Activities
A KAYAK TRIP TO THE “ILETS DUPONT”
Trip Schedule Launch time will depend on the tide: between 8.30am and 11 in the morning or between 3pm and 5.30 in the afternoon. Kayaking is the ideal way to discover the richness and diversity of Guiana’s marine fauna and flora. We offer you a 2-hour...
A TRIP TO THE “SAUT LUCIFER”
Trip Schedule Day 1 8.30am – Meeting for departure at the “Barrage de Petit Saut” landing stage (1h30-min. drive from Cayenne). You will then board a pirogue and motor down to the “Saut Lu Excursion” camp. During this 1 hour of travel, you will navigate the dam lake...
EXPLORING THE MARONI RIVER – 1/2 DAY
Trip schedule Half-day River Tour (9.30am to 12.30am or 2.00pm to 5.00pm) Your departure meeting point is our landing stage at St Jean du Maroni (a 15 minutes’ drive from St Laurent) where you will board a motorized pirogue and cast off to explore the Maroni River....
A TRIP TO THE “ILES DU SALUT” – VIP
Salvation Island Located some 10 miles (8 nautical miles) off the coast of Kourou, the Ile Royale, Ile St-Joseph and Ile du Diable (Devil Island) form an archipelago that once was one of the most infamous penal colonies in the world. Numerous penitentiary buildings...
A TRIP TO THE “ILES DU SALUT”
Salvation Island Located some 10 miles (8 nautical miles) off the coast of Kourou, the Ile Royale, Ile St-Joseph and Ile du Diable (Devil Island) form an archipelago that once was one of the most infamous penal colonies in the world. Numerous penitentiary buildings...
EXPLORING THE MARONI RIVER – 2 DAYS
Votre programme DAY 1 9.00am - Your departure meeting point is our landing stage at St Jean du Maroni where you will board a motorized pirogue and cast off to explore the Maroni River. This river tour will first take you to the “Ile Portal” river island; then to the...
A TRIP TO THE “SAVANE ROCHE VIRGINIE” INSELBERG
Trip schedule DAY 1 9.45am – Gathering for departure at our Régina landing stage where you will board a pirogue and motor up to the Mataroni creek. 11.00am – Arrival at the “carbet” (traditional forest lodge on piles) prepared for your stay. A welcome...
A TRIP TO SAUL
Discovering Saül and the Amazonian primary forest Historically, gold panning was one of the main factors driving population settlements in Guiana. The small town of Saül was thus founded at the beginning of the 19th century by migrants from Saint Lucia looking for...
EXPLORING THE MARONI RIVER – 1 DAY
Trip Schedule Full-day River Tour (9.00am to 5.00pm) – St Jean du Maroni, Apatou and the “Saut Hermine” rapids 9.00am - Your departure meeting point is our landing stage at St Jean du Maroni (a 15 minutes’ drive from St Laurent) where you will board a motorized...
ZOO DE GUYANE AT MONTSINERY
Schedule Nature wild and powerful—more than 450 animal species are represented at the “Zoo de Guyane” where you can discover them along a tour lasting up to two and a half hours; this tour includes a number of special activities and facilities: educational tracks with...
A TRIP TO OUANARY
Trip Schedule Day 1 9.00am – Gathering for departure at St Georges on the main square. You will then board a pirogue and motor up to Ouanary (1 hour and a half). Weather permitting, 1 or 2 stops will allow you to visit the villages along the river. Late morning...
EXPLORING THE KAW SAVANNAH
Exploring the Kaw Marshes on pirogue To the south-east of Cayenne lies a broad strip of marshland bordered on its south by the mountains of Kaw and La Gabrielle. This marshland – known as the Kaw savannah - is inhabited by teeming and varied species, especially bird...
KAW MARSH TRIPS ON BOARD THE FLOATING ECO-LODGE
The Kaw Marshes floating eco-lodge provides: A dormitory for 32 persons - 12 hammocks - 1 bunk bed for 2 (two single beds) - 6 bunk beds for 3 (1 double bed+1 single bed) Private bedrooms for 9 persons - 2 rooms with a double bed - 1 family suite for 5 Your Trip 5pm –...
A TRIP TO THE HMONG VILLAGE OF CACAO
The Hmong people The Hmong people are an ethnic group from South-East Asia often treated as pariahs in their native Laos and Vietnam. Upstream from Saut Bief along the Comté River, Cacao is the place where the Hmong community came to settle in Guiana in 1977....
KAW MARSH TRIPS ON BOARD THE MORPHO BARGE
The Kaw Marshes To the south-east of Cayenne lies a broad strip of marshland bordered on its south by the mountains of Kaw and La Gabrielle. This marshland – known as the Kaw savannah - is inhabited by teeming and varied species, especially bird fauna typical of this...
UP OR DOWN THE MARONI RIVER
About the Maroni River Along some 320 miles, this Amazonian river is the royal way to discover fluvial Guiana. Creating the border with Surinam, it provides a lifeline of exchanges for riverside populations such as Wayana Indians and Bushinengues. Sometimes as broad...
A TRIP TO CAMP CANOPEE
Trip schedule 9.15am – Gathering at the PK21 landing stage (Saramaca riverside port). All aboard for a pirogue trip along the Kourou River lasting nearly two hours! No time for boredom, though—every new bend in the river will reveal wildlife worth watching. Once...
A TRIP TO THE TUMUC HUMAC MOUNTAINS
Your trip Day 1 Morning flight from Cayenne on Air Guyane (1-hour flight). Arrival in Maripasoula. Stop to the shops to buy supplies (incl. bottled mineral water). 12.00am – Your pirogue (dugout canoe) casts off from Maripasoula and motors down to the Amerindian...
EXPLORING THE ANNAMESE PENAL COLONY
Ballade sur le fleuve, randonnée en forêt, baignade, visite … circuit d’une journée.
THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER
Le G.S.C. : the Guiana Space Center Located only a few miles outside Kourou, the Guiana Space Center (Centre Spatial Guyanais or CSG) employs more than 1,500 personnel within a vast security perimeter covering 75,000 hectares. Selected in 1964 among 13 other possible...
EXPLORING CAYENNE A GUIDED TOUR OF THE CITY ON FOOT
GUIDED TOUR ON FOOT Schedule trip 8am – Our meeting point will be right outside the Bar des Palmistes. Then off to a 3-hour walking tour of Cayenne to explore its sights, history and architecture. You’ll start by climbing up the 115ft-high Cépénou hill. Its summit...
EXPLORING CAYENNE A GUIDED TOUR OF THE CITY BY TAKING A TOURIST TRAIN
TOURIST TRAIN TOUR Schedule trip 8am – Our meeting point will be right outside the Bar des Palmistes. The little Koati tourist train on wheels is named after an emblematic animal of Guiana: the coati raccoon. This small mammal belongs to the Procyonidae family whose...
A TRIP TO CAMP CARIACOU
Trip schedule Day 1 9.30am – Gathering at the “Camp des Maripas” PK18 landing stage (Saramaca riverside port) to board a pirogue (dugout canoe) and motor up the Kourou River (boat trip lasting one hour). Arrival at Camp Cariacou (camp tour, hammock-slinging...
INITIATION TO DJOKAN GUIANA’S AMAZONIAN MARTIAL ART
What is Djokan Guyane Evasion offers an initiation to Djokan—Guiana’s specific Amazonian martial art. Our customized package includes outdoor demonstrations and training. This initiation is open to all (combat fitness not a must). Djokan forms part of the Amazonian...
EXPLORING THE “CRIQUE PORTAL” CREEK ST LAURENT DU MARONI
Trip schedule Day 1 6.00am – Departure from Kourou, heading towards Saint Laurent du Maroni and taking the “Paul Isnard” track (a rough road branching off after St Laurent). Kayaks will be floated upstream from the Crique Portal; you’ll then paddle down the creek and...
EXPLORING THE “CRIQUE GABRIEL” CREEK
Creek Gabriel Upstream from Stoupan along the Mahury River (some 16 miles south from Cayenne) lies the Crique Gabriel, a small but very typical tributary creek meandering through dense Amazonian forest vegetation. This is the place where Morphos abound, i.e. almost...
TRIP TO THE FOURGASSIE CASCADES
Schedule trip HALF-DAY TRIP TO THE FOURGASSIE CASCADES This leisurely circuit on pirogue will take you to the Fourgassié cascades during the rainy season, a period when the water level is ideal for bathing in the large potholes or “marmites” full of clean freshwater....
TRIP TO LA COMTE
Trip schedule HALF-DAY TRIP TO LA COMTE This third tour option takes you to the sandbank of La Comté—an ideal family outing or just between friends. You will also enjoy a stop at the village of Wayam (its name means “small tortoise” in Palikur Amerindian). Depending...
A TRIP TO CAMP CISAME
Trip schedule Day 1 9.00am – Gathering at our Régina landing stage to board a pirogue (dugout canoe) and motor up the Approuague River to Camp Cisame (boat trip lasting an hour and a half). Late morning arrival at Camp Cisame (camp tour, hammock-slinging...