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A wooden house on stilts among palm trees beside a drainage canal in New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam, Berbice & the Corentyne Tours & Tickets

Online, the only Berbice product is a transport service to Suriname. Hoatzin trips and local guides are arranged in Guyana.

Berbice is travelled rather than toured. Visitors pass through on the way to Suriname, and the one relevant online listing is exactly that: a shared transport service from Georgetown that drives the coast road, puts you on the Corentyne ferry and continues to Paramaribo.

The outing most worth organising is a hoatzin trip. Boats leave before dawn on the Mahaica River, about an hour east of Georgetown, or on the Canje near New Amsterdam, to find these crested, clumsy leaf-eating birds in the riverside vegetation, along with herons, hawks and monkeys.

Our picks: New Amsterdam, Berbice & the Corentyne

Bookable online from Georgetown

GetYourGuide lists only a handful of Guyana products, nearly all starting in Georgetown. These are the real ones.

A note on what you can book online

GetYourGuide lists one product for this route: a Georgetown–Suriname transport service with mixed reviews, shown first below. There are no sightseeing tours of New Amsterdam or the Corentyne online.

New Amsterdam, Berbice & the Corentyne: how to book locally

Georgetown tour operators and birding guides run Mahaica River hoatzin trips as a half-day excursion; book a few days ahead. In New Amsterdam, ask your hotel for a boatman for the Canje.

For the journey to Suriname, several minibus services sell through tickets with hotel pickup; your Georgetown hotel can reserve one. Compare what is included — the ferry fare is sometimes extra — and check Suriname’s current entry requirements before you buy.

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New Amsterdam, Berbice & the Corentyne tours: FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Is the GetYourGuide Suriname “day tour” a sightseeing tour?

No. Despite the name it is a transport service between Georgetown and Suriname. Read the listing and the reviews before booking.

Where is the best place to see a hoatzin?

The Mahaica River is the most used because it is close to Georgetown. The birds are also found on the Canje and Abary rivers.

Can I visit the site of the 1763 uprising?

The plantations and Fort Nassau lie upriver on the Berbice and are reached only by boat with local guidance. Little remains above ground.

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