Boatyard on horizon – Nascimento

The Tourism and Hospita-lity Association of Guyana (THAG) expects to launch Guyana’s first boatyard in 2015, THAG President Kit Nascimento says.

“We have talked with a yachtsman who is extremely interested in building a boat yard here in Guyana and that’s where the money is,” Nascimento said.

He added that at present Guyana is being marketed as a nature tourism destination. Nature tourism, he said, is done predominantly in the Rupununi, Berbice, Essequibo River and Coast.

However, Nascimento said that yachting is becoming popular in Guyana, since Guyana has been