Group charters are the most practical arrangement. There are several charter companies. Minibuses and collective taxis link Georgetown and most towns on the coastal belt. Guyana's road network, apart from a paved two-lane stretch from the capital to Linden, is not in its best shape which presents a challenge for all but the hardiest of cyclists. Car hire is available in Georgetown, your foreign licence or an international driving permit is accepted.
Traffic drives on the left hand side of the road, British style.
It is advisable to travel by taxi at night. For longer trips, fares should be agreed before departure. The area of the Guianas, bounded by the rivers of the Orinoco in the north and west, the Rio Negro in the west, the Amazon in the South, and of course the Atlantic Ocean in the East, is believed to have been settled before 900 AD by Warrau Indians, and later by the Arawak and Carib tribes. However, there is little archaeological evidence from these times of substantial settlements. Late in the 16th century the Dutch established the first European settlement, and for the next 150 years the territory alternated between Dutch and British rule, except for a short period of French rule.