This two-day, one-night program offers cultural immersion in Jaw Jaw Atela, a Maroon village on the Upper Suriname River. Maroon communities are descendants of Africans who escaped Dutch plantations in the 17th and 18th centuries, establishing autonomous settlements in Suriname's interior and maintaining African-derived languages, spiritual practices and subsistence traditions.

The program is community-run: hosted and managed by Maroon families, with tourism income directly supporting the village. Accommodation is in a basic but well-maintained guest house with shared facilities. Activities are led by community members with deep local knowledge.

• Community-run hospitality, hosted and managed by Maroon families; tourism income supports village directly

• Cultural immersion, daily life in a working Maroon settlement, not staged for visitors

• Saramaccan language and traditions, Maroon villages in this area maintain Saramaccan, an African-derived creole, plus spiritual practices and craft traditions rooted in 18th-century resistance

• Choice of activities, two activities per day from menu including jungle walks, river swims, traditional cooking, craft demonstrations, fishing

• Upper Suriname River setting, accessible only by motorized pirogue, river-defined village life with daily fishing, transport and gathering on the water

• Round-trip shared transportation: Paramaribo to Atjoni by vehicle, Atjoni to Jaw Jaw Atela by motorized pirogue

• One night accommodation in community guesthouse

• All meals: Day 1 lunch and dinner, Day 2 breakfast and lunch

• Choice of two activities per day from village menu

• Local guide and host family hospitality

• All village fees and contributions

• Alcoholic beverages

• Personal purchases (crafts, etc.)

• Gratuities for guide and host family

• Travel insurance

• Transportation (shared transport included; private vehicle/boat charter available at additional cost)