A country · 26 places · 6 regions

Suriname, all of it.

26 curated places across 6 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Fort Zeelandia, Suriname · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Paramaribo District, Sipaliwini District, Brokopondo District and Commewijne District — read below as chapters, with 2 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Paramaribo District · 9 places

Paramaribo District

A colonial-era fort on the Suriname River at the edge of Paramaribo, now housing a museum. Its brick bastions date to the era of Dutch and English rule.

Fort Zeelandia, Suriname

Paramaribo District, Suriname

✦ August to November · $

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo

Paramaribo District, Suriname

✦ August to November · $

Presidential Palace of Suriname

Paramaribo District, Suriname

✦ August–November · $

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Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname

via Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Sipaliwini District · 3 places

Sipaliwini District

The Central Suriname Nature Reserve comprises 1.6 million ha of primary tropical forest of west-central Suriname. It protects the upper watershed of the Coppename River and the headwaters of the Lucie, Oost, Zuid, Saramaccz, and Gran Rio rivers and covers a range of topography and ecosystems of notable conservation value due to its pristine state. Its montane and lowland forests contain a high diversity of plant life with more than 5,000 vascular plant species collected to date. The Reserve's animals are typical of the region and include the jaguar, giant armadillo, giant river otter, tapir, sloths, eight species of primates and 400 bird species such as harpy eagle, Guiana cock-of-the-rock, and scarlet macaw.

✦ December–April · $$

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Chapter III · Brokopondo District · 2 places

Brokopondo District

A rainforest reserve on a plateau overlooking the Brokopondo reservoir, with trails to waterfalls and lookouts over the flooded valley. Its accessible forest is a good place to see monkeys, toucans, and other Amazonian wildlife.

Brownsberg Nature Park

Brokopondo District, Suriname

✦ August to November · $

Brownsberg

Brokopondo District, Suriname

✦ August to November · $$

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Chapter IV · Commewijne District · 2 places

Commewijne District

A colonial fortress town at the junction of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers. Its open-air museum preserves Dutch military structures and old plantation history.

✦ August to November · $

Meet Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname All 2 places in Commewijne District →