Danpaati River Lodge is a remote and tranquil oasis built on a private island in the Upper Suriname River. The lodge features a welcoming and breezy covered platform facing the river, a large pool surrounded by trees and a hardwood yoga deck over the river. Accommodations are in spacious A-frame style cabins with modern amenities and include a morning coffee service to enjoy on your veranda with unbeatable views of the river and rainforest.

Our day concludes with an exciting evening cruise on the river, searching for Caiman and other wildlife.

Overnight at Danpaati River Lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

After the village tour, visit the Maroon museum Saamaka which is dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Saramak Maroon population. In the museum, you will learn about the Maroon’s history, their ancient traditions and crafts before returning to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we will discover some of the secrets of the rainforest during our forest walk.

Relax by the pool, go fishing or explore the surrounding area by dugout canoe. After dinner enjoy traditional cultural dance performances including the Seketi, Awasa and Bandamba as your guide explain the cultural significance of each dance.

Overnight at Danpaati River Lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Overnight at Eco Torarica. Breakfast and lunch included.

An optional Sunset Dolphin Tour is available on this day, add this to your tour at checkout.

We then make a stop at the mini-museum of Marienburg, a former sugar plantation before enjoying a delicious lunch in a typical Javanese restaurant (warung) in Tamanredjo. We then continue to the confluence of the Commewijne and Suriname Rivers at Nieuw Amsterdam to visit the outdoor museum Fort Nieuw Amsterdam. The large fortress was built as a defence for the crop fields that were situated along the upper parts of both rivers.

Return to Paramaribo or take an optional excursion to search for dolphins. While having a drink we enjoy the cool breeze and river views, meanwhile the captain searches the horizon for the dolphins. Normally we see them swim by in groups of up to 20. Sometimes they’re very curious and if we are lucky, they will jump and play close to the boat.

Overnight at Eco Torarica. Breakfast and lunch included.

Arrival at St. Laurent du Maroni is relatively uncomplicated, and our French Guiananese guide will be on hand to help us navigate the usual customs and immigration formalities. Guyane Francaise is a Department of France, so technically you have entered the EU. Evidence of this connection to the "1st world" is immediately evident: every car seems to be a late-model Mercedes, Volkswagen or Peugeot, the roads are in near perfect condition, espresso coffee is on tap nearly everywhere, and the Euro is the currency.

We will continue our journey to Kourou to visit the Center Spatiale Guyanaise (Guyana Space Center) for a tour. Launch schedules often change at the last minute so our schedule today may be amended on short notice, as the center closes for launches. The usual tour includes a motor coach tour which criss-crosses the centre’s mammoth facility, including stops at various assembly buildings, launch pads and control centres. The entire tour is offered in French, but your guide will supply translations as often as possible.

Hotel Atlantis is a modern business hotel on the edge of Bois Devil Lake with air-conditioned rooms, telephone, WiFi, satellite television and refrigerator. The spacious open lobby includes a patio overlooking the pool, lake and tennis courts. The trendy restaurant offers French and Creole cuisine and has an excellent selection of wines. Overnight in a standard room at Hotel Atlantis. (Check in time 1400hrs, Check out time 12 midday) Breakfast and lunch included.

You will spend most of the day on Ilse Royale. Visit the children’s cemetery behind the old hospital which was used for the children of the guards. The inmates were buried at sea to encourage the sharks as a deterrent to prisoners wanting to swim off the island. There are plenty of shady trees with benches under which you can catch a cool breeze. Keep an eye out for sea turtles that like to scavenge among the rocks by the dock.

Return to Kourou by catamaran and transfer to Cayenne. Overnight at Hotel Central, located in the heart of Cayenne close to the historic Palmistes Square and just a short walk from the shopping streets and the business district.

Overnight at Central Hotel in a standard room. (Check in time 1400hrs, Check out time 1130hrs) Breakfast and lunch included.

At St. Laurent du Maroni we will pay a brief visit to the well-preserved Transportation Centre. The facility once served as the arrival station where convicts were processed and sent to the various penal colonies throughout French Guiana and one of the most famous inmates was Papillion, whose initials are carved in one of the cells where he was supposedly held.

Cross the river by pirogue to Albina and then onwards to Paramaribo.

Overnight at Eco Torarica. Breakfast included.

No tour of the city is complete without a stop to hand-feed West Indian Manatees in the National Park and a visit to the Georgetown Botanical Gardens which is home to over 100 species of birds including the range-restricted Blood-coloured Woodpecker, White-bellied Piculet and Festive Parrots. The garden is also home to the Georgetown Zoo which has evolved into a wildlife rehabilitation centre with over 90% of its population being rescued animals.

Lunch is a special treat as you re-join Delven at his home, where his backyard has been converted into the exclusive hidden gem, the Backyard Café. He will prepare an amazing meal from the mornings market experience whilst you enjoy the relaxing setting with an arbour, herb garden, fireside and bar with fresh local juices.

Enjoy a private evening cruise in a local river taxi along the bank of the river with your guide providing a brief history of the Demerara and famous Georgetown city buildings along the waterfront. Depending on the tides, you will have the opportunity to observe a variety of shorebirds feeding on the mudflats. Pass under the Demerara Harbour Bridge, once the longest floating bridge in the world at a total length of 1,851m long, to the nearby mangrove that is the nightly roost for a variety of birds. Some key species include the endemic Rufus Crab Hawk and the brightly coloured Scarlet Ibis. As the sun sets, enjoy a cold drink while observing other species such as the Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, Tri-coloured Heron, Snail Kite, and a variety of sandpipers.

Located on the East Coast of Demerara, just minutes from the capital city of Georgetown is the Grand Coastal Hotel. This hotel offers excellent services and accommodation along with a restaurant and bar, gym and pool. Overnight at Grand Coastal Hotel. Breakfast and lunch included.

Amerindian legend of the Patamona tribe has it that Kai, one of the tribe’s chiefs (after whom the falls is named), committed self-sacrifice by canoeing himself over the falls. It was believed this would encourage the Great Spirit Makonaima to save the tribe from being destroyed by the savage Caribishi.

Kaieteur supports a unique micro environment with Tank Bromeliads, the largest in the world, in which the tiny Golden frog spends its entire life and the rarely seen Guiana Cock- of-the-rock nesting close by. The lucky visitor may also see the famous flights of the Kaieteur Swifts or Makonaima Birds which nest under the vast shelf of rock carved over millions of years by the black water of the Potaro River. Re-board your plane for the return flight to Georgetown.

Overnight at Grand Coastal Hotel. Breakfast included.

An optional Birding in the Botanical Gardens is available on this day. There is also the option to upgrade your Kaieteur Falls experience to include a private guide, the addition of visiting Orinduik Falls or both. Add these to your tour at checkout.

The Iwokrama Canopy Walkway is situated near the southern boundary of the Iwokrama Reserve. The walkway has four suspension bridges leading to three platforms, the highest of which is over 30 metres above the ground, and these allow great looks at a range of canopy species, many of which you would struggle to see well from the forest floor.

Another area where we will want to spend some time is the clearing around the lodge, as this is one of the best places to see another of Guyana’s “must-see” birds, the Crimson Fruitcrow. This species is seen here on a reasonably regular basis, as it often comes to feed in some of the nearby trees. The clearing is also a reliable site for Black Curassow as there is a family party which has become habituated to people and regularly passes through the clearing.

Atta Rainforest Lodge is 500 metres from the base of the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway, offering comfortable private-room accommodation with ensuite bathrooms, delicious home-cooked meals and traditional Amerindian hospitality. The main building is open-sided with views across the gardens to the towering forest on all sides and houses the bar, dining area and kitchen. The gardens have a wonderful collection of Heliconia flowers that attracts numerous hummingbird species. Overnight at Atta Rainforest Lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Transfer by 4 x 4 vehicle through the rainforest to Corkwood in the Iwokrama Forest. Here there is a comparatively short trail to hopefully see the amazingly brilliant Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. This trail is through interesting and pristine rainforest and the guides can explain how the plants are used for medicine and other purposes.

Continue the journey to the community of Surama an indigenous community, located in the heart of Guyana. The village is set in five square miles of savannah which is ringed by the forest covered Pakaraima Mountains. Surama’s inhabitants are mainly from the Macushi tribe and still observe many of the traditional practises of their ancestors. Surama Eco Lodge is owned and operated by the community and the profits are to be spent to benefit the whole village.

On arrival in Surama you will receive a warm welcome and settle into your accommodation. A guide will escort you for a short walk on trails to observe the forest and bird life. As the afternoon cools your guide will take you on a tour of the village. Visit the local school, medical centre and church along with some of the village houses. Tonight enjoy an educational walk to observe wildlife and experience the mystique of the forest after dark, looking for the eyeshine of the creatures of the night. Overnight at Surama Eco-lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Return to the lodge for lunch and then take a three mile walk across the savannah and through the rainforest to the Burro Burro River. Your guides will then paddle you on the Burro Burro River for opportunities to observe Giant River Otters, Tapir, Tayra, Spider Monkeys and more species. Return to the lodge for sunset. Overnight at Surama Eco-lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Board a scheduled flight for a journey over the Demerara and Essequibo Rivers and hundreds of miles of tropical rainforest to land at Eugene F. Correia International Airport. Pickup and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at Grand Coastal Hotel. Breakfast included.

An optional Guyanese Seven Curry dinner is available on this day, add this to your tour at checkout.