This is how I travelled overland from Kourou in French Guiana to the town of Oiapoque in Brazil, a journey that took just over four hours.
Backpacking French Guiana: Off-The-Beaten-Path Adventures
French Guiana is one of five overseas departments and regions of France. The other four being Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion.
While they are part of France and the EU and all five use the Euro, they are geographically separated and are not part of the Schengen Area.
I visited French Guiana in 2026.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Kourou by bus (French Guiana)
Travelling by bus in French Guiana from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Kourou.
Visiting the Transportation Camp in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – French Guiana
Backpacking the infamous Transportation Camp (Camp de la Transportation) in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana.
How to get from Paramaribo to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni by bus (and pirogue)
Here I detail how I travelled overland from Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana.