Guyana

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 3/4 — Level 3: Reconsider Travel
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution

Health notices

• ☐ Global Dengue (level 1)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type A/B/D/G, 240V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the left
• ☐ Emergency (police): 911
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 913
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 912

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ 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.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Guyana — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM