If you\u2019re after raw, unpolished adventure and hardly any other tourists, Guyana is a nirvana. A former British colony, it\u2019s the only English-speaking country in South America, interspersed with Creole and Amerindian dialects from 6 distinct ethnic groups. Over 80% of the country is rainforest and river \u2013 pristine, virgin jungle hiding indigenous communities and some thrilling wildlife, most of it oversized! Giant anteater, giant river otter, black caiman (the world\u2019s largest alligator) and the green anaconda. Colourful capital Georgetown is famous for its 19thC wooden houses on stilts and old sugar estate, but it\u2019s an entry point only; you\u2019ll spend the rest of your time boating along the Rewa and Rupununi rivers or driving across vast savannah in a 4\u00d74. Travel here can be very basic but it\u2019s utterly unique, a wild frontier of travel, still thrillingly cut off from mainstream travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3902,"template":"","format":"standard","country_category":[191],"when-filter":[],"type-filter":[],"who-filter":[],"appeal-filter":[],"class_list":["post-4190","destination","type-destination","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country_category-south-america-en-us"],"yoast_head":"\n