Details for persons who are interested in attending the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) scheduled for Suriname from 16-25 August 2013 under the theme “CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT, Celebrating our Diversity and Promoting the Central Role of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development”

1. CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT
TRAVEL GUIDE
CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Guyana to Suriname
16-25 August 2013
Paramaribo, Suriname
THIS IS AN INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT
www.caricom.org

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TRAVEL GUIDE
Guyana to Suriname
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
PASSPORT
Persons travelling to Suriname should have in their possession a travel document or
passport that is valid for 6 months from the date of intended travel. The following
matrix lists a number of countries (CARICOM Member and Associate Member States
are highlighted in blue) and specific notes regarding visa to enter Suriname:
MEMBER STATE/COUNTRY COMMENTS
Antigua & Barbuda no visa required
Argentina no visa required
Anguilla no visa required
Aruba visa required for stay longer than 90 days
Bahamas visa required for stay longer than 90 days
Barbados no visa required
Belize no visa required
Bermuda no visa required
Bonaire no visa required
Brazil no visa required
British Virgin Islands no visa required
Cayman Islands no visa required
Chile only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports
Colombia only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports

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MEMBER STATE/COUNTRY COMMENTS
Costa Rica only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic passports
Cuba only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports
Curaçao no visa required
Dominica no visa required
Ecuador no visa required
Gambia no visa required
Grenada no visa required
Guyana no visa required
Haiti only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports.
(Special arrangements will be made, through the ministries,
for persons travelling to Suriname for CARIFESTA XI).
Hong Kong only for bearers of passports issued by Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Indonesia only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports
Israel no visa required
Jamaica no visa required
Japan no visa for vacation
Malaysia period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa
Montserrat no visa required
Netherlands Antilles only for residents with a Dutch passport
Philippines no visa required
Saba no visa required
Singapore period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa
South Korea period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa
St Lucia no visa required
St Vincent & Grenadines no visa required

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MEMBER STATE/COUNTRY COMMENTS
St. Kitts and Nevis no visa required
Trinidad and Tobago no visa required
Turks and Caicos Islands no visa required
Venezuela only for bearers of Diplomatic passports

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VISA REQUIREMENTS
 Valid Passport must be submitted
 Passport must be signed and valid for 6 months from the date of intended
travel
 Copy of itinerary and/or round trip ticket
 One completed Application form
 Business Letter for business visa
 One (1) recent passport photo
 For children below 18 years of age:
 The followings documents are required to support the visa application of a child
to enter Suriname:
 Birth Certificate showing the names of both parents;
 Photocopy of legal documents pertaining to custody, where, when, if
applicable;
 Legalized letter of consent:
 If child is travelling with one parent, the letter of consent authorizing travel
must be legalized by the other parent;
 If child is travelling alone or without either parent, a notarized letter of consent
from both parents permitting travel;
 Death Certificate, in case one or both parents are deceased.
 Application Forms:
The Application Forms can be downloaded from the Embassy’s website:
www.surinameembassy.org.

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VISA FEES
US Passport Holders
 Tourist Visa up to 5 (five) years Multiple Entries: US$100.00
 Business Visa up to 5 (five) years Multiple Entries: US$100.00
 Official/Service Visa – Gratis (free)
 Diplomatic Visa – Gratis (free)
NON-US PASSPORT HOLDERS FROM COUNTRIES FOR WHOM A VISA IS REQUIRED:
Effective Immediately
Tourist visa:
 2 months (Multiple Entries) US$ 45.00
 12 months (Multiple Entries) US$ 210.00
Form of Payment for Visa:
CASH ONLY. No Hundred Dollar Bills accepted ONLY 50s, 20s, 10s, 5s dollar bills will be
accepted.
Processing:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 -11:00am. Visa could be processed in one
day. Pick up is usually at 3:00pm.
Where to go to apply:
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
171 Peter Rose Street
Queenstown
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel. No.: 226-7844/2252631/225-2846
Fax No: 225-0759
Email: surnmemb@gol.net.gy

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TOURIST CARD
As of 25 November 2011, nationals of the following countries who are travelling to
Suriname for vacation are eligible to purchase a Tourist Card or apply for a visa:

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The Tourist Card is a short term, single entry and expires after 90 days. It must be
purchased from the Embassy of the Republic of Suriname before the intended travel
to Suriname since it is not guaranteed that an officer will be on duty at the given time
to issue one in Suriname at the J. A. Pengel Airport (or Zanderij International Airport).
TOURIST CARD REQUIREMENTS:
1. Cash in the amount of US$25.00
2. Physical Passport valid for 6 months from date of entry and computer
generated itinerary and/or copy of return ticket
3. No personal cheque will be accepted
For some other reasons than vacation, persons who would like to visit Suriname on
business, attend conferences, training and the like, will be required to apply for a
business visa prior to arrival in Suriname and must fulfil the business visa
requirements.

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TRAVEL BY AIR
FLIGHTS VIA ZORG & HOOP AND OGLE AIRPORTS

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SURINAME AIRWAYS FLIGHT INFORMATION
VIA GUYANA TO SURINAME (TIHMERI/J. A. PENGEL (ZANDERIJ)
DAY DEPART ARRIVE
FLIGHT
NO.
SPECIAL INFO
Tuesday 20:45 22:30 PY 422
SCHEDULE VALID FROM 1 JULY
2013 UNTIL 27 OCTOBER 2013
Wednesday 04:00 05:45 PY 422
* VALID FROM 25 MARCH 2013 UNTIL 1
JULY 2013
Saturday 22:30
00:15 Next
day
PY 422
* VALID UNTIL 1 JULY 2013
SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM 1 JULY
2013 UNTIL 27 OCTOBER 2013:
DEPARTURE GEORGETOWN 21:45 HR
ARRIVAL PARAMARIBO 23:30 HR
VIA SURINAME TO GUYANA (J. A. PENGEL (ZANDERIJ) /TIHMERI)
DAY DEPART ARRIVE
FLIGHT
NO.
SPECIAL INFO
Tuesday 16:00 15:45 PY 421
*VALID UNTIL 30 JUNE 2013
SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM 1 JULY 2013
UNTIL 27 OCTOBER 2013
DEPARTURE PARAMARIBO 10:00 HR
ARRIVAL GEORGETOWN 09:45 HR
Saturday 10:00 09:45 PY 421

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VIA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO SURINAME (TIHMERI/ PIARCO /J. A. PENGEL or
ZANDERIJ)
DAY DEPART ARRIVE
FLIGHT
NO.
SPECIAL INFO
Tuesday 12:15 14:45 PY 730
* VALID UNTIL JUNE 30, 2013
SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM JULY 01, 2013
UNTIL OCT 27, 2013
DEPARTURE PORT OF SPAIN 21:45 HR
ARRIVAL PARAMARIBO 00:15 HR (NEXT DAY)
Thursday
22:15 01:45 Next day PY 730
SAME AS ABOVE
Sunday 16:00 18:30 PY 730
VIA SURINAME TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (J. A. PENGEL or
ZANDERIJ/PIARCO/TIHMERI)
DAY DEPART ARRIVE
FLIGHT
NO.
SPECIAL INFO
Tuesday 06:15 06:45 PY 729
Thursday
16:15 19:45 PY 729
SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM 1 JULY 2013 UNTIL
27 OCTOBER 2013
DEPARTURE PARAMARIBO 06:00 HR
ARRIVAL PORT OF SPAIN 06:45 HR
Sunday 10:00 10:30 PY 729
SCHEDULE CHANGE
* SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2012 NO FLIGHT
SCHEDULED
Contact Suriname Airways for further information at Tel. No.: 592-225-
4249 or Website: http://www.flyslm.com/.

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CARIBBEAN AIRLINES FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Port-of-Spain - Paramaribo Route
There are flights every day from Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana except
Tuesdays, with connections to Suriname. The first one leaves Guyana at
5:35am and the last at 2:50pm. Flights can be booked through a travel agency
(see list of travel agencies on the following page), based on the schedule
below:
DAY FLIGHT
DEP
POS
ARR
PBM
FLIGHT DEP PBM ARR POS
SUNDAY BW 883 10:35PM 1:05AM BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM
MONDAY BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY BW 883 10:35PM 1:05AM
THURSDAY BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM
FRIDAY BW 883 10:35PM 1:05AM
SATURDAY BW 883 10:35PM 1:05AM BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM
PBM = JOHAN ADOLF PENGEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- ZANDERIJ- SURINAME
POS = PIARCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- TRINIDAD
Contact Caribbean Airlines for further information at Tel. No.: 1 800 744
2225, 592-226-1260; Website: www.caribbean-airlines.com.

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TRAVEL AGENT CONTACT LIST
CONNECTIONS
6 Ave of the Republic
TRICIA FIEDTKOU - MANAGER 227-2999 661-7404 tricia@connectionsgy.com
DALE ANN NIEUENKIRK-TERBORG 227-2832/2810 694-1342 dale@connectionsgy.com
MARK CONWAY 227-2832/2810 mark@connectionsgy.com
FRANDEC
126 Carmichael St, South Cummingsburg (Cor.Carmichael/Quamina St)
KAREN WHITEHEAD - MANAGER 226-3076/0594/3769/ 600-8726 Whitehead.karen@travel.frandec.com
RONALD YING 226-3076/0594/3769/ 601-4198 swimkid23@hotmail.com
MARGARET DATHORNE 225-2526 651-7305 margaretdathorne@yahoo.com
SHIVA DHARRY 226-3076/0594 664-4334 frandectrvl@gmail.com
FRIENDS TRAVEL
First Floor P&P Insurance Building
35 North Road (Cor. North and King Streets)
MONIQUE GONSALVES -MANAGER 225-8537/0456 / 629-6505 friendst@networksgy.com
MARILYN HINDS 225-8537/0456 / 619-4499
WORLDPORTS
c/o 226 Camp Street North Cummingsburg
KAPIL NARRINE (MANAGER) 1-718-883-1066
1-407-654-5412
1-407-690-8368 (cell)
worldportstravel@yahoo.com
KAMEEL SINGH 592-227-0891 planeadvantage@yahoo.com

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TRAVEL BY ROAD
CANAWAIMA FERRY SERVICE AT MOLESON CREEK
Persons travelling to Suriname via Road will have to drive to Moleson Creek to access
the Canawaima Ferry to cross over to Suriname. Moleson Creek is a community on
the Corentyne River in the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana, located at
5°30′0″N 57°15′0″W / 5.50000°N 57.25000°W / 5.50000; -57.25000. It is north of
Orealla Mission, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Corriverton, and approximately 90 km (56 mi)
from New Amsterdam. Since 1998, the CANAWAIMA ferry connects Moleson Creek
with South Drain in Suriname. This is the only legal connection between the two
countries.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR OVERLAND TRIP
TO SURINAME
TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE PROVIDER
CONTACT
PERSON
TEL. NOS.
RETURN FARE:
GEORGETOWN/
PARAMARIBO/
GEORGETOWN
OTHER DETAILS
Suriname Overland Tours Mr. Phillip Gangadeen 592-229-6421
592-616-9523
US$115.00/G$23000
per person
Sixty (60) seater air-conditioned bus.
The cost per passenger also
includes:
- Ferry crossing; and
- Transportation in Paramaribo.
Wilderness Explorers Terry O’Brien 592-227-7698 US$197.00/G$39400
per person
Two (2) 40 seater air-conditioned
buses available.
The cost per passenger also
includes transportation in
Paramaribo.
Wonderland Tours Cleveland Bstian or
Alicia Fugueira
592-225-3122 US$100.00/G$20000
per person
Sixty (60) seater air-conditioned bus.
There is an additional cost for
transportation in Paramaribo.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHILE ON THE ROAD
Travel Time Georgetown to Suriname
The trip from Georgetown to Moleson Creek is approximately 3 hours. The ferry
crossing to Suriname is 30 minutes and about 4 hours drive to Paramaribo. Persons
should take into consideration roughly another 2 hours, depending on the number of
persons, for customs/immigration checkpoints in Guyana and Suriname.
Traffic Behaviour
Drive safely
Don’t drink (alcohol) and drive
Fasten your seatbelts
Observe speed limits
Be courteous to other road users
Watch for animals and children

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Berbice Bridge
Toll Charges

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Bridge Schedule
The Bridge schedule is published daily in the Guyana Chronicle Newspapers and can
also be found online under the heading Bridge Watch at
http://www.guyanachronicleonline.com/ .
Refreshment Stops en Route to Suriname
New Amsterdam:
- Churches Chicken
Tel. No.: 333-4147; Address: 11 Strand and Trinity Streets
- Qik Serv Fast Food
Tel. No.: 333-3477; Address: 18 Main and Kent Street
- Scotia Bank Branch with an ATM machine located at 12 Strand, New
Amsterdam, Berbice.
Rosehall
- Mario’s Pizza and Churches Chicken
Tel. No.: 337-4417; Located on the Public Road
Corriverton:
- Churches Chicken
Tel. No. 335-3037; Address: 78 Public Road, Corriverton (Mahogany Hotel
building)

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Port Mourant:
- Spready’s Supermarket (also houses a Cafe and Moneygram)
Tel. No.: 336-6527 (Opening hours 8:00am-7:00pm)
- Spready’s Snackette and Bakery
Tel. No.: 336-6618 (Opening hours 6:30am-8:00pm)
Moleson Creek Ferry Terminal:
- Canteen (Open from 7:00am)
- Duty Free shop for persons who would like to purchase items (Open from
8:00am).
South Drain Ferry Terminal:
- Duty Free shop for persons who would like to purchase items items (Open
from 8:00am).
Nickerie:
o Residence Inn
R.P. Bharosstraat 84
Nieuw-Nickerie, SURINAME
Telephone: (+597) 210 950
Fax: (+597) 210 954
Email: info@resinn.com
Website: www.resinn.com
o Shell Service Station/Javanese Warung, located along the right turn of
South Drain Road

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VEHICLES/DRIVERS
All drivers should have in their possession the following documents –
 Valid License
 Vehicle Registration
 Road License
 Car Fitness Certificate
 Suriname Insurance Policy for Vehicle: A one-month Suriname Insurance Policy
from any insurance company in Guyana. The duration of the visit would
however determine the insurance policy period and the insurance company
should therefore advise accordingly.
 Authorization from Owner of Vehicle: In cases where the vehicle is not
registered in the driver’s name, an authorization should be obtained from the
owner and, in addition, should be signed by a Justice of Peace.
THE CANAWAIMA FERRY SERVICE AT MOLESON CREEK
The Ferry Service operates from Monday to Sunday as follows:
 First crossing of the ferry is scheduled to depart at 9:00am every day. Persons
should arrive before 8:00am for booking/check-in and processing of documents
with the Ferry Service and the Customs/Immigration Unit. All booking/check-in
commences at 6:30am and closes at 8:00am for the first crossing.

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 Second crossing of the ferry is scheduled to depart at 1:00pm every day.
Persons should arrive before 12:00pm for booking/check-in and processing of
documents with the Ferry Service and the Customs/Immigration Unit. All
booking/check-in commences at 10:30am and closes at 12:00pm for the second
and last crossing of the day.
 Ferry Fares can be paid in Guyana Dollars or Unites States Dollars and is
calculated at the current US exchange rate. These are as follows:
o Adults - from 12years will be charged US$15 or G$3,000
o Children – from 3-12 years old will be charged US$10 or G$2,060
o Vehicles are based on weight/class and fares are separate from
individual fares. See the matrix on Page 20 for details:
ITEMS/GOODS ON VEHICLE
Persons transporting items/goods to Suriname should note the following:
Requirements for Customs
A customs broker should prepare a customs declaration document which should be
processed at:
Customs and Excise Department
200-201 Camp Street, Georgetown
Telephone# (592)227-6060 or 227-8222
The processing fee is G$100.00 and should take about one week or less to complete.
The document(s) should be presented to the Customs Office at Moleson Creek. The
Brokerage fee is separate to the customs processing fee.

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Vehicle Fares
DESCRIPTION/VEHICLE TYPE FARE
Car G$5000 or US$25
Mini Bus (15-Seater)
Pick-up/4X4 vehicle
Canter (1-2 Tons)
G$15,000 or 75US$
Mini Bus (26-Seater)
Pick-up/4X4 vehicle
Canter (2-3 Tons)
G$20,000 or US$100.
Truck (3-4.5 Tons) US$105 or G$21000
Truck (4.6-6.5 Tons) US$140 or G$28000
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:
(i) Moleson Creek Customs Unit
Tel. No: 592-339-2818
(ii) Moleson Creek Ferry Terminal
Tel. No: 592-339 2744
(iii) South Drain Ferry Terminal
Tel. No. 597-212-331

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INFORMATION ON CARIFESTA XI – 16 TO 25 AUGUST 2013 -
SURINAME
Check www.carifesta.net
ACCOMMODATION IN PARAMARIBO
Check www.carifesta.net/accommodation/
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN SURINAME
Check www.carifesta.net/ tourism-in-suriname/
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