A TRIP TO SAUL 2 days or 3 days

A TRIP TO SAUL 2 days or 3 days

TRIP SCHEDULE Discovering Saül and the Amazonian primary forest Historically, gold panning was one of the main factors driving population settlements in Guiana. The small town of Saül was thus founded at the beginning of the 19 th century by migrants from Saint Lucia looking for gold and its very name is that of a famous gold digger among them. Located in the heart of Guiana, Saül now has only a few hundred inhabitants for a vast territory covering ten thousands of acres. Local residents are mainly Creoles, Hmongs and metropolitan French. Still wild, this wonderful natural site is ideal for forest treks. Marked trails and footpaths allow for fully safe wandering to discover the ruins of early encampments and immerse yourself in the lush flora and fauna of the Amazonian primary forest. Your departure meeting point is at Cayenne airport to board a flight to Saül (lasting from 35 to 50 minutes depending on stopovers). On arrival at the local airfield, a bus service (return-trip tickets costing 10.00) can take you to Saül town, i.e. some 1.2 mile further off. If you prefer to walk, a marked trail to the town is also available (ca. 20 minutes on foot). Depending on the length of your stay, you may then visit the local church and medicinal herb garden, follow an initiation to gold panning with a specialist guide or set off immediately to explore the many forest trails (with a guide or on your own). Main forest trails to discover: - Roche Bateau trail 9.3 miles involving 6 hours of trekking (includes a creek, polishing rocks and spots where you can swim or fish); - Monts La Fumée trail 6.2 miles involving 5 hours; - Grand Boeuf Mort trail 7.4 miles involving 5 and a half hours; - Gros Arbre trail 3.1 miles involving 2 hours; - Belvédère trail much shorter and involving only 1 hour. Important: 2 grocery stores and a restaurant are available in Saül but there s no electricity or drinkable tap water in the village.

ACCOMODATION IN SAUL ROOMS AT GITE AKENOU Gîte Akenou offers 6 rooms (5 rooms with double beds and 1 room with 2 double beds). Each room has its own private terrace but showers and toilets are shared. Snacks will be served on arrival. A 60-seat restaurant is available, offering a mix of Creole and French cuisine. CARBETS AT LE TI KAZ Only two carbets (traditional forest lodges on piles) but located near the main monument of the town St Anthony of Padua s church, first founded by goldrush pioneers and rebuilt in 1952. Le Ti Kaz allows you to taste back to nature simplicity while enjoying a fully equipped bungalow. 2 rooms are available (380 square feet each, both with a private terrace). The family carbet can accommodate a couple and up to three kids and a baby while the second carbet can take in 4 people (2 double beds).

Both carbets provide: - private toilet and shower (shower cabin, bathroom sink, mirror, towel rails and a 220V power plug) - kitchenette with worktop, sink, 2-burner stove, fridge, microwave oven and a cupboard with plates, glasses, cutlery, etc. - bed sheets, blankets, towels, dishtowels and bathroom mats; No meals or breakfasts are served only self-catering. LES CARBETS DU BORD Les carbets du bord offer a large carbet located in a forest clearing on the outskirts of Saül town. It can provide hammock bunks for up to a dozen people (only 1 room with a double bed). Guests share the equipped kitchen, shower and toilets. No meals are served only self-catering. Breakfasts depending on requests/availability. You may also rent your own hammock and mosquito net and opt for the experience of sleeping in the surrounding forest

PRICES YOUR TRIP PRESTATION PER PERSON TARIF EN Roundtrip flight ticket (CAYENNE-SAUL-CAYENNE) 145.00 Airfield to Saül town bus shuttle 10.00 Specialist guide booked for a full day (long forest treks) per guide 150.00 Specialist guide booked for a half-day (short forest treks or gold-panning) per guide 75.00 GITE AKENOU Room with 1 double bed (max. 2 people) per night 40.00 Room with 2 double beds (max. 4 people) per night 60.00 Breakfast 07.00 Lunch or dinner at the restaurant (drinks not included) 24.00 Picnic hamper (for a full-day forest trek) 09.00 LE TI KAZ 1 carbet housing 1 to 4 people (no breakfast) per night 99.00 Tourist tax per day and per person 0.75 LES CARBETS DU BORD Hammock bunk per night 12.00 Rental of hammock + mosquito net per night 03.00 Breakfast (if available) 06.00 Room with 1 double bed (max. 2 people) per night 39.00

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