14-day round trip through Suriname (south, west, east, north)

Over 14 days we travel around Suriname, covering every point of the compass and visiting its beautiful and special places.
On this tour we also go deeper into nature, giving you as many chances as possible to see different animals, including several monkey species, river dolphins, many kinds of birds, giant otters, agoutis and no doubt a lot more!
You also get the chance to meet Suriname's different population groups and learn about their culture and history.

We visit:

• Brownsberg Nature Park and Ston Island (Brokopondo Reservoir)
• Nickerie, the rice district, with an overnight stay on Bigi Pan.
  Bigi Pan is ideal for bird lovers:
  you'll see herons, birds of prey, waders and the beautiful scarlet ibis,
  and in season also flamingos stopping over.
• Apoera, once envisaged as Suriname's second city, and the indigenous people of Washabo.
• Blanche Marie, the famous resort with the Blanche Marie Falls, deep in the rainforest of western Suriname on the Nickerie River.
• Raleigh Falls and the Voltzberg, on the upper reaches of the Coppename River, a magnificent nature reserve.
  Here you climb the Voltzberg and visit the Anjoemara Falls and the Moedervallen.
• Galibi sea turtles and French Guiana: a visit to the indigenous village of Galibi and turtle spotting in the evening.
• Commewijne plantation tour by boat: on this tour you visit Fort Nieuw Amsterdam and several historic plantations in the Commewijne area, with dolphin spotting on the programme too.

You can find each of these tours separately on our site, with detailed information, photos and videos.

Accommodation:

At Raleigh Falls, Blanche Marie, Apoera, Ston Island, Bigi Pan and Galibi you stay in simple accommodation with beds:
basic lodges, often with shared bathroom and toilet.

In Nickerie you stay in a hotel.
In Paramaribo you stay at Eco Resort,
centrally located 15 minutes from the centre and 5 minutes from nightlife, restaurants and cafés.

The accommodation at Raleigh Falls is managed by Stinasu, a conservation organisation that looks after Raleigh Falls and Brownsberg.
These lodges are built in the middle of nature reserves, which makes the overnight stays very special, though they are not 5-star accommodation.

Note: people travelling alone or wanting their own room pay a single supplement of €250 p.p.
This applies to the overnight stays at Raleigh Falls, in Nickerie and at Blanche Marie.

If you don't mind sharing a room with someone else, please let us know.

Included in the tour:

• All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the tours
• Overnight stays along the way and in Paramaribo (Ston Island, Raleigh Falls Fungu Island, Blanche Marie, Apoera, Nickerie and Bigi Pan)
• Transport by bus and boat
• Activities and entrance fees during the tour
• Dutch- and English-speaking local tour guides
• Breakfast at the accommodation in Paramaribo; meals outside the tour are at your own expense
• Brownsberg walk to the viewpoints and waterfalls
• Voltzberg climb
• Blanche Marie Falls, Anjoemara Falls and Moedervallen
• Visit to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana)
• Night-time visit to the turtle nesting beach (by boat, season Feb–Aug)
• Boat trip from Apoera to Nieuw Nickerie (or vice versa)

Round trip through Suriname

€1,700.00 p.p. (departure from 4 people)

Schedule

The itinerary may be adjusted and, for logistical reasons, may be run in reverse order. Parts of the programme are flexible. A special menu is available for vegetarians, provided this is explicitly requested in advance.

Daily programme

Day 1 (Brownsberg and Ston Island)

• Departure (time and meeting point sent by e-mail)
• 09:30 – Stop at Suralco for coffee and a snack
• 12:00 – Arrival at the Brownsberg plateau and viewpoints
• 12:30 – Lunch
• 13:30 – Walk to the Leo and/or Irene Falls
• 17:00 – Departure from Brownsberg to Ston Island resort
• 18:00 – Arrival at Ston Island
• 19:30 – Dinner

Day 2 (Ston Island)

• 08:00 – Breakfast
• 09:00 – Boat trip to Baboon Island to spot howler monkeys
• 11:00 – Check-out at Ston Island
• 12:30 – Lunch
• 13:30 – Free time on Ston Island (swimming, fishing)
• 15:30 – Departure from Ston Island
• 17:30 – Back in Paramaribo
• 19:00 – Dinner on your own
• Overnight at Eco Resort Paramaribo

Day 3 (Nickerie and Bigi Pan)

• 07:30 – Breakfast at the hotel
• 08:30 – Departure for Nickerie, with stops in Groningen and Coronie
• 13:00 – Arrival at the Nickerie sea dyke and lunch
• 14:00 – Departure for Bigi Pan by boat
• 19:00 – Dinner

Day 4 (Nieuw Nickerie)

• 08:00 – Breakfast on Bigi Pan
• 09:30 – Bigi Pan programme and lunch
• 14:00 – Back in Nickerie and hotel check-in
• 14:30 – Sightseeing in Nieuw Nickerie
• 19:00 – Dinner
• Overnight at the hotel

Day 5 (Nieuw Nickerie – Apoera)

• 08:00 – Breakfast at the hotel
• 10:30 – Boat trip to Apoera on the Corantijn River
• 13:30 – Check-in at the accommodation in Apoera
• 14:00 – Lunch
• 15:00 – Village walk in Apoera, sightseeing, the railway station and Washabo
• 19:00 – Dinner
• Overnight in Apoera

Day 6 (Apoera – Blanche Marie)

• 08:00 – Breakfast and check-out
• 10:00 – Departure for Blanche Marie (unpaved laterite road)
• 12:00 – Lunch
• 14:00 – Arrival at Blanche Marie and walk to the waterfalls
• 19:00 – Dinner

Day 7 (Blanche Marie)

• 08:00 – Breakfast
• 09:00 – Free programme: forest walk with a guide, fishing in the river, or enjoying the waterfalls and the Nickerie River
• 13:00 – Lunch
• 19:00 – Dinner
• 21:00 – Night-time forest walk and machete fishing

Day 8 (Blanche Marie – Raleigh Falls, Fungu Island)

• 08:00 – Breakfast
• 09:00 – Departure for Witagron via unpaved laterite road
• 13:00 – Arrival in Witagron and lunch
• 14:00 – Departure by korjaal to Fungu Island on the Coppename River
• 17:00 – Arrival on Fungu Island
• 19:00 – Dinner

Day 9 (Raleigh Falls – Voltzberg)

• 07:30 – Breakfast and packing lunch for the day
• 08:30 – Walk to the Voltzberg and climb
• 12:30 – Lunch on the way
• 13:30 – Arrival at the top of the Voltzberg
• 16:45 – Arrival at the Anjoemara Falls and swimming
• 17:30 – Back on Fungu Island to freshen up
• 18:30 – Dinner

Day 10 (Raleigh Falls – Moedervallen)

• 08:30 – Breakfast
• 10:00 – Departure for the Moedervallen
• 10:15 – Walk to the Moedervallen with a local guide, and swimming
• 14:00 – Back on Fungu Island for lunch
• 19:00 – Dinner

Day 11 (Fungu Island to Paramaribo)

• 08:00 – Breakfast
• 09:00 – Departure by korjaal back to Witagron
• 12:00 – Lunch in Witagron
• 13:30 – Departure back to Paramaribo via unpaved laterite road
• 18:30 – Arrival in Paramaribo and hotel check-in
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at Eco Resort Paramaribo

Day 12 (Galibi)

• Departure (time and meeting point sent by e-mail)
• 11:00 – Arrival in Albina
• 13:00 – Arrival in Galibi and lunch
• 15:00 – Walk around the village
• 18:00 – Dinner
• 22:00 – Turtle spotting

Day 13 (Departure for French Guiana)

• 08:00 – Breakfast
• 10:00 – Village walk
• 11:00 – Departure for Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
• 12:00 – Arrival in French Guiana, walking tour and market (if open)
• 13:30 – Lunch in Albina
• 14:00 – Departure for Paramaribo
• 17:00 – Arrival at the hotel
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at Eco Resort Paramaribo

Day 14 (Commewijne plantation tour by boat)

• 08:30 – Breakfast at the hotel
• 10:00 – Commewijne plantation tour from Leonsberg pier
• 10:30 – Visit to Fort Nieuw Amsterdam
• 11:00 – Open-air museum and prison
• 12:30 – Lunch
• 13:00 – Dolphin spotting
• 14:45 – Visit to the Johanna Margaretha and Frederiksdorp plantations
• 16:30 – Back at Leonsberg

On request from 4 people.

You can find the scheduled departure dates in the tour overview.