Experience the unique blend of French sophistication and South American wilderness with our expertly guided French Guiana tours and holiday packages.
French Guiana is South America's most extraordinary anomaly — a fully fledged département of France sitting deep in the Amazon basin. It is a place of remarkable contrasts: colonial streets and French cafés in Cayenne, the haunting ruins of the Devil's Island penal colony off the Atlantic coast, and one of the world's most advanced space launch facilities at the Guiana Space Centre near Kourou. The interior is dense, largely untouched Amazonian rainforest, home to Creole, Amerindian, Maroon, and Hmong communities living alongside extraordinary wildlife.
Our small group French Guiana tours weave this territory into a broader Guianas journey, combining Devil's Island and Cayenne with Suriname's Maroon river culture and Guyana's world-class wildlife lodges. These 15-day French Guiana travel packages visit three countries in one itinerary — giving you a rare and genuinely off-the-beaten-track slice of the continent. Groups are capped at 12, and both escorted and unescorted options are available.
French Guiana
Small-group departures led by local experts, plus private tailor-made itineraries shaped around your interests, pace and dates.
No other territory on Earth offers this combination: French language, cuisine, and infrastructure set inside the Amazon rainforest. French Guiana is genuinely unlike anywhere else — an overseas département of France where croissants and cassava share the same table.
The Îles du Salut penal colony — and Devil's Island in particular — is one of South America's most compelling historical sites. Few places carry such weight of story against such a vivid natural backdrop.
Our French Guiana trips combine Suriname's river culture and Maroon heritage with French Guiana's space-age and colonial contrasts and Guyana's unrivalled wildlife. Three distinct countries, three different characters — all in a single 15-day itinerary.
The Guianas sit within one of the most biodiverse corridors on the planet. Giant river otters, tapirs, jaguars, caimans, giant anteaters, and hundreds of bird species are accessible across the three countries — without the crowds found elsewhere in South America.
See itinerariesFrench Guiana rewards travellers who slow down — the best stories are found off the tour-bus route.
From the field
French Guiana has a humid equatorial climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The driest and most comfortable period is generally from August to November, with warmer temperatures, lower rainfall and better conditions for exploring. A shorter dry season occurs between February and April. Rain can be heavier from May to July and December to January, particularly in remote rainforest areas. Suriname and Guyana follow similar seasonal patterns, although conditions vary locally across the region.
Our French Guiana tour packages depart in September, October, November, January, February, and April, with our escorted departure in March — covering both dry seasons and the cusp of seasonal transitions when the landscape is at its most dramatic.
Looking to travel outside the typical windows? Our French Guiana tailor-made team can advise on the best time for you.
Dispatches, field notes and practical advice from our specialists.
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Every one of our French Guiana journeys can be rebuilt around your dates, pace and interests — or we’ll design something entirely new.
We’ll build one around you.
French Guiana's compact size and excellent French infrastructure make it well suited to a private itinerary — you can move between Cayenne, the Space Centre, and the Îles du Salut efficiently, then cross into Suriname or Guyana at your own pace. A private traveller might choose to spend longer in Iwokrama for serious wildlife watching, add extra nights on the Suriname River at Danpaati Lodge, or time a visit to coincide with an actual rocket launch from Kourou. Undiscovered Destinations arranges private French Guiana travel packages with dedicated transport, local expert guides, and a range of accommodation across all three countries. Speak to our team and we will design the journey around you.
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Our French Guiana tour packages start from £7,995 per person for the 15-day Hidden Guianas unescorted itinerary, with the escorted departure from £8,995. Prices include accommodation throughout, regional and domestic flights, overland transport with a professional driver, English-speaking local guides, and most meals. International flights are not included but our team can advise.
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We constantly monitor official travel advice, including the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) French Guiana Travel Advice and the related FCDO pages for Suriname and Guyana, and will always advise clients of any warnings before departure. At the time of writing, there are no specific warnings against travel to the parts of French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana that we visit on our tours.
Please contact us if you have any specific concerns or would like to understand what measures are in place to ensure your trip remains safe and trouble-free.
Join a small-group departure, or let our French Guiana specialists craft a private journey shaped around your dates and interests.
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