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Day Tour into the Story of Emancipation and Slavery in Guyana
(4) Reviews
Georgetown
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Takes you to the time when the villages of Victoria and Buxton were created by the recently freed slaves. Visit the monuments that tell the story of the struggle for freedom. Journey around the villages and hear the history. We will prepare the Metemgee, Cook Rice, Fried Fish, and Conkee tracing the origins of these foods to the time back then.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Seawall Band Stand
Return
Itinerary
1
1763 Monument
Visit the 1763 Monument and learn about the first rebellion
30 minutes
2
The 1823 Memorial
Represents the 1823 slave revolt which finally slavery in Guyana
30 minutes
3
Belfield
We stop at a local stall in Bellfield for cane juice and snacks.
15 minutes
4
Victoria
journey to the village of Victoria, the first village in Guyana to be purchased by the freed ex-slaves.
30 minutes
5
Buxton
Then on to the Buxton Friendship Museum. Here is where we will have a guided tour on the history of the freed slaves in Buxton, and how it was born.
Then on to the site of the Buxton Train station and view the spot where the train was stopped by the freed female ex-slaves who were protesting to the Governor. about the high taxes imposed on them.
Then on to meet the granddaughter of the ex-slave ladies who stopped the train. Auntie Gloria is a 3rd generation herbalist who like her mother before her and her mother before her has been treating the people of Buxton all their lives.15 minutes
1 hour
6
Beterverwagting
visit the monument in Beterverwagting
15 minutes
7
Georgetown
it’s on to the Secret Garden in Georgetown where we will then start to create the delicious traditional dishes of Cook-Up rice, Metemgee with pumpkin dumplings and fried fish followed by conkee a coconut dessert wrapped in a banana leaf. whilst being entertained by the sound of African drumming. Eon will take to the guitar and sing some songs to end your tour.
Day Tour into the Story of Emancipation and Slavery in Guyana
(4) Reviews
Georgetown
About
Takes you to the time when the villages of Victoria and Buxton were created by the recently freed slaves. Visit the monuments that tell the story of the struggle for freedom. Journey around the villages and hear the history. We will prepare the Metemgee, Cook Rice, Fried Fish, and Conkee tracing the origins of these foods to the time back then.
