Senior travel: Georgetown
An easier pace for an older traveller: how many stops fit in a day, which places are step-free, and what the guide says about getting around, medicines and stairs.
Was this useful?
Pace for a day
About 3 stops a day. 5 h out − 45 min rest, divided by an average visit of 55 min (from this city’s guide) + 30 min to move.
Places, easiest access first
- St George's CathedralThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 30 min
- Kingston seawall and Umana YanaThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 60 min
- Stabroek MarketThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 60 min
- Botanical GardensThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 90 min
- Georgetown City HallStep-free: check (check before you go) · about 25 minBroken pavements and open drains in the surrounding streets; view it from the car door if mobility is limited.
- Castellani House (National Gallery of Art)Step-free: check (check before you go) · about 60 minHistoric timber house with steps; ask ahead.
- National Museum of GuyanaStep-free: check (check before you go) · about 60 minNot confirmed: ask before you go if step-free access matters.
Getting around in Georgetown
Georgetown is hard for wheelchairs and strollers: broken pavements, open drains, heat and few lifts. Taxis are the practical step-free option.
- Pavements:
- Uneven, broken in places, with open drains beside the road.
- Getting around:
- Hotel-arranged taxis door to door.
- Hotels:
- Larger hotels in Kingston have lifts and step-free entrances; ask before booking anywhere else.
- Toilets:
- Accessible toilets are rare outside hotels.
Medicines and health on the ground
The Guyana guide lists no medicine paperwork. Check the official customs page for your medicines.
More: how much medicine to pack, medicine times across time zones.
Ask your insurer
Age limits and prices differ by policy and the guides do not hold them, so put these to the insurer before you buy.
- What is the oldest age the policy covers, at purchase and on the last day of the trip?
- Does the price or the cover change after a certain age?
- Are existing conditions covered, and what must be declared?
- Does the cover include medical evacuation and trip interruption?
Not medical advice. This page does not know anyone’s health. Ask a doctor before the trip, and carry a list of medicines and conditions.