Georgetown- A BBC team sailed into Region one, via the Waini River and immediately began filming a 10-part series titled ‘Serious Explorers’, to retrace the footsteps of Sir Walter Raleigh, the famous English Explorer who came to Guiana in 1595 in search of the long sought after and mythical El Dorado.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad led a delegation to the Waini River to welcome the team which include eight children ages 12-15 years, who came via the sail boat “Scaramouche”.
Minister Prashad said that, “a lot of people talk about the gold in the Rupununi especially the Karanambo area, where Sir Walter Raleigh and those who were with him on that voyage claimed they saw the El Dorado. Since then, so many people came to Guyana to look for this golden city.”
The much acclaimed TV series focuses on adventure for kids, and has won awards from the British Association of Film and TV. The Tourism Minister posited that the opportunity would provide amazing coverage for ‘Destination Guyana’ and will also help to create more demand for the Guyana tourism product. Filming will be done in areas including Waini, Kaieteur, Rupununi, Mahdia, Mt. Roraima, Surama, Rupununi and Rewa.
The BBC also shot the “Lost Land of the Jaguar”, the three-part series which gave the country tremendous exposure and was a huge success in Europe.
This ten-part series, of half an hour each, would be an investment in, and an endorsement of the Guyana tourism product, and will provide and boost credibility and confidence in the country’s tourism product and experience.
Minister Prashad added that it would have cost the country approximately $10M to pay for exposure of this magnitude and expressed much satisfaction over the fact that Guyana was chosen among the other Amazon countries.
“This can be a major boost for our eco-tourism, adventure- tourism and nature tourism,” he said.
The Captain and members of the crew said that that they have travelled around the world but the welcome they have received in Guyana is by far the warmest.
Producer/Director of the Series, Ros Edwards described the sceneries in Guyana as authentic, beautiful and stunning.
You must be logged in to post a comment.