A community-run wildlife tour shows how tourism can help preserve a remote rainforest and introduces visitors to a stunning array of colourful fauna and jungle vistas
August 2013
South America: new holiday packages with Latin allure
It's game on for World Cup deals, spotting jaguars in the jungle, watching whales or checking out Chile with this latest range of holidays to South America, write Jordan Rowe and Gemma Bowes
September 2012
Colonial charm: five characterful South American towns
South America holiday tips and ideas – what's new?
January 2011
My travels
My travels: John Gimlette in Guyana
Travel writer and barrister John Gimlette discovered staying with a local MP was a shortcut to the heart of Guyanese life, from raucous political parties to the pool of a five-star hotel
January 2010
The travel gurus' guide to 2010
Where are the people in the know heading this year? We asked the experts, from adventurers seeking the world's most remote outreaches, to party animals in search of the hottest gigs, to tell us their plans and tips
December 2008
How beastly
Mile upon mile of rainforest, friendly lodges with an array of weird and wonderful creatures on the doorstep. Guyana, the first destination in our wildlife special, is a paradise for the lazy nature lover
May 2008
Going local
Going local in Guyana
Going local
Going local in Georgetown, Guyana
April 2008
Trips and tips
Trips and tips
Mad for it | My Guyana | Access all areas
January 2008
Hot and steamy romantic trips
Get wild with your lover on a jungly island in Malawi or whisk them away to a deserted beach in Sri Lanka
April 2007
Richard Hammond's clean break
Clean break: Surama Village, Guyana
Surama is a traditional Amerindian village in the forest-covered Pakaraima mountains 300km south of the capital Georgetown.
December 2006
Not just cricket
Islands beat
November 2006
The quiet South American
It's on the Caribbean coast, English-speaking and has some of the best wildlife in South America. So why isn't Guyana more popular?
October 2006
Guyana: Essential information
Though it's full of virgin rainforest and has countless rivers and waterfalls, Guyana is often overlooked by tourists.
June 2005
Pure gold
Guyana's incredible landscape and teeming rainforests have lured explorers for centuries. Anita Sethi goes in search of El Dorado.
August 2001
The lost resort
When you think about the West Indies, mainland South America does not come to mind. But it should - and the home of legendary cricketer Clive Lloyd is cultivating eco-tourism. John Mair reports.
August 2000
My rum do in the jungle
In the middle of a rainforest, Jacqui MacDermott clambers from her dugout into a makeshift bar that provides a respite from alligators.
