Suriname

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

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