CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT

TRAVEL GUIDE
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Guyana to Suriname

16-25 August 2013 Paramaribo, Suriname

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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 Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Anguilla Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bonaire Brazil British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Chile Colombia no visa required no visa required no visa required visa required for stay longer than 90 days visa required for stay longer than 90 days no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports
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16-25 August 2013 Paramaribo, Suriname COMMENTS only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic passports only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required no visa required 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). only for bearers of passports issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China only for bearers of Service , Diplomatic and Official passports no visa required no visa required no visa for vacation period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa no visa required only for residents with a Dutch passport no visa required no visa required period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa period of stay not longer than 30 days no visa no visa required no visa required
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MEMBER STATE/COUNTRY Costa Rica Cuba Curaao Dominica Ecuador Gambia Grenada Guyana Haiti

Hong Kong Indonesia Israel Jamaica Japan Malaysia Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Philippines Saba Singapore South Korea St Lucia St Vincent & Grenadines

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16-25 August 2013 Paramaribo, Suriname COMMENTS no visa required no visa required no visa required only for bearers of Diplomatic passports

MEMBER STATE/COUNTRY St. Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Venezuela

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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 Embassys 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. 2. 3. Cash in the amount of US$25.00 Physical Passport valid for 6 months from date of entry and computer generated itinerary and/or copy of return ticket 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) FLIGHT NO.
PY 422

DAY
Tuesday

DEPART
20:45

ARRIVE
22:30

SPECIAL INFO
SCHEDULE VALID FROM 1 JULY 2013 UNTIL 27 OCTOBER 2013 * VALID FROM 25 MARCH 2013 UNTIL 1 JULY 2013 * VALID UNTIL 1 JULY 2013

Wednesday

04:00

05:45

PY 422

Saturday

22:30

00:15 Next day

PY 422

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) FLIGHT NO.

DAY

DEPART

ARRIVE

SPECIAL INFO
*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

Tuesday

16:00

15:45

PY 421

Saturday

10:00

09:45

PY 421

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VIA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO SURINAME (TIHMERI/ PIARCO /J. A. PENGEL or ZANDERIJ) FLIGHT NO.

DAY

DEPART

ARRIVE

SPECIAL INFO
* 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)

Tuesday

12:15

14:45

PY 730

Thursday

22:15 16:00

01:45 Next day 18:30

PY 730 PY 730

SAME AS ABOVE

Sunday

VIA SURINAME TO TRINIDAD ZANDERIJ/PIARCO/TIHMERI)

AND

TOBAGO

(J.

A.

PENGEL

or

DAY
Tuesday

DEPART
06:15

ARRIVE
06:45

FLIGHT NO.
PY 729

SPECIAL INFO

Thursday

SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM 1 JULY 2013 UNTIL 27 OCTOBER 2013 16:15 19:45 PY 729 DEPARTURE PARAMARIBO ARRIVAL PORT OF SPAIN SCHEDULE CHANGE 06:00 HR 06:45 HR

Sunday

10:00

10:30

PY 729

* SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2012 NO FLIGHT SCHEDULED

Contact Suriname Airways for further information at Tel. No.: 592-2254249 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
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY BW 883 BW 883 10:35PM 10:35PM 1:05AM 1:05AM BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM BW 883 10:35PM 1:05AM BW 884 6:15AM 6:45AM

FLIGHT
BW 883

DEP POS
10:35PM

ARR PBM
1:05AM

FLIGHT
BW 884 BW 884

DEP PBM
6:15AM 6:15AM

ARR POS
6:45AM 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 DALE ANN NIEUENKIRK-TERBORG MARK CONWAY 227-2999 227-2832/2810 227-2832/2810 661-7404 694-1342 tricia@connectionsgy.com dale@connectionsgy.com mark@connectionsgy.com

FRANDEC 126 Carmichael St, South Cummingsburg (Cor.Carmichael/Quamina St)

KAREN WHITEHEAD - MANAGER RONALD YING MARGARET DATHORNE SHIVA DHARRY 226-3076/0594/3769/ 600-8726 226-3076/0594/3769/ 601-4198 225-2526 226-3076/0594 651-7305 664-4334 Whitehead.karen@travel.frandec.com swimkid23@hotmail.com margaretdathorne@yahoo.com frandectrvl@gmail.com

FRIENDS TRAVEL First Floor P&P Insurance Building 35 North Road (Cor. North and King Streets)
MONIQUE GONSALVES -MANAGER MARILYN HINDS 225-8537/0456 / 629-6505 225-8537/0456 / 619-4499 friendst@networksgy.com

WORLDPORTS c/o 226 Camp Street North Cummingsburg

KAPIL NARRINE (MANAGER) 1-718-883-1066 1-407-654-5412 1-407-690-8368 (cell) KAMEEL SINGH 592-227-0891 planeadvantage@yahoo.com worldportstravel@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 5300N 57150W / 5.50000N 57.25000W / 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
RETURN FARE: TEL. NOS.
GEORGETOWN/ PARAMARIBO/ GEORGETOWN

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER

CONTACT PERSON

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 OBrien

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 Dont 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 - Marios 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: - Spreadys Supermarket (also houses a Cafe and Moneygram) Tel. No.: 336-6527 (Opening hours 8:00am-7:00pm) - Spreadys 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 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 drivers 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 o o Adults - from 12years will be charged US$15 or G$3,000 Children from 3-12 years old will be charged US$10 or G$2,060 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 Car Mini Bus (15-Seater) Pick-up/4X4 vehicle Canter (1-2 Tons) Mini Bus (26-Seater) Pick-up/4X4 vehicle Canter (2-3 Tons) Truck (3-4.5 Tons) Truck (4.6-6.5 Tons)

FARE G$5000 or US$25 G$15,000 or 75US$

G$20,000 or US$100.

US$105 or G$21000 US$140 or G$28000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:

(i) Moleson Creek Customs Unit Tel. No: 592-339-2818 Moleson Creek Ferry Terminal Tel. No: 592-339 2744 South Drain Ferry Terminal Tel. No. 597-212-331

(ii)

(iii)

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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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