Itineraries
How many days do you need, and what goes in them?
The question we get most is not which tour is best but how many days someone needs. Below are four worked-out plans with real times, real distances and the costs attached.
They are assembled from our own tours, but you can use them purely as planning, the timings and the logic hold even if you arrange everything yourself.
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1 day in Paramaribo
With one day in Paramaribo you do the Central Market and old town before nine, a walking tour from 16:00 to 19:00 once the sun eases, and Javanese food in Blauwgrond in the evening. Budget €74 per person for tours.
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3 days in Paramaribo
Three days is enough for the historic centre, the Commewijne plantations and a food tour, in that order. The tours in this plan come to €155 per person.
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5 days in Suriname
Five days based in Paramaribo covers the historic centre, the Commewijne plantations, Brownsberg with the reservoir, Colakreek and a food tour. The tours come to €310 per person.
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Family visit with children
Four days for Surinamese-Dutch visitors travelling with children: one day for family, one roots day at the National Archives, one swimming day at Colakreek and one cooking day. €200 per person in tours.
Frequently asked questions
How many days do you need in Paramaribo?
You can see the historic centre in one day. Three days is the most-chosen length: city, Commewijne and a food tour. Five days adds Brownsberg and Colakreek. More than a week calls for the interior, the Upper Suriname River or Galibi.
Can you see Suriname in a week?
You can cover Paramaribo, Commewijne, Colakreek and Brownsberg comfortably in a week with a rest day in between. The interior, the Maroon villages on the Upper Suriname or the turtles at Galibi, needs three to five days more, because getting there costs a day each way.
What does a week in Suriname cost?
In tours alone, our five-day plan comes to €310 per person. On top of that come flights, accommodation, meals outside the tours and transport. Food is cheap, a plate in a warung is SRD 60 to SRD 150, and accommodation varies widely.