`a blend of breathtaking scenery, unpredictable terrain, and moments of pure adventure’
By Khadidja Ba
Travelling to Mahdia by road is not for the faint-hearted. The journey is a challenging blend of breathtaking scenery, unpredictable terrain, and moments of pure adventure. As one of Guyana’s more remote towns, Mahdia can be reached by road, a route that takes travellers deep into the heart of the country’s interior and also by plane.
For those who’ve never ventured this way, the trip can be both thrilling and daunting, filled with unexpected obstacles and precarious roads. Though a section of the journey is tarred, much of it remains an unpredictable mix of laterite surfaces that become treacherously slippery in the rainy season. The 25 miles of tarred road from Linden, though smooth and welcome, come to an abrupt end as travellers are forced to navigate the harsh, dusty, and often muddy stretches that follow. The development of a tarred road in the area significantly reduces travel time. However, the route from Mabura to Mahdia has not seen similar progress, with drivers still facing a 2+ hour journey between the two points.