Museum Bakkie on the Warappakreek

Getting there is part of it. On the bus out of Paramaribo your guide is already talking — about the city, the history, and what's waiting for you later. An hour on, you transfer to the boat for an hour and a quarter towards the Warappakreek. The water, the banks, the quiet slowly growing around you. You step off somewhere you weren't expecting.

What the tour looks like:

• Boat trip on the Commewijne river — the first thing you notice is how different everything becomes once the city falls away behind you. Your guide Jacqueline is with you the whole day, from departure in Paramaribo to the journey home.
• Museum Bakkie — Bas takes you through the collection himself. Old bottles found while the Warappakreek was being dug out, artefacts from the plantations in the area, and stories told in a way you won't forget in a hurry.
• A walk through the garden — the plant garden gives you an insight into Surinamese flora, medicinal plants and the landscape that has been here for centuries.
• Lunch made by Marsha — visitors are unanimous on this: the lunch is a high point in its own right. Local dishes, freshly made, with the warmth that suits Bakkie.

Included: bus transport from Paramaribo, boat trip both ways, guide throughout the day, museum tour, garden walk, drinks, snacks and a full lunch menu.

The order and content of the activities may vary depending on weather, water levels or other conditions on the day. Your guide adjusts the programme where needed, always with your safety and experience in mind.