Active Suriname

Total days: 17 days
Type of trip: Individual trip
Price: from € 1125, – per person for 2 persons excluding flight ticket.

Are you looking for a nice round trip through Suriname where you are regularly active?

The Active Suriname tour contains many sporty elements, but these active parts in the trip are not heavy and possible for everyone with a normal condition. So you don’t need to be trained to participate in these activities. Of course there is also enough time to relax, of course it is still a holiday!

An independent cycling tour along former plantations, a beautiful walk to one of the beautiful waterfalls that Suriname has, a special kayak trip on the reservoir where you paddle through the tree tops and a fantastic multi-day walking tour through various Maroon villages where you can see the life and experience / discover / experience this special culture. During this trip you will be close to nature but also to the locals. Furthermore, during the trip there is also attention in various ways to the conservation of nature and respect for animals.

Program

Day 1: Arrival – Paramaribo – stay Felisa apartments

After arrival at the airport you will be taken by transfer to Paramaribo where you will stay in Felisa apartments. This apartment complex is a 5-minute drive from the center, in a quiet residential area. It has a swimming pool and there are several supermarkets and other shops within walking distance. An ideal base for your trip in Suriname.

Day 2 – 3: Paramaribo – stay Felisa apartments – Independent city walk Paramaribo – Sunset & Dolphins

With a book with different walking routes, you can now take an independent walk through the city past various monumental buildings.
• At the end of the afternoon you will take a relaxing boat trip where dolphin spotting is central and you will also visit a village on a former plantation where you can enjoy some tasty Surinam snacks and have time to walk around and during the return trip you hopefully enjoy a beautiful sunset.

Day 3 – 5: Commewijne – Plantation House Marienbosch

Traveling by bicycle offers freedom and makes it easier to make stops along the way and chat with the locals.

Day 6 – 7: Wetland Bigipan nature reserve

You travel to the west of Suriname and near Nickerie is the Natural Area Bigi Pan. Bigi Pan is a wetland area and it extends along the coast of the Coronie and Nickerie districts and is 67000 hectares. This area has beautiful nature with a lot of mangrove and 122 species of shorebirds have already been counted, such as the Flamingo and the Red Ibis. These birds also breed in this area. You spend the night in a simple lodge on the water.

Day 7 – 9: Saramacca – Pasensie Roetoe

You really stay in the countryside in a small guesthouse located on the Saramacca river near the village of Uitkijk. The owners from this guesthouse also have goats, horses, dogs, ducks, cows and chickens. Together with the owners they will take you into the peace of life on the ‘boiti’, as the areas outside the city are called.

Day 10 – 11: Brokopondo – Brownsberg and kayaking on the reservoir

Brownsberg Nature Park is a nature reserve located in the Brokopondo district. The area is located on a hill with a 515 meter high peak and is rich in flora and fauna. On the mountain you enjoy a beautiful view of the magic of Blommensteijn reservoir.
Then kayak over the endless reservoir with protruding treetops and former mountain tops in the form of islands. On one of these islands you will spend the night in a self-built camp, quite an experience!

Day 11 – 13: Wanica – Guesthouse Little Paradise

Special small-scale accommodation on a unpaved road in Domburg (25 km from Paramaribo). The guesthouse is simple but attractive. During your stay, a rental car is included to explore the area. During this stay you will experience countrylife in Suriname.

Day 13 – 16: Upper Suriname – Maroon culture – Hiking

DThis tour takes you along several Maroon villages on the river. When you walk from village to village you can encounter birds, monkeys and special plants in the densely forested jungle. You get to know nature and culture up close.
Overnight stays in small-scale lodges in or near a village.

Day 16 – 17: Stopover Palulu Jungle camping

At this special atmospheric eco campsite in the middle of the Jungle savanna, you can enjoy the peace, nature and the wonderfully refreshing cola-colored creek. You spend the night in a tent with mattresses and bed linen, neat sanitary facilities on the grounds.