Commewijne lies at the Commewijne River, right opposite the capital city Paramaribo. The tour takes you along former colonial plantations of which most are now abandoned and no longer active. The capital of the district is New Amsterdam. Some old plantations on the right bank are:
Plantation Rust & Werk, Plantation Frederiksdorp.
Commewijne Dolphin & Plantation Boat Tour
Description

Highlights
- Dolphin Spotting
- Visit to Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam (open air museum)
- Visit to Plantation Frederiksdorp
- Visit to Plantation Rust en Werk
Tour Plan
Program: Dolphin spotting - Museum - Plantations by boat From the center of Paramaribo you have to reach by own occasion at Leonsberg where the boat is ready at 9 am. The first and most important rules are putting on the life jackets. Then we sail in a covered tent boat to the mouth of the Suriname river. Along the way we will spot dolphins in their natural environment. It’s the brackish river dolphins (pink belly dolphins). This river dolphin is called “Profosu” in Suriname. It is a small gray dolphin with a usually pink and sometimes white belly. After seeing this we sail into the Commewijne River and visit the old Johan Margaretha, Rust en Werk, and Frederiksdorp plantations. Frederiksdorp is an old coffee plantation and to 1907 headquarter of the District governance. Then remained the seat of a doctor and there was a police station located with a prison. Nowadays the historical heritage of Frederiksdorp consists of a police post with seven houses, all of which are furnished as modern guest accommodation. The prison has been transformed into a restaurant and kitchen. On the plantation Frederiksdorp you can enjoy a lunch (lunch is not included in the price) We end the tour with a visit to the Open Air Museum Nieuw Amsterdam. The former Fort New Amsterdam was built after the French invasion in defense of enemy incursions. Then it was used as a prison for long sentences. In the 19-century the fort furnished as an open air museum. In this museum are historic buildings (such as Gunpowder houses), cannons, a light ship and an old sluice to visit.
Included
- Transportation by boat from and to Leonsberg (Antondragtenweg)
- Fruit, water, juice/syrup
- Tour guide(Dutch/English).
- Entrance fee
- Special dietary is taken into account
- 10% BTW (TAX)
Excluded
- Transportation from hotel to Leonsberg (retour).
- Lunch
- Alcoholic drinks
- Shoes or sandals
- Sun block and insect repellent
- Hat or cap, rain poncho
- Small backpack to e.g. to carry water for your own use
- film camera and or photo camera
- Surinamese money for personal expenses
You’re wondering how you can make your payment after confirming your tours/package?
Our prices are listed in euro’s, but payment can be done in Surinamese dollars or American dollar as well.
Payment Method:
International Bank transfer
**We use Transfer Wise which gives us the opportunity to accept international payments.
People from inside US or outside US can make payments in USD. There is a fee of USD 5.00 added to the full amount.
When we make your invoice, we send our bank details for you with swift code if needed.
Some more information.
**People from inside EUROPE or outside EUROPE can make payments in EURO.
When we make your invoice, we send our bank details for you.
Steps:
First, we’ll provide our bank account details and share this with you.
Second, you can pay using SEPA bank transfers or SWIFT.
SEPA bank transfers usually take 0–2 working days to arrive in our account. SWIFT transfers take 2–5 working days.
Payment can be done via bank transfer or your card. We provide the bank account details in our invoice. The TransferWise app is not necessarily needed then, but if you already do have the WISE app, it’s easier to transfer money.
Local payment option
**Another option is to make the payment to our Surinamese bank account, but this one has a larger transaction cost of approx. 20 EUR/USD per transaction.
**Cash Payment at our office in Paramaribo.
Our Address:
Madeliefje street # 8
Zorg & Hoop, Paramaribo
Suriname
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Please note:
* If there are any additional bank charges, these should be paid by the customer. If it turns out that not the full agreed amount is credited to our account, the difference should still be paid before participating or checking in.
*A Booking is guaranteed only after payment. You can pay 50% at first and 1 month before the start date of your tour the other half of the payment is done. You can also pay the full amount at once.
After full payment we send the voucher for your participation.