For a trip to the interior,
you should count on roughly $ 100 per day. But that includes air transportation,
boat rides, accommodation, guides and all meals. Inquire if the tour prices
also include the 7% Value Added Tax. The following tour operators are located in Paramaribo unless other stated:
Amar’s Eco Tours, Estabriëlstraat 16, Postbox 9462, tel. 400373. Arinze Tours, Gravenstraat 73, tel. 425960, fax 425966. Owner, George Lazo and his tour guides are from the Saramaka village Santigron. They offer an informative tour to their own ‘roots’.
Cardy Adventures (Dijon en Carla Smaal), Cornelis Jongbawstraat 31,
tel. 422518, fax 424505. Multiple-day camping and nature excursions to
among others: Brownsberg, Raleighvallen, Matapica and Maroon villages
at the Upper Marowijne River. Day trips: historic walks through Paramaribo,
and bicycle tours through District Commewijne. Dijon en Carla are professional
and cordial guides.
Dubois & Dubois, Eldoradolaan 22, tel. 476902 and 476904, fax 472377.
E-mail: [email protected]
Hendrison Tours, Andesietstraat 4 (Ma Retraite) tel.457391 or
08-30557 Independent Tours, Family Robles, Rooseveltkade 20, tel. 474770. Trips to the Blanche Marievallen, Nickerie, Brownsberg, Raleighvallen and Maroon villages on the Upper Suriname River and the Marowijne River. Other destinations are in their planning.
Ma Ye Du, Matoelistraat 22, tel. 410348, fax 410555.
Mena-eng Tours,
Albertlaan 54, Tel. 491080 or 08-56801,
Mets, Movement for Eco-Tourism in Suriname, Antondragtenweg 7, tel.
472621, 477088, fax 422332,
Ram’s Tours, Neumanpad 30, tel. 476011, fax 472411.
Selasa Tours,
Winchesterstraat 6, tel.401412 or 08-34851, managers of the Danpaati
lodges (Boven Suriname river) in Saramacca Marrons people area,
STINASU (Foundation for Nature Preservation in Suriname), Cornelis Jongbawstraat
14, tel. 471856, 421850; fax 422555. E-mail: [email protected]
Sun and Forest Tours, Gravenstraat 155, tel. 478383. fax 437512
Surinam Safari Tours, tel. 400925 and 455116
fax 455768. The Saramaka tour leaders plan excursions on the upper Suriname River
and the Marowijne River, with a balanced emphasis on the nature and the
culture of the regions. Backpackers choose for their expeditions with
overnights in hammock camps. Inquire over possibility of other trips,
including a day trip to the Brownsberg area.
Sur-Vive-It, Jupiterstraat 50, tel. 455522, fax 455408. E-mail: [email protected]
Wild Coast Expeditions, Prinsessestraat 37, tel. 424522. For information and advice on booking you can visit the Suriname Tourism Foundation. This Foundation is advertising and overseeing the general picture of tourism in Suriname. There is no charge for their services. The office is located at the Abraham Crijnssenweg 1, E-mail: [email protected] |