Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, a former Dutch colony with amazing ethnic diversity and a slice of pristine Amazonian jungle covering 95% of the country. Paramaribo has quaint Dutch colonial architecture and its old town is a world heritage site of wooden colonial houses along the Paramaribo River, reminiscent of New Orleans’s French Quarter. Paramaribo has wonderful luxury hotels and many night clubs and restaurants serving European, Chinese and spicy local food, making it an excellent base to explore the jungles of the interior. As you travel south from Paramaribo, you will travel trough Suriname’s diverse cultural layers: from a Dutch, Chinese, Javanese and African downtown, passing through Indian suburbs, full of Hindu temples and Mosques, through Maroon villages hidden in the forests outside the city and finally the pristine Amazonian jungle, dotted with Amerindian villages, where the local Arawak, Wayana and Carib Indians still live their traditional hunter gatherer way of life. The center of the country is a practically unpopulated bioreserve; chock full of waterfalls, rivers, monkeys, birds, and exotic flora and fauna. Explore one of the last pristine jungles on earth with vayama’s cheap flights to Paramaribo in 2010.
On American Airlines & Caribbean Airlines from Miami $559 total, including taxes and fees.
Travel Dates: Travel must commence between 01MAR10-30APR10
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