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About this trip
The plantation is located on the right bank of the Commewijne river in the Commewijne district on the Reynsdorp plantation, also known as ‘Bakkie’. Plantation Reynsdorp is a former coffee plantation (1744) with old locks and buildings. It is the last inhabited plantation. Bakkie was devided around 1900 into mainly Javanese under old contract workers.
Museum Bakkie has a unique collection. On Bakkie you can see original: 1st edition books and prints by: J.G. Stedman, Benoit, Maria Sybilla Merian old maps and many artifacts and other special finds. These original masterpieces can be seen nowhere else in Suriname.
What’s included
- TransportationTransportation (bus and boat)
- GuideDutch/English
- Lunch, snacks
- Non-alcoholic drinks
- Entrance fees
- TAX (10%BTW)
What’s not included
- Alcoholic Drinks
Available Packages
Itinerary
The bus departs early in the morning from Paramaribo (08.00AM from entrance hotel Torarica) over the Wijdenbosch bridge in the direction of Alkmaar, where you take the boat for the trip on the Commewijne river. In about 50 minutes you sail to the old plantation Reynsdorp, also called Bakkie. There will be a walk where you will also visit their private museum. The collection consists of old prints, maps, paintings, bottles and many other utensils. Other important documents from/in Suriname are also on display, such as the Act of Recognition of Suriname (November 25, 1975) and the Abolition of Slavery Act signed by Willem III. The diorama “Kerkshoven” made by Gerrit Schouten has been the inspiration for the wood shed, which has now become a dining place. Here we'll have our lunch. This is a very relaxing tour on one of our old plantations where you'll also visit a private museum and is a combination of bus and boat. You'll be back in Paramaribo around 17.00pm