📷 Paramaribo Food Tour, hoofdfoto, liggend
Paramaribo Food Tour
Six kitchens inside three kilometres, from the fish hall to saoto in Blauwgrond.
€45 per person 4 hours 3 km walking
📷 The guide at the Central Market or in Blauwgrond, wide landscape, room at the left and bottom for text
Paramaribo, Suriname
Six kitchens. Three kilometres. One afternoon.
Javanese, Hindustani, Creole, Chinese, Maroon and Indigenous, side by side in one city. We take you to the warungs and market stalls where Surinamese people actually eat, the ones you would never find on your own. Booked directly with the guide, with no booking platform in between.
- €35 from, per person
- 2-8 people per group
- 48 hours free cancellation
- 24 hours reply, from the guide himself
Why book direct
The same tour, for roughly half the price.
International booking platforms take 20–30% commission and mark the price up on top. Viator lists roughly 26 experiences for the whole of Suriname, a thin market with fat margins. We sell directly, so you pay what the tour costs.
| Tour | With us | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Paramaribo Food Tour | €45 | $85–111 |
| Historic Centre Walking Tour | €35 | $163 |
| Commewijne: plantations and river | €75 | $169–295 |
| Brokopondo & Brownsberg | €95 | $233 |
Platform prices: Viator, checked 18 August 2026, per person. Our prices are per person and include what the tour page lists.
The tours
What you can do with us
📷 Historic Centre Walking Tour, hoofdfoto, liggend
Historic Centre Walking Tour
From the cells of Fort Zeelandia to the synagogue that shares a plot with a mosque.
€35 per person 3 hours 2.5 km walking
📷 Blauwgrond by Night: warung hopping, hoofdfoto, liggend
Blauwgrond by Night: warung hopping
Saoto, satay, petjil and dawet. Four warungs, three hours, no menus.
€39 per person 3 hours 1.5 km walking
📷 Commewijne: plantations and river, hoofdfoto, liggend
Commewijne: plantations and river
A neat white director’s house looking straight at a cell.
€75 per person 7 hours 3 km walking
📷 Brokopondo & Brownsberg, hoofdfoto, liggend
Brokopondo & Brownsberg
Leave in the dark, stand at five hundred metres by ten.
€95 per person 11 hours 4 km walking
📷 Roots & archives: finding your own family, hoofdfoto, liggend
Roots & archives: finding your own family
The 1863 emancipation registers in the morning, the place itself after lunch.
€85 per person 6 hours 2 km walking
What you can count on
What we can actually back up
- Group size
- 2 to 8
- Languages
- Dutch · English · Sranan
- Reply
- Within 24 hours
- Cancellation
- Free to 48 hours
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📷 Bowl of saoto in a Blauwgrond warung, overhead
The food
Six kitchens inside three kilometres
Javanese, Hindustani, Creole, Chinese, Maroon and Indigenous, in Paramaribo they sit beside each other, which is true almost nowhere else. We have written up every dish: what it is, where it came from and what it costs on the street.
Before you go
Everything you wanted to know, worked out
What to see
6+ places with hours, prices and coordinates.
Best time to visit
Month by month: rain, temperature, crowds and what is on.
Practical info
Visas, money, safety, vaccinations, transport and SIM cards.
Itineraries
One, three or five days, worked out with times and costs.
Festivals
Keti Koti, Holi Phagwa, Owru Yari and the rest of the calendar.
Roots trip
For people with family here who never knew exactly where.
Ask about a date
You get a reply within 24 hours from the guide, not a call centre and not a booking platform. No obligation.
Ask a question on WhatsAppWhatsApp is the normal business channel in Suriname, you will usually hear back within a few hours.
Frequently asked questions
What does a tour in Paramaribo cost?
With us a three-hour walking tour costs €35 per person and a four-hour food tour €45 per person, both all-in. Day trips run from €60 (Colakreek) to €95 (Brownsberg and the reservoir). On international booking platforms comparable tours in Suriname typically cost $85 to $295.
Are there Dutch-speaking guides in Suriname?
Yes. Dutch is the official language of Suriname, so virtually every guide speaks it as a first language. Our tours run in Dutch by default, and in English or Sranan Tongo on request.
How do you book a tour in Suriname without a booking platform?
Directly with the operator, by email or WhatsApp, the latter is the normal business channel in Suriname. You send your preferred date and group size, you get a confirmation, you pay a deposit to reserve and the balance in cash on the day. That saves the 20–30% platform commission.
When is the best time to visit Suriname?
The long dry season runs from early August to early December and the short dry season from early February to late April. September and October are the driest months, averaging around 80 mm of rain. In the rainy season the rain falls hard but briefly, usually in the afternoon.
Is Suriname safe for tourists?
Generally yes. Crime rates are lower than in most neighbouring countries and the incidents travellers experience are almost always pickpocketing or petty theft in busy parts of Paramaribo. In the evening a taxi is wiser than walking.
How large are the groups?
Two to eight people. That is deliberate: above eight you can no longer sit at one table in a warung, and then it stops being a conversation and becomes a guided tour.