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Suriname

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AvPhilip Briggs

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This thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Suriname remains the most detailed English-language guidebook - and the only standalone guide from a major travel publisher - to this exciting and emerging ecotourism destination. With an unrivalled nine-tenths of the thinly populated country comprising unspoilt rainforest, Suriname has much to offer wildlife enthusiasts, adventurous travellers and anyone who delights in non-mainstream destinations.A true one-off, Suriname is geographically part of South America, but politically looks mainly towards the Caribbean and is inexorably tied, linguistically and historically, to the Netherlands, its former coloniser. Peaceful and stable, the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence in 2025. Its forested interior is swathed by pristine Amazonian rainforest, rich in wildlife - from monkeys to macaws, tapirs to sloths - and accessible only by air or by motorised dugout along the tropical waterways that incise it. On the coast, the capital Paramaribo is a lively, culinarily rewarding, ethnically diverse city whose historic old quarter, lined with Dutch-Creole architectural gems, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nearby beaches offer some of the world's finest turtle-viewing sites, as well as superb aquatic and marine birdwatching, plus several impressive forest reserves.The longer you stay, the deeper you can delve. Explore various sites, including Peperpot Nature Park, along the Commewijne Plantation Loop. Marvel at 350 elaborate petroglyphs engraved into the walls of the Werehpai Caves, undiscovered by outsiders until 2004. Or visit the ruins of Jodensavanne ('Jewish Savannah'), Suriname's second-most important settlement until the early 19th century, and now its most important and intriguing historical site.Written by prolific guidebook author Philip Briggs, Bradt's Suriname offers detailed coverage of all accessible parks and reserves, gearing advice to visitors joining organised tours as well as those who prefer independent travel. It is also the first guidebook to provide a comprehensive section on the Upper Suriname River, an exciting and remote area serviced by around 20 small lodges. Despite such riches, however, tourism to this safe and friendly country remains in its infancy, making it a fabulously rewarding travel destination for those who relish the truly wild and offbeat.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-17
Mått134 x 215 x 14 mm
Vikt296 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBradt Travel Guides
Antal sidor272
Upplaga3
FörlagBradt Travel Guides
ISBN9781804693506

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Philip Briggs (e philip.briggs@bradtguides.com) has been writing for Bradt Travel Guides since 1991, when he authored the first guidebook to South Africa to be published internationally after the release of Nelson Mandela. During the rest of the 1990s, Philip wrote a series of pioneering Bradt guides to destinations that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry. These included the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia,Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda, all of which are still regularly updated for ongoing new editions. More recently, he has authored guides to Somaliland, Sri Lanka and The Gambia and has updated guides to Greece's Peloponnese region and North Macedonia, all published by Bradt. Philip still spends several months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife,the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends the rest of his time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy coastal village of Wilderness in South Africa's Western Cape.

Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography and location, Climate, History,Government and politics, Economy,People, Language, Religion and beliefs,CultureChapter 2 Natural HistoryFlora, Mammals, Reptiles andamphibians, Birds, Invertebrates,Marine lifeChapter 3 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Itineraries and highlights, Tour operators, Red tape, Gettingthere and away, Health, Safety,LGBTQIA+ travellers, Women travellers,Travelling with a disability, What to take,Money and budgeting, Getting around,Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Publicholidays and festivals, Shopping, Media andcommunications, Cultural etiquette, TravellingpositivelyPART TWO PARAMARIBO AND THE COASTAL BELTParamaribo and the coastal belt: an overview,HighlightsChapter 4 ParamariboHistory, Getting there and away, Gettingaround, Tourist information, Touroperators, Safety, Where to stay, Whereto eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife,Shopping, Sports and activities, Otherpracticalities, What to see and doChapter 5 CommewijneCommewijne Plantation Loop, MatapicaBeach, Bakkie Plantation and Warappa Creek,StolkertsijverChapter 6 MarowijneMoengo, Albina, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Galibi Nature ReserveChapter 7 Saramacca, Coronie and NickerieGroningen, Lower Coppename River,Coronie, Wageningen, Nieuw Nickerie,Bigi PanChapter 8 Wanica and ParaLelydorp, Santigron, Domburg,Onverwacht, Paranam and around, Jodensavanneand the east bank, Zanderij and aroundPART THREE THE INTERIORThe interior: an overview, HighlightsChapter 9 BrokopondoNorthern Brokopondo, Brownsweg andSton Eiland, Brownsberg Nature Park,Brokopondo town and the Afobaka DamChapter 10 Upper SurinameGetting there and away, Other practicalities,Atjoni (Pokigron), Downriver from Atjoni,Jaw Jaw and New Aurora, Pikin Slee, Botopassieand around, Towards Djumu, Kajana and theGran RioChapter 11 The Deep InteriorBoven Coesewijne Nature Reserve, Fredberg,Central Suriname Nature Reserve (CSNR), BlancheMarie Falls, Apoera, Avanavero Falls,Kabalebo Nature Reserve, Amatopo,Kwamalasamutu, Palumeu and MountKasikasima, Upper MarowijneAppendix LanguageAppendix Further InformationIndex