Plan a trip to French Guiana

Places to see in French Guiana

12 of the 19 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Cayenne

  City · French Guiana

  Cayenne is the capital, prefecture, and largest city of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast.

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  Kourou

  Town · French Guiana

  Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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  Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

  Town · French Guiana

  Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.

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  Maripasoula

  Town · French Guiana

  Maripasoula, previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of 18,360 km2 (7,090 sq mi), Maripasoula is the largest commune of France.

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  Guiana Amazonian Park

  Parc amazonien de Guyane (cœur)

  Park & nature · French Guiana

  Guiana Amazonian Park is the largest national park of France, aiming at protecting part of the Amazonian forest located in French Guiana which covers 41% of the region.

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  Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni

  Camp de la Transportation

  Heritage site · French Guiana

  The prison of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was the main penal colony in French Guiana for more than a century. Some of the buildings were restored in the early 1980s.

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  Cayenne Cathedral

  Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur

  Religious · French Guiana

  Cayenne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, seat of the Diocese of Cayenne. It is a national monument of France, located in the town of Cayenne, capital of French Guiana.

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  Saint-Joseph Island

  Île Saint-Joseph

  Island · French Guiana

  The Salvation Islands, sometimes mistakenly called the Safety Islands, are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean.

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  Fort Cépérou

  Fort · French Guiana

  Fort Cépérou was a fort that protected the city of Cayenne, French Guiana. It is named after Cépérou, a celebrated indigenous chief who ceded the land.

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  Îles du Connétable

  Île du Grand Connétable

  Island · French Guiana

  The Îles du Connétable are two islands in French Guiana, France. The islands are located 18 kilometres from the estuary of the Approuague River, and are part of the commune of Régina. As of 1992, the islands and surrounding ocean are part of the Île du Grand Connétable Nature Reserve.

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  Prison of the Annamites

  Camp Crique Anguille

  Heritage site · French Guiana

  Prison of the Annamites is a former prison in the commune of Montsinéry-Tonnegrande in French Guiana. The prison was built for Annamite prisoners who had revolted against French rule. The purpose of the prison was to develop the Inini territory. The prison was in operation between 1931 and 1944.

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  French Guiana Zoo

  Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Guyane

  Zoo · French Guiana

  The French Guiana Zoo is a zoo in French Guiana. It is located between Macouria and Montsinéry. Originally opened in 1983 as a hummingbird breeding centre, the zoo is a major tourist destination of French Guiana. The zoo is open for visitors every day of the week, including during public holidays.

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