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JEEP SAFARI:

4 Wheel Drive Avanavero Trektocht West Suriname
Paramaribo, Avanavero, Apura, Blanche Marie

Duration: 5 days

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With four-wheel-drive Jeeps we drive through the loose savannah sand over bush roads and creeks. Along the way, several trainings are given including: driving instructions, put up camp, building bridges, fishing etc. During this five-days trip you visit the Blanche Marie falls and the Avanavero falls where we will look for ancient petroglyphs.

Price: Euro 450,-

DAY PROGRAM

Day 1: 
08.00 we leave from Paramaribo towards Joden Savanna through Paranam. After a short visit, we explore the area and drive through loose savanna sand, bush roads, creeks to the Otto savanna. We take on several savanna areas. In the OP savanna, several training sessions are done, like handling and use of GPS, map reading and orientation. There are also driving instructions given about the terrain and soil conditions. After this, we drive through some rugged terrain, where driver and car are heavily tested. Around 15.00 we leave the savannah for West Suriname to set up camp. At the destination trainings are again given : setting up camp, how to hang hammocks, making tables, the lashing of poles and bars without a rope, making fire without firelighters or without wood. Learning to weave palm leaves for making huts, preparing food etc. After dinner there will be an evaluation of day one.

Day 2:
After breakfast we break camp, and we continue our route to West Suriname. On the route you will get an explanation on the drive traject, infrastructure, nature and culture. In Wittagron we stop for a little visit to the village. Arrival around 15.00 at Blanche Marie. After a small break we visit the falls, where we do some fishing and other activitities like making and handling a spear for fishing rods, if rods are not present. In the evening a review of the day and question time.


Day 3:
After breakfast we head towards Avanavero around 08.00. Through a road damaged by erosion and rickety bridges we drive through on a rough forest road to the Champion falls. Here a training is given in the woods on how to build bridges and tents. After this we take our trip towards the Avanavero falls, where we will go to the petroglyphs (rock drawings).After lunch we will cool off in the rapids. At 16.00 departure to Matapi and upon arrival set up camp. Later we take a night ride through the jungle with orientation training and spotting game and possibly hunt.


Day 4:
After breakfast we depart for Singapura. We visit the railway from somewhere to nowhere. In the afternoon we visit the village Washabo and if desired, you can buy souvenirs. In the evening a social gathering.

Day 5:
After breakfast, we get ready to travel back to Paramaribo.

 

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