French Guiana day trip

French Guiana is one of Suriname's neighbours and one of “the three Guianas”.
French Guiana is an overseas department of France, so French is spoken here.

For a fun day out, we drive to Albina and cross by dugout canoe (korjaal) to the border town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
This town is a tolerated zone that you can visit without stamps in your passport and without affecting your Surinamese visa.
(EU residents can enter French Guiana freely, but if you were to go beyond Saint-Laurent, which we don't do on this tour, you would need a new tourist visa for Suriname.)

In Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni you get the chance to stroll around the market and shop in one of the large supermarkets, Super U.
Here you will find mainly European (French) products.
We also visit the old prison where “Papillon” was held before being sent to Devil's Island.
You also get the local guided tour of the prison.

After this fun day we return to Paramaribo.

This tour only runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays (because of the market and the prison tour).
In French Guiana we walk; if walking is difficult for you, you can arrange a taxi ride at your own expense (via the guide). This costs around €8 per ride (per taxi).

French Guiana day tour

€85.00 p.p., day tour. On this tour we visit the border town of Saint-Laurent. There we go to the old prison where Papillon was held, and you get a guided tour of the prison: the highlight of the tour. Then we visit the market and stroll around the French town. After this visit we return to Albina around 2:00 pm for lunch. The itinerary depends on the weather; it and the times may be adjusted. Parts of the programme are flexible. A special menu is available for vegetarians, provided this is explicitly requested in advance.

Every Wednesday and Saturday from 3 people.
Other days are possible, but without the market visit.

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