Top Paramaribo Outdoor Activities

The Para Tour takes you through the beautiful district of Para, located south of Paramaribo. This area is known for its mining industry and recreational spots, with a varied landscape of savannas, forests, creeks, and rivers. Many Surinamese visit Para to relax, including at the well-known Colakreek, named after its cola-colored water caused by fallen leaves. The region is mainly inhabited by Maroon communities, and during the tour you will pass several villages. Remnants of the past are still visible, such as former plantations with Biblical names and parts of the historic railway from the gold rush era. The tour starts in the morning towards Reeberg, where you will visit Suriname Bird Paradise. This is followed by a stop at a woodcarving workshop, where local Maroons create beautiful handmade items. Next, you can relax and swim at Colakreek. The tour continues to Domburg for a short stop before returning to Paramaribo.

From the office, we'll travel along Anton Drachtenweg towards Leonsberg. Along this road, you'll encounter several beautiful homes and it's known as one of Paramaribo's most expensive neighborhoods. We'll depart from Leonsberg by wooden tent boat for Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam, home to the historic open-air museum. Dutch colonists built the fort at this strategic location in 1734 to protect the underlying plantations from the English and French. After this stop, we'll continue to the former Rust and Werk plantation. Here, you'll find a fishing village and the old colonial coffee and sugar plantations. You can experience the simple way of life of the descendants of indentured laborers. The next stop is the beautiful old Frederiksdorp coffee plantation. The buildings have been beautifully restored and now serve as hotel rooms. On the way back, we'll stop at the Johan and Margaretha plantation, which is currently used by local farmers to grow various crops such as cassava, bananas, and peppers.