Things to see and do Cacao

The museum features an ever-expanding collection of live specimens of tarantulas, matutous and other beauties. The impressive butterfly collection includes rare specimens. In addition to insects endemic to French Guiana, you can see Amerindian pottery, stamped bricks from the four corners of French Guiana and, last but not least, blown bottles found on gold-panning sites (the oldest dates back to the ^17th century). A word of advice: arrive early, as tours fill up fast. And this is an astonishing visit, not to be missed!

On Sunday mornings, the small market is the village's main attraction! Agricultural produce and handicrafts - such as these extremely fine embroideries in shimmering colors, as well as butterflies and tarantulas under glass - are displayed in a festival of colors. Nearby, women prepare salads, bamis, egg rolls and Asian soups, whose subtle scents waft through the air and excite, even whet the appetite!

Molokoï, which means "earth tortoise" in Creole, is the longest signposted trail in French Guiana: you'll cover around 20 km of the Sentier Molokoï in around 9 hours of walking, over 2 days. It's best to start from the former Auberge des Orpailleurs, as you'll finish the second day with a gentle, long descent. Just 8.5 km from the Auberge, you'll find a camp with 3 carbets on the banks of Boulanger Creek. With a capacity of 15 hammocks, there's a place for everyone, provided you book (and pay in advance).