Young scarlet ibis (distinguished by the dark feathers among the red ones) feed on the Caroni Swamp mudflats. Photo by Chris Anderson

Central & the west coast | Touring Trinidad

Exploring “central”: Caroni Bird Sanctuary—Chaguanas—La Vega Estate—Ajoupa Pottery—Pointe-à-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust—San Fernando —Princes Town—Navet Dam; Carapichaima—Waterloo—Point Lisas The landscape of central Trinidad is marked by rivers, rolling plains, swamps and cane fields. Cocoa, sugar cane and rice plantations were once the main economic earners of the area. Vegetable and rice farmers still use the central

Mountain biking has been growing in popularity in Trinidad and Tobago. Photo: Lyden Thomas

Sean De Freitas talks Tobago mountain biking

Sean De Freitas started mountain biking as a hobby and enjoyed it so much that he started his own company. We chatted with him about his hobby

Bloody Bay, Tobago. Photo: Stephen Jay Photography

Rueben Clement on his favourite beaches in Tobago

Rueben Clement of Tour Tobago gives us his picks for the very best beaches in Tobago

Charlotteville. Photo by Chris Anderson

Touring Tobago: the Caribbean coast

Explore Tobago‘s idyllic west coast, with the gentle waters of the Caribbean Sea

The Nariva river meets the sea near Manzanilla. Photo: Nicholas Bhajan

Touring Trinidad: the east coast

Manzanilla, Mayaro, Guayaguayare & the east coast Manzanilla and Mayaro: one long, palm-fringed beach runs into the other to shape Trinidad’s east coast. Developed as coconut estates, the plantations have given this sea-coast its distinctive character. Discover the east coast Back in Valencia where the road divided, the right fork (the Eastern Main Road) takes

Lopinot estate and historical complex in Trinidad. Photo: William Barrow

Touring Trinidad: heading north

Exploring the north coast & Northern Range: Maraval—North Coast Road—Maracas Bay—Blanchisseuse—Brasso Seco—Arima—Port of Spain (about four hours’ driving) North Trinidad is dominated by the mountains of the Northern Range. This includes Trinidad’s highest mountain, El Cerro del Aripo, and its oldest rock formations. The northern slopes meet the Caribbean Sea, and the southern slopes end

The historic police headquarters, San Fernando. Photo by Chris Anderson

Touring Trinidad: San Fernando

Trinidad’s second city is the commercial centre for the energy-based industries located in the south-west of the island.

The great Icacos lagoon is bisected by a narrow road leading to the CGA Ltd's coconut estate and further to the town of Icacos. Photo by CGA Ltd (the Coconut Growers Association)

Touring Trinidad: the “deep south”

Trinidad’s at once industrial and bucolic south is in many ways the backbone of Trinidad. The oil which has (literally) fuelled Trinidad and Tobago’s rise as the most developed country in the Caribbean, comes from here; and the fight for workers’ rights began here back in the 1930s

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