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Suriname & The Guyanas – A Tropical Adventure

Welcome…. This Special South America Tour is created for travelers looking for unusual, intriguing and comfortable travel. Because our emphasis on special places, this tour is exclusively for those who welcome adventure and are prepared to accept the uncertainties as well as the rewards of travel in many regions where the American is virtually unknown.
Thurs., Day 1 Leave MIAMI by BWIA Airlines in the afternoon.
Arrive GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) in the evening.
HOTEL CARA LODGE
Fri., Day 2
(B,D)

GEORGETOWN
Optional: Full day excursion to the Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls, which are 5 times the height of Niagara Falls. There are no falls in the world with the magnitude of the sheer drop existing at Kaieteur. This tour is operated by private chartered aircraft. (Cost $400 per person.)

Transfer to the Essequibo River for a boat trip to the Shanklands Rainforest Resort, which is a series of cottages built on a hill on the river’s right bank and overlooking its enormous breadth. The resort is cared from the tropical rainforest on a majestic cliff overlooking the silver water of Guyana’s largest river, the Essequibo. White colonial style gingerbread cottages are amidst 25 acres of rolling lawns with views of the Essequibo and Mazaruni Rivers and the gold mining town of Bartica. Overnight at the Shanklands Rainforest Resort.
Sat., Day 3
(B,L,D)		 SHANKLANDS
Full day to explore the Shanklands Rainforest.
Sun., Day 4
(B,L)		 SHANKLANDS
Morning free.

After lunch return to GEORGETOWN.
HOTEL CARA LODGE

Mon., Day 5
(B) 		GEORGETOWN
Morning city tour of this small quaint combination of victorian elegance, the legacy of its British heritage and tin-roofed mining town. Visit the St. George's Cathedral, one of the tallest wooden buildings in the world.

Leave GEORGETOWN by Suriname Airways
SURINAME - Arrive PARAMARIBO.
HOTEL TORARICA

PARAMARIBO
Afternoon city tour with a drive through the different areas of the city. Paramaribo with its unique blend of architecture, cultures, and religion is one of the few places in the world where Moslem Mosques, Hindu Temples, Jewish Synagogues and Christian churches peacefully coexist side by side. Also visit the Central Market, the largest in the Caribbean.

Afternoon free.
Tues., Day 6
(B,L) 		PARAMARIBO
Full day River Cruise on the Suriname River.
The river on which you sail your ship is the lifeline of Suriname.
From the deck you will have a good view of the unique vegetation along the banks of the Suriname River. The mangrove forests are inhabited by a multitude of birds, including the exceptional Red Ibis. From the sundeck you are allowed a rare view of Paramaribo as well, with its centuries old wooden buildings and typical almond trees along the Waterkant. In the meantime, the cook will be preparing an unforgettable Surinamese lunch. Depending on the tide, the trip will go north to Braamspunt, a shell beach at the mouth of the Suriname River, where it is good bathing and walking, or where you can just enjoy the sound of the sea wind. Or the trip will sail to the south past Paranam, where the Bauxite, Alumina and aluminum are loaded for export.
Wed., Day 7 Leave PARAMARIBO late this morning.

FRENCH GUYANA - Arrive CAYENNE.
HOTEL NOVOTEL

Afternoon city tour includes the Market, the Statue of Felix Adolphe Eboue, the African Free French sympathizer, who served as Governor of Equatorial Africa, the Place des Palmistes, the city's main square. Place de Grenoble with its old whitewashed Governor's mansion and post office, Also visit the old part of town "La Crique."
Thurs., Day 8
(B,L)		 CAYENNE
Full day river tour with Creole lunch to Creek Gabrielle at Four Gassie Falls. Located on the Comte River above Stoupan, at 20 kms from Cayenne. Gabrielle creek (a stream) is a good example of Amazonian forest scenery. You'll admire beautiful butterflies and the canoe trip enables you to be in close contact with this tropical world. You'll eat a tasty local meal at Fourgassier. In the afternoon there you can bathe in the waterfalls of Fourgassier. An ecological trip in a green landscape.
Fri, Day 9
(B,L) 		CAYENNE
Full day Devil's Island.
Full day visit to the Islands of Salvation, a trio of Islands (Royal, St. Joseph and Devil's). The name originated when settlers fled the mainland to take refuge from the disease - ridden jungle. In Royale visit the commandant's house and the houses of the prison staff. Take a motor launch to Devil's Island, which now contains the ruins of 13 cottages once used for political prisoners.
Sat., Day 10
(B)		 CAYENNE
Morning free.

Leave CAYENNE by Air France flight.
Arrive MIAMI in the afternoon.
 


In Guyana we will be using Baganara Island Resort.

Cost: (Minimum of 2 passengers)
Share basis, land portion $3,800
Single room supplement $1,100
Air Miami/Miami $2,905 approx.

Cost based on rates in effect - March 2010
Cost includes:
1. Hotels as shown, rooms with bath.
2. Meals: Full Breakfast only
Lunch on full day excursions, all meals at Timberhead.
3. All transfers & sightseeing tours

Note: B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner

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