Activities
During your stay on Jaw Jaw Atela, it is possible to do various activities, and in this way learn about the culture and life of the locals. You do this by doing the activities together with the locals. Depending on the length of your stay, different activities are possible.
As we cannot do all the activities in one day, we will coordinate this together with the team and the other guests. The longer the stay, the more activities you can do.
Standard Activities
- Learning samaaka tongo
- Swimming in the Sulas
- Village walks (during the day and evening)
- Cayman spotting (at night)
- Cooking with a local
- Baking cassava bread (minimum stay 2 days, 4+ people)
- Gourd workshop
- Making coconut oil
- Mashing rice
- Fishing or hunting with a local
- Paddling a traditional wooden boat
- Learn to sew/stitch a Pangi
- Day trip: walk to Lispaansi, Gunsi, Tjaikondre and Nieuw Aurora (from 8 persons)
- Cultural evening/performance (possible from 8 persons)
Optional Activities
- Wasi / hermal bath (minimum stay 2 days)
- Visit to the dam, Klaaskreek, Nieuw-Lombé and gold fields (when returning to Paramaribo)
- Massage by a local
- Back to basic jungle overnight stay (Hammock)
- GO LOCAL, visit various villages and stay overnight
- Saamaka museum in Pikin Slee
- Day trip or overnight stay on an island in the reservoir
- Sports/making music with the locals
- Organizing various activities and participating with the locals
- Teaching at school
- Further training on the various plants/herbs
- In-depth conversations with a village elder