Bartica (Essequibo): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Guyana.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
Simplest clearance port for yachts.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Immigration – Police Station de Bartica
Immigration
Police Station, First Street, Bartica (juste derrière le Stelling « Welcome to Bartica »), Guyana
Land at the Transport & Harbours Department stelling; immigration is at the police station just behind it. Dress code applies.
Customs Office (GRA) de Bartica
Customs
Au-dessus du Church's Chicken, en face de la Police Station, First Street, Bartica, Guyana
Small fee payable; on departure immigration first, then an officer walks you to customs. If anchored at the river mouth, nobody ashore until cleared.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.