Domburg - General Info
Where is Domburg?
This small village lies about 9.6 kms (six miles) upriver from Paramaribo. There are very limited services for yachts and no repair facilities. At weekends, the normally sleepy Domburg livens up a little with many locals enjoying the waterfront, eating out in the many small restaurants and of course, karaoke.
Cruiser Highlights
Harbor Resort Domburg with mooring balls; Marina Resort Waterland with dockage further up river; marina clearance services; Immigration clearance in Paramaribo can be done from Domburg.
Entrance Notes and Cautions
- See the Paramaribo page for information on entering the river.
- Take note of the tides in the river. See Pilotage & Local Info for advice on timing.
- Take great care as there are many large, floating logs in the river and other debris.
- It is not recommended to anchor here due to debris and risk of dragging. Be aware when on a mooring that yachts at anchor nearby may drag.
Position:
05° 42.47’N, 55° 05.17’W (off Domburg village)
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We spent just over a week at the Domburg harbour resort . Nettie is very professional , gives you all the information you need. She can either arrange a driver to take you to town to clear in or she can arrange a car for you. We opted to take the rental car. Check in was extremely easy and staff at all places are friendly and professional. We all went in , in neat shorts, t-shirt and trainers . We had absolutely no problems. Make a day of checking in . See the tourists spots around the area.
Provisioning is limited in Domburg but you can get enough to see you through until you head to the supermarket.
Restaurant we tried in the area. The Chinese place right next door to the marina. Order the small portion or share a medium as the servings are huge. Across the way is a nice place they do bbq meat. A absolute must is a iced coffee at the marina restaurant.
In closing thanks for making our stay so easy Nettie.
Peter Little says:
Sep 29, 2018 07:31 AM
I’ve just returned home after living aboard at Waterland Marina & Resort. Left my yacht there until the New Year. I can’t compliment the owner, Noel, and staff highly enough. Nothing was ever too much trouble. My arrival there was complicated by having a dead motor. The Coastguard towed me to an anchorage off the MAS offices, where I could make contact with Noel. In no time at all he had found me, fed me, fixed me up with a local simcard for my phone, and arranged a tow upriver to the marina. Thereafter a taxi to complete official documentation, a cheapo hire car, and general directions and advice were organised in short order.
I had prearranged the supply and installation of a new Yanmar motor with him, the job being easily done at the marina.
The marina itself was a new experience for me, being in fresh water in a jungle setting, like living in Paradise. The hull cleaned itself in no time at all! A nice quiet and safe alternative for hurricane season
Posted on behalf of Bertus
The Marina Waterland Resort lies 5 Miles upstream of Domburg on the Suriname river. It is a fantastic place to be. Beautiful resort, good pontoons, great hospitality.
Marina Resort Waterland Update – May 2017.
The facility is very good – see all the comments below. I have my boat there at present for 6 months at a reasonable cost.
The owner personally checks every week if all boats are safe and not taking on water. There are several boats that have been here for a long time, two are 60+ ft sailing yachts so draft is no problem.
The staff are very helpful and can organise transport on short notice. The supermarkets within driving distance are very good for stocking up as prices are low. Conclusion: a very nice place to be, off the beaten track.
S/v winds of change
Posted on behalf of T Scott:
We spent one week in Domburg and found it very nice here. All the moorings were taken upon our arrival but can anchor easily in 10m with good holding of hard sand and mud. Be sure to anchor downriver (closer towards the bridge) as there is one nasty local who lives on the upriver side of the moorings who will come out on his porch and yell at you to go away! Otherwise, every local we met was very nice.
The owner and staff of the little marina here were all friendly and helpful, and the bar makes for a nice hang out for happy hour, a mixing of locals, cruisers and local Dutch boaters that have settled here. The marina just recently built a swimming pool, which is popular with boats with kids.
Car hire is available locally for around 10 euros/day, and the drive into Paramaribo is easy enough. The local bus only departs when full, so catching it on a schedule is difficult, especially if coming back from the city. We got our Tourist Pass while in St Laurent, French Guiana (at the Suriname office) which eliminates having to do it here. That made things easier with just one stop at MAS, and one stop at the Military Police.
Posted on behalf of Flying Fish – May 16th, 2015
Just returned from Suriname having left our yacht at Waterland Marina. Wonderful resort in the forest with very well built pontoons (room for around 12 yachts), secure gated site, and reasonable cost (300 euros/month for 6 months stay 12.5m length). Helpful resort manager organised car hire for us. The registration process has changed again recently.
We went to MAS (maritime police) 1st for thorough check of boat papers and filling of several forms, then on to Immigration for Tourist pass ($25 or 20 euro fee- no SUD allowed), and finally military police for the passport stamp. All offices are within easy walking distance in central Pramaribo.
You can fill your gas bottles with INGAS, located on the road from Domburg to Paramaribo, Adress: Sit Winston Churchillweg 247, District Wanica, Suriname. Driving from Domburg it is on your right hand after you passed the Sttatsolie.
We stayed both at Huib in Domburg and in Waterland. We liked both places, Huib is now building a swimming pool which will be ready by the end of January 2015. To get clearance we were sent towards the MP in the Henck Arronstraat after we got our tourist card to stamp it. The MP was very willing to stamp it but they stamped it with Zorg and Hoop, the local airport.
Later the Vreemdelinge Politie in the Jaggernath Lachmonstrat told us that this was wrong. So don’t go to the MP to stamp your Passport/Tourist card when you arrive by boat, but go to the Vreemdelingenpolitie.
We rented a car by Richy, phone +5978620048 for only Euro 10,00 a day. It was a bit old but a good car. Both at Waterland and at Domburg we found it very handy to have a car.
We stayed at Waterland Marina for ten days whilst waiting for parts. Noël the owner could not have been more helpful helping us to locate parts and even picking them up for us in Paramaribo. It is very secure and I would have no worries about leaving my yacht there.
Each berth has water electricity and good wifi and an excellent Sunday lunch is available at certain times. Noël also directed us to some excellent restaurants in Paramaribo organising the bookings and taking us there.
Car hire is readily available for 12euros a day delivered to the Marina and Noël is happy to organise trips upriver, into Paramaribo and perhaps most importantly in Suriname he arranged transport to facilitate checking in and clearing out…nothing is too much trouble.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and never felt isolated just very relaxed listening to the Howler monkeys and watching out for sloths. A great place to tie up your boat!
SV Orion1
Posted on behalf of Patrick Piret, S/Y Rih Malti
If you are on a budget and you want to socialize and don’t mind using your dinghy for everything, then Domburg is perfect. Huub invested in a small shower and toilet block and a cosy meeting /drinking place. You are in the middle of the small marketplace of Domburg.
If you would like to tie up, have water, electricity, wifi etc., leave your boat behind for a while, need assistance with importing spare parts, want the quietness of the jungle with its howler monkeys, the birds, love the luxury of Noel’s Bar and food – then I would recommend Marina Waterland. They have canoes at a small beach available for watersports and the jungle resort is fantastic to walk around. A lot of wildlife can be seen there from time to time.
I heard that some cruisers think that the marine resort Waterland only take big groups of sailors, but that’s not true. I was there alone for about one year.
And it was great there…..it’s wonderful to stay there with a good staff and internet.
Johan Siemensma