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Jan 3: Fly to Paramaribo (from Aruba)
Rent car. Check into self-cater apartment with pool.Accommodation: Downtown OasisJan 4-6: Explore Paramaribo
Visit the Palm Garden and historic city. Drive across Suriname River to Meerzorg plantation & Peperpot Nature Park.Jan 7: Fly to Kabalebo Nature Reserve
Small passenger plane takes us deep into jungle interior with no road access.Accommodation: Kabalebo Nature ReserveJan 8-9: Enjoy Kabalebo
Guided private boat rides on the Kabalebo River to fish and view wildlife including monkeys, tapir, caimen, eel and anaconda. Swim in resort pool and watch feeding of wild civet cat.Jan 10: Travel Day
Return flight to Paramaribo. Rent car and drive to stopover lodge on Suriname River. Have dire meal in sad restaurant on Marce's birthday. Accommodation: Bergendal Eco & Cultural River ResortJan 11: Boat to Danpaati River Lodge
Wake to awesome call of howler monkeys around 5am. Drive to Antoji Port. Board motorized dugout for 4-hour journey up Suriname River past Maroon villages -- descendants of escaped African slaves.Accommodation: Danpaati River LodgeJan 12-13: Enjoy Danpaati
Explore the lodge grounds, which occupy an island in the middle of the Suriname River. Follow a troop of monkeys. Swim in the pool and read by the river bank. Visit a Maroon village.Jan 14: Return to Paramaribo
Boat to Antoji, drive to Paramaribo. Accommodation: Downtown OasisJan 15: Song Birds & Government Seat
Walk to Independence Square, Suriname's seat of power where the presidential palace, congress and national assembly, court of justice, and ministry of finance form the square. Observe the practice for songbird competitions that are the national "sport" of Surinamese men.Jan 16: Day Trip to Groningen
Drive to suburb about an hour outside Paramaribo. Stop for tea during a torrential rainstorm at a Dutch guy's personal residence with a riverside cabana. Take one bite of worst cake ever.Jan 17: Fly home via Miami
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