Left: After the hour-long bus trip, media members covering ICC Cricket Wold Cup, in Guyana, boarded this boat for the nine-hour trip.   Right: Cooling off at Marshall Falls. - photos by Dellmar

Things may not be going well for host nations, the West Indies, but that did not stop those covering the ICC Cricket World Cup from having a little fun in Guyana, last week Tuesday. They were taken on a tour by the Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce. The tour lasted over 12 hours. Twenty-five photographers and journalists went on the Essequibo River, the largest in Guyana, and the third largest in South America. They also went into the jungle and the Amazonian Basin, and on to Marshall Falls.

The Gleaner's Dellmar Samuels walked three and a half miles in the rain and mud, a part of the journey. Today, he shares some pictorial highlights.

The media tour had lunch at Baganara, a resort property that caters to couples and families, and which also has a water sports feature.

In the post-lunch period, journalists were taken by boats through the rapids and then picked a trail through the swamps, hills and valleys into the jungle. Here, tour guide Pradeep Persaud (right) assists Ms. Rao, of The Pioneer, in New Delhi, India.

After a three-and-a-half-hour walking tour, young Jaffer Hussain of Pakistan's GEO TV is in awe.