Long form
Longer pieces that pull the database together: how to spend three days here, which neighbourhood suits which traveller, what actually works on arrival.
Answers to a single question, in as few words as the question needs.
Practical
Three serviced-apartment properties compared for stays measured in weeks — location, kitchens, published rates, and the paying-for-it problem nobody warns you about.
Updated 21 August 2026
Suriname has two UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the second one is a day trip. Jodensavanne, Commewijne, Colakreek and Overbridge — what each one is, and which are worth a whole day.
Updated 21 August 2026
Nine interior lodges compared on the things that actually decide the trip: how you get there, how comfortable it is, whether the community owns it, and who you book through.
Updated 21 August 2026
Suriname was certified malaria-free by the WHO in June 2025 — a fact most travel writing has not caught up with. Here is what the current official sources actually say about health and safety, and what they do not.
Updated 21 August 2026
Across the river from Paramaribo lies the old plantation belt — flat, quiet, and the most rewarding day trip from the city. Here is what is actually there, and how people get across.
Updated 21 August 2026
A half-day route through the thirty hectares UNESCO inscribed in 2002 — fort, square, palace, park, cathedral, and the synagogue and mosque that share a street.
Updated 21 August 2026
There is no Uber in Paramaribo. What there is: a walkable centre, a state bus network, private minibuses, two car rental brands, river boats and a small-plane airline for the interior.
Updated 21 August 2026
The Surinamese dollar, what a fair exchange rate looks like, which ATMs actually take a foreign Visa or Mastercard — and what every withdrawal now costs.
Updated 21 August 2026
Suriname has two mobile operators. Only one of them sells a tourist product you can set up before you land, and both price in Surinamese dollars — which is the catch.
Updated 21 August 2026
Curated shortlists of places that belong together.
Four everyday kitchens share one small city. This is what we have been able to verify about where to eat in each of them — and where the gaps are.
Updated 21 August 2026
Day-by-day routes through Paramaribo and the districts around it.
A workable three-day plan: the UNESCO inner city on foot, a day across the river in Commewijne, and a third day that depends on what you want from Suriname.
Updated 21 August 2026