Birds . Animals . Plants

Visitors Comments

• “Really impressed by what you are doing here and sure Rock View is an emerging success story – from canoeing through the rainforest, plodding over the savannah, hiking the hills and rum by candlelight, it’s been a fun couple of days. Hope to see you again.”
  - Fred Burton (Cayman Isles)
• Fantastic place! The location, rooms, food, service and the hospitality are all very special.
• A wonderful oasis of calm, tranquility, delicious food and warm hospitality.
• An incredible place in an incredible country. The people, the life, the trees are an unforgettable memory.
• Very special place – a feast for the senses. Not happy to leave, whilst looking forward to the next adventure.
• This is the best kept secret in Guyana. Please do not change the ambiance – Magnificent!
• An excellent example of how people can exist with the environment instead of destroying it for our own greed and needs.
• Wish there were more places so caring to nature and people.
• I’ve traveled the World and back again. But this is the place my heart will remain.
• An Oasis in all the senses of the word. A place of reflection and discovery. Thanks
• The perfect combination of a natural setting and luxurious accommodations.
• For some reason I wanted to stay here forever! Hate to have to go back.
• Undoubtedly Rock View is a labour of love! Excellent hospitality.
• An enchanting and truly delightful location! An oasis to develop spiritual upliftment and inner peace. May God’s Blessings continue to abide.
• Lovely Oasis – lovingly built with community, flora and fauna as priorities. Congratulations on all your hard work.
• Thank you for providing the most relaxing and beautiful Christmas and New Year. It’s a lovely place.
• We could not have thought of a better place to bring our children. Lots of activities, great food and everybody was absolutely wonderful.
• A wonderful end to my short stay in Guyana. A truly peaceful haven, wonderful hospitality and a privilege to have experienced the philosophy of Rock View.
• What a fabulous place just to relax yet be in the midst of the rainforest. The people here really were wonderful and nothing was too much for them.
• So far the best place we have stayed. Good food, good service, smiling staff. What more? Good luck and God bless all of you. Thanks.
• Lovely setting. Very attentive service. Ideal location for exploring the North Rupununi and Iwokrama.
• We couldn’t have been better treated. Truly a privilege to be part of the family for two days.
• A peaceful haven, great for rest, relaxation and soaking up the sun in a truly magnificent garden.
• A very special place with wonderful warmhearted people, amazing food and a lifesaving pool. I feel privileged to have dreamt your dream at least for a few days!
• The friendliness and happiness everywhere at Rock View is a tribute to the success of the vision – a magical place and a real slice of old fashioned hospitality.
• Have received a wonderful welcome into a family truly dedicated to making Guyana an ecological paradise.
• A Garden of Eden with Guyanese and Brazilian charm. What a wonderful hidden jewel of tranquility.
• A fantastic place. Thanks for a wonderful time, great horse riding, lovely pool, very welcoming staff, great food and plenty of rum! I'll definitely recommend Rock View to everybody and will hopefully be back.
• What can we say? Rock View really is an Oasis. We loved our visits to Surama, Iwokrama, theRupununi River and the carzy dash to Boa Vista and back with Velda and Colin. Thanks to Valdina,Jorge and so many others for making these four days an unforgettable experience.
• "The life of the lamp is preserved by righteousness". Rock View, Annai, Surama and its people area treasure, a piece of paradise; a visionary dream come true. The region is an Oasis. A refuge, a shrine to the spirit of the Rupununi. Thank you for allowing us to share it with you.
• We enjoyed our visit to Wowetta to see the Cock of the Rock - a very restfull place in the forest.Thanks for your hospitality!
• A wonderful experience in this highly innovative eco-lodge well cared after. Seen about 120 birds, several monkeys, landscapes etc. Exceptionally friendly staff.
• 2 days not enough to fully enjoy all there is to do here. Staff very hospitable, accommodation and food and service excellent throughout. Our first horseriding was exciting, so glad we gave it a try.The pool was a real bonus. Hope to return one day!
• Gracias. La pasamos super bien en este lugar! Linda gente, amigable, bien cuidao y en una naturaleza maravillosa!
• The experience of staying here was food for my soul. Colin you are truly blessed, thank you forsharing your dream with us. Rock View looks like God crafted it with his own hand. Highly recommended to every citizen as a spiritual pilgrimage. Especially to anyone suffering frominsomnia. Guaranteed to get great sleep!
  
• A wonderful experience with the complete package of everything that you need to have a fantasticvacation. Great service all around that made our stay seem like we were part of a wonderful family.We look forward to coming back and staying longer. Thank you!
• Rock View Lodge is also an Oasis. Such serenity is hard to find in a stressful World. Congrats toColin and your team. Great also to meet and know your family.
• An idyllic resort. I enjoyed every minute. Thank you for the bicycles and your daily encouragementand guidance. The Canopy Walk was outstanding!
• Unique in every sense - a sort of Shangri-la in the midst of the vast savannah. Staff friendly and couteous, Shawndell's tour was most complete including even the gardens. Thanks for everything!
• Congratulations to you all. Few are gifted with the opportunity to achieve and create so much.We know that you will preserve the freshness of the air, the darkness of the night, the brightnessof the stars and the beauty of the forest and Surama. Thank you for everything!
• Your hospitality is next to none! You have looked after us beautifuly - even getting us to the Canopy.
• Rock View Lodge has provided one of the highlights of my life for getting back to nature. Perfectly located to visit other areas in the interior. Colin and his staff were wonderful - food and accommodation great. Unforgettable
• The friendliness and happiness everywhere at Rock View is a tribute to the success of the vision -a magical place and a real slice of old fashioned hospitality.
• Iniciativas como essas do Sr. Colin, deveriam ser imitadas em Roraima e Amazonas. Parabens!!
• A peaceful haven, great for rest, relaxation and soaking up the sun in a truly magnificent garden.
• A truly fantastic little Oasis. Services better than any place I have ever visited. Thank you. A mostrelaxing place. "Uncle Dennis" nature trail was a highlight, as was the horse-riding! Best of luck with everything …. You have solid foundations for some of the most honest and beneficial tourism in the World. A refreshing insight into the possibilities lost or forgotten elsewhere. Thank you!
• We left our home without knowing where we will arrive and we found ourselves in Paradise -we did not feel like guests but as part of a family and this is the greatest gift.
• Guyana, what a country! Spectacular scenery and extremely friendly people. Rock View demonstratesboth of these in abundance. The Lodge is in a beautiful location, has wonderful facilities and isoperated by the best group of family and staff. Rock View is a dream being realised in a dedicatedcommunity. I thank you all for making my first visit to Guyana such a great experience and I wish youall the very best in continuing to develop Rock View as the shining light of sustainable eco-tourism in Guyana.
• You have crafted a peaceful tropical Paradise with lovely, friendly, welcoming people - wonderful food,refreshing pool and so well integrated with the local community. Good luck in the years ahead and thank you!
• Fantastic achievement and from nothing! Word of what you have done is spreading World wide andwide and Rock View Lodge is becoming a "must visit" place for nature lovers, for tranquilty and above all great hospitality.
• Thank you Rock View for hosting this unique craft workshop and product development enterprise.The vision is for a community / business partnership with Monica Carvalho of Rio, Brazil to grow and flourish.
• Many thanks to Colin and his wonderful staff for a truly lovely couple of days. We will never forget your hospitality and our fabulous horse ride with Castro (swimming the horses through the floods was really something special). Can't wait to come back!
• Absolutely beautiful. I am happy as a Guyanese to see that our country has succeeded in presenting itself proudly.
• An excelent example of how people can exist with the environment instead of destroying it for our own greed and needs.
• Never give up. Never slow down. Never grow old. Never die young. Onwards and upwards!
• Very enjoyable, relaxing episode after a good workout of field research at Rewa. I enjoyed looking atthe wild cassava and getting good pictures of a tamandua in action, ripping apart a termites nest.I very much hope to come again!
• Rare is it when visionaries for an earth-friendly future are warmly received as a member of the familyin a commercial resort. And rare when that operation is a model of sustainability in tune with the dreams of Iwokrama.
• Thanks so much for the warm hospitality and accommodation of our group of "crazy" birders! I hopeto return with another group soon.
• Thought I was coming to a tourist hotel. Never could I have been so happy to be wrong. A great project, lovely family. Glad I was here.
• In my view, Rock View is a paradise in the interior savannahs. The hospitality of Colin and Velda, his wife, has touched my heart. I will certainly let others know of this!