The best places to visit in French Guiana.

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: Crique Tatou, set deep in the Amazon rainforest along the Paul Isnard track, offers clear, sandy-bottomed water and three carbets.

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: the Voltaire stream and its falls are reached via the Paul Isnard track then a 3.3 km trail through remote terrain.

Kourou, French Guiana: the Salvation Islands (Royale, Saint-Joseph, Devil's Island) blend the ruins of a former penal colony with unspoiled island nature, reachable by boat.

Near Saint-Georges, the Saut Maripa on the Oyapock River offers rapids, swimming, four hiking trails, and the remains of an early 20th-century railway.

Rémire-Montjoly: a protected coastal site 10 km from Cayenne where a beach, dune ridge, and wetland form a unique ecosystem, with a 1.5 km discovery trail.

Roura: Lac Pali, accessible only by water via Crique Gabriel, winds through marshland, mangrove and a forest of bâche palms.

Roura: the Molokoi Trail, French Guiana's longest waymarked trail at 18 km, crosses the equatorial forest with two trailheads and a free overnight shelter at the midpoint.

In Montsinéry-Tonnégrande, the Bagne des Annamites penal colony can be explored via a 5 km trail: ruins of a penitentiary where Indochinese deportees were imprisoned.

In Rémire-Montjoly, the Loyola Jesuit estate is explored via a 2-hour trail: historic terraces, forest, and a view over the Ilet la Mère.

Cayenne, French Guiana: the Botanical Garden showcases tropical flora — orchids, palms and medicinal plants — and invites visitors to explore and learn.

Sinnamary, French Guiana: the Pont de Madame de Maintenon, a 19th-century stone bridge, spans the Sinnamary river and links its two banks.

In Cayenne, the mural BIEN GRILLÉES by artist Bassa pays tribute to a roasted peanut vendor, painted on the base of the lighthouse at Fort Cépérou.

Cayenne: the Museum of Guyanese Cultures presents Amerindian collections, colonial archives and contemporary art, with workshops and lectures.

Rémire-Montjoly : le Fort Diamant, érigé de 1840 à 1849 à l'embouchure du Mahury, offre un point de vue sur l'Atlantique et le départ d'un sentier.

In Cayenne, YUNAE by artist Bassa depicts a Kalin'a indigenous woman — both nurturer and warrior — inspired by the Voodoo deity Erzulie.

Cayenne: Fort Céperou, a listed historic monument on Mont Céperou, has dominated the city and the mouth of the Cayenne river since the 17th century.

Kourou: the Montagne des Singes, on CNES land, offers a 650 m botanical trail and a 3.9 km loop reaching 161 m above sea level.

Matoury, French Guiana: the Sentier des Américains, an easy 4.5 km loop through swamp forest, partly within the Mont Grand Matoury Nature Reserve.

In Cayenne, the Mont Bourda trail offers a 3.8 km loop through tropical rainforest leading to the Calvary, a concrete cross erected in 1961.

In Rémire-Montjoly, the Montagne Topu trail is a moderate 3.3 km hike (1h20) through tropical rainforest near Mont Mahury.

Roura: the Trésor Regional Nature Reserve, on the slopes of the Kaw mountain, offers two loop trails through tropical forest.

In Rémire-Montjoly, the Rorota Trail (6 km) winds through lush forest, passes three reservoirs, and offers views over the sea.

Rémire-Montjoly: an 18th-century sugar estate listed as a historic monument, reached via a 3.5 km waymarked trail at the foot of the Mahury plateau.

Between Saint-Georges and Régina, the Savane Roche Virginie is a granite inselberg offering a 360° view over the forest after a 1h30 to 2-hour hike.