Day tour · Culture
Brokopondo district tour
Brokopondo is known for the reservoir and its hydroelectric power plant, and also for the beautiful Brownsberg nature reserve.
1 dayCulture
Para crafts tour
On the edge of Lelydorp lies the Neotropical Butterfly Park, the butterfly park and breeding farm of Ewout and Amira Eriks.
Description
The butterfly garden did not survive the COVID period. We are still looking for a good replacement for this part of the tour. We can arrange this together with you: a visit to Reeburg (where there are lots of animals) or a short visit to Santigron.
This day tour centres on the Para district, where you get to know various local crafts.
You get a guided tour of Paraflor, a garden opened in 2010.
This garden grew out of Heliconia nurseries that have existed for decades.
The guide tells you about the growing and breeding process of the Heliconia family.
You also learn about Suriname's national symbol: the palulu.
The next stop is the Neotropical Butterfly Garden in Lelydorp.
Here you get a guided tour through a patch of forest and the breeding areas (snakes, butterflies, turtles).
Then you are free to explore the butterfly garden and the insect and panorama sections.
After lunch we drive through Para and visit a traditional indigenous pottery and a woodcarving workshop.
At both places you can buy authentic souvenirs if you like.
After a fun, relaxing and informative day we return to Paramaribo.
Packing list
- sunscreen
- mosquito gel
- hat or cap
- money for a souvenir
Departure schedule
Daily departures possible from 3 people.
Fixed departure dates
The tour is already departing on the following dates — you are welcome to join the group:
Departure times and meeting points can change. If they do, everyone who has booked receives an e-mail straight away.
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Book or reserve
Choose your departure date and options and add the tour to your cart. At checkout you choose: pay in full (credit card, iDEAL, PayPal or Bancontact), pay a 30% deposit, or reserve first without obligation.
Conditions
- Book at least 2 days in advance.
- A booking is only final after the (deposit) payment.
- Reserving is free of obligation: you are not committing to anything yet. We confirm availability and then send you a payment link.
- The tour departs on any day of the week you choose from 3 people.
- Travelling with a larger group (for example 8 people) and would everyone like to pay separately? Contact us and we will send everyone their own payment link, so you still get the group discount.
Our general terms and conditions also apply, including the cancellation policy.
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