Go with a plan.
Guyana sits at a 62/100 Sketch Score, but government advisories range from level 1 to level 4, so ignore the confusion and watch for global dengue and measles outbreaks instead.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Guyana
The advisories disagree by 2 level(s) — read all four before you decide who to trust.
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go with a plan.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Sodomy laws
Sodomy is punishable by up to life in prison. Police use this law to intimidate suspected same-sex male partners.
Cross-dressing laws
Cross-dressing is criminalized and has resulted in court-ordered fines for transgender persons.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Dengue
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Georgetown is notorious for petty street crime.
- •The interior regions with the breath-taking waterfalls, the beautiful rainforests and mountains are safe.
- •"Sodomy" is punishable with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
- •One organisation SASOD organises some events to promote anti-homophobic work.
Staying healthy
- •Do not drink the tap water, unless you want to spend a great part of your vacation on the toilet. Bottled water is readily available in a variety of brands.
- •Before travelling to Guyana, it is a good idea to receive anti-malarial medications from your health care provider, as malaria is widespread throughout most of the country.
- •Yellow fever is endemic to this area; monkeys are a reservoir, but you can catch it even in cities.
- •Although not required, it is recommended that travellers receive vaccination against Typhoid fever within 2-4 weeks prior to arriving in Guyana.
- •The country's largest hospital is the Georgetown Public Hospital and is in the capital.
- •You are better off using the private facilities at St.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B / D / G · 240V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 913 / fire: 912
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