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Nickerie & Bigi Pan

Nickerie, Suriname

From€ 190

Duration2 days

Type of tripMulti-day tour

Next departureOn request

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About this tour

Nieuw-Nickerie, also called the rice barn of Suriname, is a town in the district of Nickerie, in the north-west of Suriname. It is the second-largest town in the country and is known for its rich history, friendly people and its proximity to the Nickerie River. Here you can enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, beautiful sunsets over the water and a variety of local dishes.

Bigi Pan is a peat and marsh area in the district of Nickerie. It is an important nature area known for its diversity of birds, including the endangered scarlet ibis. It is a unique place for nature lovers and birdwatchers.

Atmosphere and photos

Photos: -JvL- from Netherlands (CC BY 2.0), Jan Willem Broekema from Leiden, The Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0), WiDi (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Included and not included

Included

Guidance by an experienced local guide
Transport by car and by boat from Paramaribo
Overnight stay(s) on location
Meals as stated in the programme
All activities in the programme

Not included

Personal expenses, souvenirs and pocket money
Travel and cancellation insurance
International flights and visa
Tips
Meals and drinks not mentioned in the programme

Programme

Day 1

We start our journey from Paramaribo and head west. Our first stop is Groningen, the capital of the district of Saramacca. It lies on the river of the same name and was once the location of a fort and a leper colony on the other side of the river.

In the past, Dutch farmers from the area around Groningen (the Netherlands) unsuccessfully tried to settle here. In 1945 a monument was erected in memory of these farmers. The farmers, also called "boeroes", still form a small group of people in Suriname.

From Groningen we continue to the coconut district of Coronie. On the way we see palm trees, wooden houses and small white churches. Once in Nieuw-Nickerie we go to the market and the sea dike to see them. If there is not enough time, we save this for the next day.

We then go to the place where the boat is already waiting to take us to Bigi Pan. Here we will spend the night at the accommodation on the water.

Day 2

On the second day we leave Bigi Pan again after lunch. The morning programme also leaves room to relax a little. If there was not enough time on day 1 to see everything in Nieuw-Nickerie, there is room for it today. After this we continue our way back to Paramaribo.