Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition

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Sightseeing & more! Round-the-island tour If you start early and hand-pick your stops, you can tour the entire island in a day. (See our favourites below to help you choose.) If you start in Crown Point or Shirvan Road, head north, where you’ll soon come upon the bucolic fishing villages along the Caribbean coast. The road takes you from the southwest’s undulating limestone terrain to mountainous hard rock formations along the Main Ridge forest reserve. Magical Charlotteville occupies the northern tip, before the road curves back around to the more rugged Windward coast. Speyside is the jewel of the northeast, the island’s diving Mecca; Goat Island and Little Tobago lie offshore. Jemma’s Treehouse is a popular place to stop for lunch on a roundthe-island tour. The Windward Road then snakes southwards along the east coast to Scarborough, Lowlands, and back to Crown Point. As a bonus, if you’re visiting during turtle nesting season, you can arrange to go turtle-watching in the evening. (See more below, under our turtle-watching section.) Popular tour types Tour operators offer tours specialising in bird-watching, turtle-watching, snorkelling, diving, hiking and waterfalls, stand-up-paddling, mountain biking, sunset cruises, or coastal and round-the-island tours by land and sea. Some will let you customise your tour for a bit of everything. Stuff of literary legend It’s almost certain that Daniel Defoe used Tobago as the basis for the island in his classic novel Robinson Crusoe; some claim Robert Louis Stevenson did the same for Treasure Island. Leeward/ Caribbean coast Fort Milford: a perfect spot for enjoying a Tobago sunset overlooking the Leeward coast; only a few cannon and walls remain Kimme Museum (The Castle): the late German-born sculptor Luise Kimme produced arresting larger-than-life wood and bronze sculptures inspired by local culture. Fellow sculptor Dunieski Lora Pileta now manages the museum/atelier. Reservations are required. 639-0257, luisekimme.com. Fort Bennett: a beautiful lookout point over Stonehaven Bay, complete with a little pavilion and small garden Buccoo Reef & Nylon Pool: a must on any visit to Tobago. Stretching from Pigeon Pt to Buccoo Bay, Tobago’s largest reef (comprising five reef flats) is home to some 40 species of coral. The Nylon Pool is a warm, metre-deep sandbar in the lagoon. Glass-bottom boat tours often depart Pigeon Pt and Store Bay twice (or more) daily Bon Accord Lagoon Bioluminescence: the glowing blue-green light here is caused by millions of phytoplankton emitting flashes of light to startle predators as they pass by. Tip: jump in and watch your starry outline light up the water. Stand Up Paddle Tobago offers tours 144 discovertnt.com
symbol Key Waterfall Museum Sailing/Boat/ Water Tours Fort Hiking Birdwatching Turtle watching Snorkelling Cycling Place of interest Viewpoint White-necked jacobin. Photo by Stephen Broadbridge discovertnt.com 145
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TRINIDAD Contents Welcome 7 A messa
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Welcome! Come and discover trinidad
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Accommodation: where to stay Intern
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Local stalwarts Stylish, full-servi
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Eco escapes: to the mountains & the
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Guesthouses, B&Bs, self-catering ap
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dining in trinidad You could, quite
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Top choices You’ll find internati
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Local food favourites Here’s a li
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. De Avenue”: the dining and nigh
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Nightlife & entertainment Monday an
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Arts & culture Every culture is uni
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The East Indian vibration The most
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Fashion & jewellery Trinidad has pr
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.Retail therapy what to buy & where
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Festivals & celebrations Trinidad
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Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival (tt
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Jamette consciousness: Trinidad Car
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Pan yards & Panorama Lovers of the
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J’ouvert The reign of the Merry M
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Carnival in context The roots of Tr
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Tours, eco escapes & adventures Bea
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Tips & Tricks Lifeguards are typica
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Trinidad piping-guan (pawi). Photo
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Round-the-island tour Trinidad’s
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Sunlight peeps through the branches
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The Fondes Amandes Community Refore
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Preserving our natural and built he
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The North & northeast Galera Point
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UWI Zoology Museum Located at the N
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The Hanuman Murti & Dattatreya Yoga
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The Southland Pointe-à-Pierre Wild
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A caiman. Photo by Stephen Broadbri
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Our top eco escapes & adventures Hi
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Turtle-watching From March to Septe
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A good sport Trinidadians take thei
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Swimming & aquatics A new world-cla
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Trini Macqueripe Bay Maracas Bay Hu
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Cocorite, Westmoorings, Chaguaramas
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Dieg NORTH WEST TRINIDAD e a S N C
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Port of Spain Port of Spain a NORTH
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Page 102 and 103: Visitor information Scheduled carri
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Page 106 and 107: travel basics Money matters Money:
Page 108 and 109: t&t in a nutshell Economy Oil and g
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Page 112 and 113: TIME CAPSULE c 15,000-1,000 BC: isl
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Page 121 and 122: BELLEVISTE APARTMENTS 20 self-conta
Page 123 and 124: Buying property Single-family homes
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Page 128 and 129: Try these Tobago specials Baked goo
Page 130 and 131: Nightlife & entertainment Happy hou
Page 132 and 133: Beaches: our top 20 YYou can hardly
Page 134 and 135: Leeward/Caribbean Sea coast Tips &
Page 136 and 137: Explore the Culture Tobago’s cult
Page 138 and 139: Speech bands Part of Tobago’s uni
Page 140 and 141: Tobago heritage: folklore & traditi
Page 142 and 143: Tours & adventures One of the advan
Page 146 and 147: Did you know? The Buccoo Reef/Bon A
Page 148 and 149: Our top 5 eco experiences Turtle-wa
Page 150 and 151: Tobago’s marine world Coexisting
Page 152 and 153: Golf Tobago has two 18-hole golf co
Page 154 and 155: PUZZLES Wordsearch Beaches Birding
Page 156 and 157: tropikist beach hotel Tropikist Bea
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