Safety in Suriname: what overland travellers should know
Our summary of the country advice published by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Viaggiare Sicuri) on 19 April 2026.
Safety
- Crime in the capital — No particular public order problems are reported, but petty crime is present and thefts and robberies are common in the commercial areas of Paramaribo. The interior is generally safe, though tourists have been robbed there too.
- Areas to avoid — Stay out of the Palm Garden (Palmentuin) area in Paramaribo. Take particular care in the towns of Albina and Moengo, in Brokopondo district, and along the East-West Highway between Paramaribo and Albina and the Afobakka Highway in Para district.
- No night travel — Do not travel at night in isolated areas. Keep valuables and cash out of sight, and carry photocopies of your documents with the originals left somewhere safe.
- Rainy season floods — The northern and central parts of the country are particularly exposed to flooding during the rainy season, which runs from May to August.
- Terrorism — The authorities have recently stepped up surveillance of sensitive sites, after threats of retaliation over the arrest of people accused of recruiting militants for Daesh.
Before you rely on this
This is our summary of advice written by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Italian travellers, published on 19 April 2026. We summarise in good faith, but we cannot guarantee it is accurate, current or complete, and we take no responsibility for decisions made on the basis of it. Rules change without notice and are applied by officials at the border, not by websites. Always read the original source and the travel advice your own government publishes for Suriname before you travel. GuideMeet has no way of checking whether an individual guide meets any standard mentioned here — ask them directly.
Source: Viaggiare Sicuri — Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, updated 19 April 2026. Last checked by GuideMeet on 2026-09-20.