Suri-tours: Your Personal Key to Suriname
Tailor-made adventures from Paramaribo's colonial heart into rainforest and river country
Why Go
Suriname doesn't do package tourism well, and that's exactly why Suri-tours exists. Run out of a small office on Lunastraat, this family-scale operator stitches together the kind of trip you can't buy off a shelf: a morning at Waterkant's cultural markets, an afternoon jeep safari through a plantation, a night on a beach waiting for leatherback turtles. You tell them the vibe; they build it.
The Experience
Walk in (or WhatsApp ahead) and you'll be met with a map, a coffee, and a lot of questions about what you actually want. That's the whole model ΓÇö no bus-tour scripts, no crowds herded onto the same jetty. Their menu covers 25+ day tours plus overnights and multi-day expeditions: dolphin-spotting on the Suriname River at sunset, mountain biking through Commewijne's old coffee estates, jungle treks to eco-lodges deep in the interior, and the wildly popular sea-turtle nesting excursions on the Galibi coast (season-dependent). Guides tend to be locals with real relationships in the villages you visit, which is why you'll often end up eating pom in someone's yard rather than at a tourist restaurant.
What to Try
The Galibi sea turtle overnight (FebΓÇôAug) is the signature ΓÇö a small boat up the Marowijne to watch leatherbacks nest under moonlight, then a hammock in an Indigenous village. If you're short on time, book the combined Paramaribo cultural walk plus a Commewijne plantation jeep safari ΓÇö you'll cover the UNESCO city and its old sugar hinterland in one shot. Adventurers should ask about the multi-day trek to Brownsberg or a river trip to Awarradam.
Insider Tip
Message them well before you fly in ΓÇö tailor-made means they need lead time to line up boats, guides, and remote lodges, and quality drivers get booked out during dry season (AugΓÇôNov and FebΓÇôApr). Also: the whole outfit shuts for December, so don't try to build your holiday trip around them. If you're flexible on dates, ask about last-minute empty seats on tours already running ΓÇö significantly cheaper.
The Practical Stuff
Lunastraat 7 is a short taxi ride from central Paramaribo; call ahead as office hours can be flexible when guides are out on tour. Reach them at +597 811 7215 (local) or +31 6 2388 3714 (WhatsApp works best), or email info@suri-tours.com. They speak Dutch and English fluently. Pricing is per-itinerary ΓÇö expect solid mid-range value, with cash (SRD/USD/EUR) preferred over cards. Closed the entire month of December.
Pair It With
- 'T Vat Sidewalk Cafe Guide — Classic Paramaribo expat hangout on Kleine Waterstraat ΓÇö a good spot to debrief your tour over a cold Parbo beer and Surinamese-Dutch bar food.
- 168 Restaurant Guide — Solid Chinese-Surinamese food nearby for a low-key dinner after a long day on the road or river.
- 101 Suites Guide — Convenient central Paramaribo base if you want to be walking distance from the Suri-tours office for early-morning pickups.
- 88 Car Rental Suriname Guide — Useful for the days you're not on a guided tour ΓÇö pair a couple of Suri-tours excursions with a rental car for independent city exploring.