Nature · Galibi, Marowijne district
Seasonal overnight trip to the Galibi Nature Reserve at the mouth of the Marowijne River to watch sea turtles come ashore to nest. Reached by road to Albina and then about an hour by boat, with accommodation in or near the indigenous villages.
Best for wildlife watchers, overnight trips, seasonal visitors.
| Seller | Product | Published price | Duration | Departure | Joining | Checked | Source |
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| Jenny Tours Suriname | Galibi (zeeschildpadden) en frans Guyana 2 of 3 dagen | EUR 175 pp | multi day | 't Vat, Paramaribo, 08:30 | Shared, min. 2 | September 2026 | official |
| Cardy Adventures | Galibi (from) | EUR 185 pp | multi day | Not stated | Not stated | September 2026 | official |
| METS Travel & Tours | Galibi (from) | EUR 185 pp | multi day | Not stated | Not stated | September 2026 | official |
| All Suriname Tours (reseller) | Galibi Beach & French Guiana (2 days) | EUR 185 pp | multi day | Not stated | Not stated | September 2026 | platform |
| Orange Travel Suriname | Galibi Urusji Lodge (from) | EUR 225 pp | multi day | Paramaribo (hotel pick-up incl. Torarica Resort, Eco Torarica, Royal Torarica), approx. 08:00 | Shared, min. 4 | September 2026 | official |
| All Suriname Tours (reseller) | Galibi Beach & French Guiana (3 days) | EUR 245 pp | multi day | Not stated | Not stated | September 2026 | platform |
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Galibi is the sea turtle nesting area at the mouth of the Marowijne River in the far east of Suriname, on the border with French Guiana, and it is reached as an overnight tour rather than a day trip.
Orange Travel's programme, live on 21 August 2026, runs two days at about EUR 225 per person or three days at about EUR 290, for groups of four or more, staying at the Urusji Lodge. Cardy Adventures sells a comparable trip. Several operators offer their own versions.
The one thing we will not give you is a season. Sources conflict on when nesting ends: some say mid-July, some say August. One operator's own page states February to mid-July while other pages say nothing at all. A turtle trip booked against the wrong month is a wasted two days, so ask the operator directly and, if it matters to you, cross-check with a conservation organisation before you pay.
A five-day route that works around what is actually open: the UNESCO inner city on foot, the Commewijne plantations by boat, Jodensavanne upriver, and one night at Brownsberg, Galibi in season or Fredberg. With published prices and the opening hours that decide the order.
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There is no single best tour from Paramaribo. Decide what you came for — history, animals, food, the river, or simply an afternoon — and the choice narrows to one or two. With published prices, the alternatives, and how booking actually works in this market.
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Which animal you want decides the trip, the season and the price. Dolphins in the estuary, sloths at Peperpot, turtles at Braamspunt and Galibi, birds at Bigi Pan, forest at Brownsberg and Fredberg, with the published prices and the things nobody can promise.
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The excursion price index: every price a Paramaribo operator or reseller published for a day trip, boat trip, overnight or interior programme, exactly as printed, with the seller, the terms and the date it was read. Ninety offers across twenty-two excursions on 6 September 2026.
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Commewijne, Jodensavanne, Overbridge, Colakreek, Peperpot, Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam, the dolphin boat, Braamspunt, Brownsberg, Galibi, Bigi Pan and Fredberg in one table: how far, how long, what every seller charges, how many people a departure needs, and which ones are not day trips at all. Read 6 September 2026.
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Suriname has four seasons, not two. Which one to pick, and why turtle season and Owru Yari are good reasons to ignore the weather.
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Information on this page is sourced from Orange Travel Suriname, Cardy Adventures, Government of Suriname, Ministry of Land and Forest Management.
A sand spit on the east bank of the mouth of the Suriname River, about 15 km from Paramaribo, where leatherback, green and olive ridley turtles nest between roughly February and August. Reached by boat from the Leonsberg jetty; the beach is eroding fast.
Corrections from owners are welcome and are treated as a source like any other: checked, dated and credited.