Imagine the tri-colour flag of France billowing in the tropical breezes of the Atlantic where timid agouti scramble through dilapidated ruins of the former penal colony of Devil’s Island. Picture handing over a five euro note to pay for your croissant at a café where spider monkeys leap amongst the branches above and macaws squawk for the leftover crumbs. French Guiana is a fascinating blend of colonial past, EU present, and the Amazon jungle on the South American continent.

Our small group French Guiana tours explore the highlights and hidden gems of the country that is not a country, but an overseas department of France. Ranging from the technical brilliance of the Ariane Space Centre to the famed Salvation Islands of Papillon fame, from the steamy capital of Cayenne to the historical ruins of St. Laurent de Moroni.