Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition

Atlantic/Windward coast
Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise
Island): both a land and a sea adventure.
Just 2km sq. (1.2 sq. miles), this is a trekker’s
and bird watcher’s idyll. Though the
imported Birds of Paradise were wiped out
by hurricanes, the island is now a bird sanctuary.
Glass-bottom boat tours depart Blue
Waters in Speyside, twice daily
Argyle Falls: between Roxborough
and Belle Garden. A small admission fee
gains you access (and water-proof boots)
to the three levels of this Main Ridge waterfall.
The challenging climb to the top tier is
rewarded by three pools of deliciously cold,
flowing water. Also great for bird-watching
Tobago Cocoa Estate: near Roxborough,
this working cocoa plantation and heritage
park produces award-winning chocolate.
There’s free chocolate at the end of the
tour, and a chance to buy more!
Genesis Nature Park & Art Gallery:
meet capuchin monkeys, boa constrictors,
caiman and cocrico, among other residents!
There’s a small entrance fee to this private
home and garden
Did you know?
The 14,000 acres of the Main Ridge
(rising to 876m/1,890ft) encompasses
the oldest protected rainforest
in the western hemisphere. It
became a reserve in 1776.
Fort King George & Tobago Museum:
once a strategic defence site for the
island, the fort offers a beautiful view of
the harbour, the capital, Bacolet and up the
Windward coast from 140m (460ft) above
sea level. There’s also a military cemetery,
chapel, and cell-block, and the Tobago Museum
displays First Peoples artefacts, colonial
relics, military memorabilia and fossils
from Tobago’s distant past
Scarborough Botanical Gardens: majestic
trees, captivating views, and a chance to
relax among brilliant flambouyants, silk cotton
trees, and avenues of royal palms.
Fort King George.
Photo by Chris Anderson
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