top of page

FRENCH GUIANA (France)

French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the northeast coast of South America, and it is bordered by Brazil and Suriname. French Guiana is composed mainly of tropical rainforest with some of the world's most diverse plant and animal life and only few destinations are easily accessed along the Atlantic coast and travel to the pristine rainforest can be difficult.
First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal prisons known as "le Bagne" which functioned from the mid 19th century until 1951. The most famous of which is Devil's Island. Henri Charrière wrote his tale "Papillon" about an escape from here. The European Space Agency also launches its communication satellites from Kourou.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEST TIME to VISIT FRENCH GUIANA
​
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to FRENCH GUIANA
​
From August to November
​
bottom of page