Trip report for Guyana

We were two guys with European passports, who came overland from Suriname and flew out from Georgetown.

We cross into Guyana from Suriname with the ferry at Moleson Creek (see trip report for that part). Stamp free of charge. Changed money with the bus drivers. Haggle and you will get a better rate here than on the Surinamese side (I got 1 SRD = 44 GYD).

When leaving by air there is a departure tax of 4000 GYD/21 USD.

Not many ATMs around in Georgetown, but Scotiabank has some (take a taxi).

Minibus from Moleson Creek (border to Suriname) to Georgetown: 2000 GYD (but you need to haggle)
Minibus from Georgetown (outside Stabroek Market) to Parika: 500 GYD
Speedboat from Parika to Bartica: 2500 GYD
Taxi from downtown to Ogle airport (flights to Kaieteur Falls): 1000 GYD
Taxi from downtown to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) at night time: 5000 GYD
Taxi around Georgetown: 300-500 GYD

How to get to Kaieteur Falls
The cheapest way to get to Kaieteur Falls is with ASL (Air Service Limited). They charge 145 USD (29,000 GYD) for a 4 hours tour to the falls. They fly Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. They have an office at Ogle airport where there take credit cards, but tickets can also be bought at their downtown agent Connections Travel Service (6 Avenue of the Republic), but they don't take credit cards, cash only.

We arrived right to Guyana right after Christmas, and it turned out everything was booked. We called all the other airlines and were close to book a whole plane to our self, but then figured out that ASL sell tickets, which haven't been paid for the day before at 2 pm. So if everything is booked ask to stand by and go out to the airport and be ready to pay at 2 pm. It worked for us.

How to get to Barica
It's possible to make a daytrip to Barica, though a longer loop would be advised. Take minibus to Parika down from Stabroek Market in Georgetown (500 GYD). In Parika catch a speedboat to Barica (2500 GYD). Though Barica is a cold miner town, it's a fairly civilized place with sealed road, banks and even a KFC. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses. If we had more time, we would have loved to continue the journey further south and then either backtrack to Georgetown by the road or continue all the way to Brazil.

We didn't experience anything bad and we even walked around in Georgetown at night time. But it's highly recommend to use taxi to get around at night (it's super cheap too).