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permanent structures were intended to provide basic shelter for slung hammocks, but in 2009, the first hammock building was elongated and enclosed to provide four private rooms. A second twin building was constructed not long after and in 2012, private bathrooms were added to the guest rooms. However, the central opensky restroom facility at the centre of the lodge’s grounds has been retained for day visitors. He noted that the opensky restroom has found favour with many guests, who enjoy showering under the stars in the rainforest.
The Lodge and Walkway are operated by Community and Tourism Services (CATS), which is a partnership between Iwokrama, Wilderness Explorers, Rock View Lodge, and the Amerindian village of Surama.
The main objective of CATS is to cultivate and model excellent business practices and to share this practical and highly-translatable expertise with the indigenous people of the North Rupununi.
Bahadur and Company Secretary Monica McGrath, during the interview, said that the Atta Lodge has substantially contributed to raising the standard of hospitality in Guyana’s rainforest lodges, promoting a sustainable model of tourism development that is beneficial to the local indigenous community, and providing thousands of visitors with memorable and authentic experiences of Guyana’s natural and cultural richness.
Setting Atta apart from its competitors, is the fact that the lodge is the only one located within the rainforest.
“Some of what we offer to our guests are bird watching opportunities and dining under the stars. We are also home to the Black Powis and Red Bacra Deer, both of whom have become a part of our family at Atta over the years,” Monica McGrath shared.
Her husband, Shaun McGrath, who also joined the interview, contended that “there is nothing like Atta.”
“If you want to see the Rupununi at its best in terms of what it’s like to spend a night in the rainforest, the only place you can do it is at Atta; there is none more special in Guyana to spend the night in the rainforest than at Atta. It’s a very special environment,” he said.
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