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Experience · Galibi, Marowijne district

Galibi Sea Turtle Nesting Tour

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.

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  • wildlife watchers
  • overnight trips
  • seasonal visitors

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 — and 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.

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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.