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Guyana travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur Falls. Photo: Sorenriise at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9h 15mflight from London
Guyanese dollarcurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type A, B, D, Gplugs

A mighty single-drop waterfall in untouched rainforest

Don't miss

  1. Kaieteur Falls
  2. Rupununi savannah
  3. Iwokrama Forest
Good forWildlife & safariAdventure

Best time to visit Guyana from the UK

Best value: Jan–Mar, Aug–Nov. Mid-Aug–Nov and Feb–Apr: drier. Busiest and priciest: Dec.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Georgetown, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Georgetown for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: September and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: DecUsually 27°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–JulAround 27°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: September (28°C) · coolest: February (26°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
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Festivals and events

  • Mashramani Feb · Georgetown
  • Rupununi Rodeo Apr · Lethem

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 9h 15m
Distance
7,225 km
Main airport
GEO

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Guyanese dollarCapital: Georgetown
Type A, B, D, G · 240VUK plugs fit
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
911
EmergencyAmbulance 913
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 30 days
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Guyana, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 30 December 2025. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Guyana before you book and again before you go.

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