banks in Guyana, all of which have branches across the
country. The main commercial banks are:
1. Bank of Nova Scotia
104 Carmichael Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 225-9222
2. Citizen's Bank (Guyana) Inc.
201 Camp and Charlotte Streets, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-1705
3. Demerara Bank Limited
210 Camp Street and South Road
Tel: (592) 225-0910
4. Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry
47-48 Water Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-8430
5. Guyana National Co-operative Bank
1 Lombard and Cornhill Streets, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 225-7810
6. Republic Bank
38-40 Water Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-4091
Climate
Guyana's Climate is equatorial, hot for most of the year, with an average temperature
range of 24 to 31 degrees Celsius (75 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit), and experiences two
wet seasons between the periods May to June and December to January.
Clothing
Want to know what to pack? Casual and light wear apparel is worn throughout the year.
Restaurants
The Guyanese cuisine is a blend of Chinese, Indian, Afro-Guyanese, Amerindian and
European dishes, of which you can indulge in at a variety of restaurants and eating
houses around Guyana.
How to get to Guyana?
Airlines
You can reach to Guyana via direct flight from New York, Miami, Toronto, Surinam,
French Guiana, and Brazil. Flights from Europe are routed through Antigua, Barbados
and Trinidad. The international carriers, which operate from these locations, are as
follows:
1. Caribbean Airline (previously BWIA)
2. North American Airlines
126 Carmichael Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 227-5838
3. LIAT
4 Robb Street, Robbstown, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 227-1250
4. Surinam Airways
Cara Suites
176 Middle Street
Tel: (592) 226-2085, 225-3473
5. Travel Span (Charter)
6. Zoom (Charter)
Onward flights should be reconfirmed with the respective airlines. Outgoing passengers
are required to pay a departure tax /Security fee of GYD$4,500.
Recommended connection out of Europe:
London New York
Rome New York British Airways
Paris New York
New York Georgetown North American Airlines
North American Airlines depart out of JFK International on Monday, Thursday and
Saturday.
Currency
The unit of currency is the Guyana dollar. The major international currencies accepted
and their average rates of exchange are as follows and can be exchanged at banks and
cambios:
United States Dollar: G$197.00
Canadian Dollar: G$129.00
Sterling Pound: G$280.00
(These rates are subject to change without notice)
Payment Method
Payment can be made via Credit Cards – Visa, MasterCard & AMEX, Wire Transfer,
Traveler’s Cheque and Cash.
Note cash advances are available at some ATM locations in Guyana, please check with
local hotels in Georgetown for the one nearest to your location
Banks
There are six main commercial banks in Guyana, all of which have branches across the
country. The main commercial banks are:
1. Bank of Nova Scotia
104 Carmichael Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 225-9222
2. Citizen's Bank (Guyana) Inc.
201 Camp and Charlotte Streets, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-1705
3. Demerara Bank Limited
210 Camp Street and South Road
Tel: (592) 225-0910
4. Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry
47-48 Water Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-8430
5. Guyana National Co-operative Bank
1 Lombard and Cornhill Streets, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 225-7810
6. Republic Bank
38-40 Water Street, Georgetown
Tel: (592) 226-4091
Climate
Guyana's Climate is equatorial, hot for most of the year, with an average temperature
range of 24 to 31 degrees Celsius (75 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit), and experiences two
wet seasons between the periods May to June and December to January.
Clothing
Want to know what to pack? Casual and light wear apparel is worn throughout the year.
Restaurants
The Guyanese cuisine is a blend of Chinese, Indian, Afro-Guyanese, Amerindian and
European dishes, of which you can indulge in at a variety of restaurants and eating
houses around Guyana.
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