Marina is an incredible tour guide, and I have learned an immense amount from her about Joden Savanne and Suriname. Marina made the history of Joden Savanne come alive in her tour in ways that will stay with me forever.
Marina is an incredible tour guide, and I have learned an immense amount from her about Joden Savanne and Suriname. Marina made the history of Joden Savanne come alive in her tour in ways that will stay with me forever.
Marina is really a great guide! I really learned a lot from her about the Jewish history in Jodensavanne. She is also deeply caring about her every guest. We will definitely visit you again, Marina! Please take care.
very nice trip with good explanation from Marina Dacosta about the origins and decline of the Jodensavana. The best guided toer we had during our trip to Suriname
Interesting historical site consisting of graves, the ruins of a synagogue, and a small museum. It can easily be visited independently. Entry fee SRD 200 pp in 2023. The road there is very good until the bridge. Thereafter it’s 3km on a dirt road (well-maintained). Note that Google Maps might not show you the most direct way (which is via the MLK Highway).
This is a fascinating little stop if you’re visiting Suriname. It was especially interesting to me since I’m Jewish. You can walk through a gravesite of former slaves and their families and contrast it with the Jewish gravesite with stones dating back to the 1600s. It was all surprisingly well labeled and very informative with plaques written in English and Dutch. It takes about a half hour to see it all, and then you can go down the road 7 minutes for a gorgeous swim in Blaka Watre.
We stopped here by boat and were pleasantly surprised to see that the area was so well maintained; it looked overgrown from the waterfront. There is plenty of information about its history and it is nice walking around the ruins of the synagogue and the cemetery knowing this history.