South America's Forgotten Corner - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
South America's Forgotten Corner - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
10 Days Starting in Guyana and ending in Paramaribo
Visiting: Georgetown, Botanical Gardens, Kaieteur Falls, Paramaribo, Nieuw Amsterdam, Kourou, Guiana Space Centre, Salvation's Islands
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Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
8 - 12
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
16-99
Special diets catered:
Meat, Vegans, Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Beach Tours, Gardens & Nature Tours, History, Ruins-Archaeology
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Tour Overview
On this tour to remote corners of the world you will have the chance to explore some of the best preserved rain forests, some of the least inhabited areas on this planet, wild nature boasting a wide variety of vegetation – the world as it was millions of years ago. In addition you will meet people of various ethnic background – in the former Dutch colony of Suriname there live Europeans, African Americans, Chinese, Indians, Native Americans, Jews, Indonesians. Almost all world religions coexist peacefully in this country and in the capital Paramaribo you will see standing close to each other a synagogue, a mosque and a Hindu temple. Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America and one of the few Carribean countries that is not an island. And entering French Guiana you are actually entering the European Union as this is a French territory, where among all things you will find a Space center for launching satellites.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Guyana
Location: Georgetown
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: No Meals
Arrival in Guyana. Transfer to hotel in Georgetown center (about 1 hour) for overnight.
Day 2 : Historic Georgetown
Location: Georgetown, Botanical Gardens
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Georgetown City Tour (Heritage Buildings & Sites). Georgetown's unique wooden architecture dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit botanical garden and taste the local Guyanese Cuisine.
Day 3 : Kaieteur Falls Trip
Location: Georgetown, Kaieteur Falls
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Free morning to enjoy Georgetown. Today we continue to Ogle Airport (30 min) where we take a small aircraft to Kaieteur Falls (one hour flight). Kaietur is world’s highest single drop water falls measuring 226 m. We spend about 1,5 hours at the falls before we fly back to Georgetown.
Day 4 : Parаmaribo, Suriname
Location: Paramaribo
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early departure to Suriname. We cross the border at Molsen Creek/Nickeri by ferry. Arrive Paramaribo in the afternoon.
Day 5 : Colonial Parаmaribo
Location: Paramaribo
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
City Tour of Parаmaribo- historic buildings & heritage sites. Overnight Parаmaribo
Day 6 : Parаmaribo - New Amsterdam - Parаmaribo
Location: Paramaribo, Nieuw Amsterdam
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
1-day trip to Fort New Amsterdam at the confluence of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers. The fort was built in 1747, after the French under Cassard directly attacked the plantations instead of Fort Zeelandia and the city of Paramaribo. Lunch in a fishermans village. On the way back we will have the chance to observe Commewijne rivers pink river dolphins.
Day 7 : Space Center-Kourou - Cayenne, French Guiana
Location: Kourou, Guiana Space Centre
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early start of the day and drive 150 km to Maroni river where we cross the border at Albina by pirogue to Saint Laurent in French Guiana. After another 2-hour drive we reach Kourou Space center - Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), where a guided visit to the museum is included. Overnight in Cayenne/Kourou.
Day 8 : Salvation Islands
Location: Salvation's Islands
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast we catch the catamaran from the port at 08.30. Îles du Salut (in English: Islands of Health) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin and were called so because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland. The islands were featured in the popular novel Papillon by Henri Charrière. We visit two of the islands - Île Royale and Île Saint-Joseph and sail back to Kourou in the afternoon. Overnight in Cayenne/Kourou.
Day 9 : Cayenne - Parаmaribo
Location: Paramaribo
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
We drive back to Albina and Paramaribo.
Day 10 : Paramaribo
Location: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Accommodation: no accomodation
Meals Included: Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for a flight back home.
What's Included
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Accommodation
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Meals – Breakfast Only
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flight to Kaieteur waterfalls incl. English speaking guide
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transport according to the program
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English speaking local guides in Paramaribo and Georgetown and New Amsterdam
What's Not Included
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International Travel
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Guided tour in Kourou Space Center
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Tipping and Gratuities
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Personal expenses
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Drinks and meals not mentioned in the program
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Ferry tickets at border crossings
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Entrance fees
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Country Entry Visas
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Are flights included in this tour?
Only the flight to Kaieteur waterfalls
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