Guyana featured in National Geographic Traveller’s “Cool List 2019”

Guyana has been featured in the National Geographic Traveller’s ‘The Cool List 2019’.
The article focuses on Guyana’s futuristic cityscapes and modernist architecture to pristine rainforest and rehabilitated wildlife. In this most recent accolade, Guyana is featured at number 10 on the all-encompassing global list.
“New flights are opening up this undiscovered gem…Guyana’s main prize is Kaieteur Falls. The largest single-drop waterfall in the world is a beauty, cutting its way through the jungle as the Potaro River falls 741 feet before continuing towards the Atlantic,” the article said.
Over the years, Guyana has cemented its position as a leading tourism destination, and has gained international recognition as ‘National Geographic Traveller 2014’s must-see places on planet Earth.
Guyana earned a coveted spot on this exclusive, very short list for the very first time in 2014 and BBC Travel’s ‘Five destinations you should know more about’, among many others.
The recent National Geographic Traveller accolade is further proof of the destination’s vibrancy and its lure with its offerings of raw authentic adventure, stunning scenery and rich culture, unique to Guyana.
The destination features an irresistible combination of natural beauty, pristine Amazonian rainforests, immense waterfalls, amazing wildlife, blended with a vibrant Indigenous culture, rich heritage and the most hospitable and friendly people in the world.
At the onset of the New Year, Guyana was also featured in The Sunday Times Newspaper (UK) in an article titled ‘The Guianas’ and in an article on how to visit Kaieteur National Park in Travel and Leisure. Earlier in December, the country’s famous St George’s Cathedral was also highlighted in Atlas Obscura – “St George’s Cathedral isn’t all that lofty as churches go, but at 143-feet-tall and made entirely from wood – apart from its foundations – it ranks amongst the tallest wooden churches in the world,” they wrote.
Founded in 2009, Atlas Obscura catalogues unusual and obscure travel destinations, and relies heavily on user generated content. Added to this, the Evening Standard (UK) featured Guyana in an article titled ‘25 of the world’s most magical jungle adventures’ late last year.