Guyana: Waterfalls, Wildlife and the Road Less Travelled with Becca Marsh - Destination Unlocked | Lyssna här

Guyana is one of South America’s least familiar destinations, yet it offers something increasingly rare: immense wilderness, extraordinary wildlife and travel experiences still rooted in small communities rather than mass tourism.

Travel writer Becca Marsh joins Daniel to share what she discovered during six weeks travelling across Guyana while updating the fourth edition of the Bradt Guide to Guyana.

From the thundering waters of Kaieteur Falls to the remote eco-lodges and wildlife-rich savannahs of the Rupununi, Becca takes us inside a country where journeys are part of the adventure. She recalls searching for jaguars, catching red-bellied piranhas, learning from Indigenous communities and discovering the unexpected flavours of Guyanese cuisine.

In this episode:

• Why Kaieteur Falls is one of the world’s great wilderness spectacles

• What it is like to travel through Guyana’s remote interior

• Community-owned eco-lodges and Indigenous-led tourism

• Encounters with giant river otters, caimans, piranhas and elusive jaguars

• The realities of Guyana’s roads, rivers and light-aircraft journeys

• Georgetown and Guyana’s remarkable mix of cultures

• Coconut choka, cassava and the dishes visitors should try

• Why Guyana rewards travellers who are curious, flexible and willing to slow down

This is an episode for wildlife lovers, adventurous travellers and anyone searching for a destination that still feels genuinely undiscovered.

ABOUT BECCA MARSH

Becca Marsh is a travel writer, editor and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Her work has taken her around the world, including an overland journey from London to Bangkok as part of the Global Convoy community.

She spent six weeks travelling around Guyana to update the fourth edition of the Bradt Guide to Guyana.

FIND OUT MORE

Becca’s website:

https://www.beccamarsh.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/beccamarsh_/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/becca-marsh-frgs

Bradt’s Guyana guide:

https://www.bradtguides.com/destinations/central-south-america/guyana/

Global Convoy:

https://www.globalconvoy.com/our-story