After planning ecological tours for tourists, mostly in Region Nine as its main objective, Kanuku Tours on Friday launched its budgeted US$500,000 Eco-Lodge Resort which offers accommodation for visitors to the region.
At the launch, held at Kanuku Suites in Campbellville, Georgetown, owner Geer Meghan noted that the resort is located in Region Nine about 400 miles up the Essequibo River and deep-south within the Amazon on some 500 acres of land, which were allotted to Kanuku Tours by the Government of Guyana.
Although US$500,000 were budgeted for the entire five-year project, the businessman said only US$200,000 have been absorbed thus far since it is still incomplete and further work is to be conducted on the exterior areas of the resort. The lodge is 80 feet by 30 feet and houses eight double rooms and other structures such as huts where visitors can view endangered species in open spaces.