Bergendal beckons with all its tropical splendor
With summer vacation on the horizon, a great new destination, just 2.5 hours away, tempts locals and visitors with the promise of a-vacation-of-a-lifetime.
Bergendal Eco Culture River Resort in the rainforest of Surinam is now more accessible than ever with direct flights from Aruba to Paramaribo on board Surinam Airways.
Going south of the equator usually means avoiding endless immigration lines and body scans, so typical of travel north of the equator!
Best of all, vacation package with Maduro Travel enjoy very affordable pricing, as the airline and resort are featuring all-inclusive combos for Summer 2010.
True to the product, Maduro Travel offices in Tanki Flip and Oranjestad now boast Jungle Décor to complement the ads and promotional materials publicizing the four-day getaway.
Your vacation-of-a-lifetime includes a two-day stay in Paramaribo, a great colonial city legendary for its fantastic food and multicultural diversity, then additional two-days in the rainforest at a new resort located on the Suriname River, just 50 miles from the city.
Bergendal Eco Culture River Resort is a picturesque eco-tourism lodge flaunting a Chill-Out Lounge, restaurants, and an exotic pool area surrounded by primary forest, perfect for kayaking, hiking and jungle canopy tours, which are available to guests.
Instead of settling for the Jungle-Like Disney experience, go for the Real-Thing this year, and show your family members and children, where adventure truly lies, you may even book an overnight in a genuine tree-house!
Guests staying at Bergendal Eco & Cultural River Resort are offered total relaxation, in addition to their adventurous activities. The atmosphere is luxurious and indulgent, in a place where nature, culture and history meet. The resort is made up of 45 authentic jungle lodges, stylishly decorated with tropical furniture and accents; the jalousie windows and doors allow a tremendous view of the gardens and river. The jungle lodges are air-conditioned, one and two bedrooms suites, with canopy beds, modern bathrooms with hot water, comfortable indoor seating areas, and spacious open balconies with spectacular vistas. All lodges are made of natural materials and incorporate many modern elements and while the ground level river lodges rise from the banks of the mighty Suriname, the pillared-lodges positioned high against the mountain slope, offer a bird’s eye view of the rich canopy and tropical surroundings.
Just up the river and a short motorized-canoe ride away, the adjacent Heritage Village and Adventure Centre, embrace the historical Berg en Dal plantation, listing a wide range of nature and culture oriented hiking trips, river boating adventures, crocodilian cayman spotting trips in the dark, canopy zip lines or basic snoozes hammocks, stretched between tall trees.
As a result of the location, Bergendal guests are fully immersed in the sights and sounds of the jungle, in a 2,400 hectare playground. And the dining room serves three exquisite buffet-style meals a day designed to elate good food lovers. Naturally, the Jungle Bar pours excellent Borgoe Rum. You will be moved to buy a bottle for your travel agent out of gratitude for the amazing vacation he/she arranged for you!
Get him the Borgoe Extra 2000 Blend, he deserves it.
For more vacation information Call Maduro & Sons Oranjestad, Tanki Flip, Savaneta and St Nicolas.
Author, Rona Coster - Batik Bleki on VisitAruba.com -