Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2020 | Issue 31 | Travel & Destination Guide
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
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Great Race
Mary J Blige, Sting, Diana Ross,
Erykah Badu, India.Arie, George
Benson, Heather Headley, Lauryn
Hill, Maxwell, Fantasia Barrino,
Ne-Yo, and others have headlined
past editions.
Great Fete and Great Race
July and August
The five-day Great Fete beach
party takes over each July at Store
Bay, Pigeon Point, and Mt Irvine.
The Great Race (about 185km/115
miles) sees speedboats take off
each August from the Port of
Spain waterfront early in the
morning and arriving in Scarborough
two to three hours later.
Naturally, a rollicking beach party
ensues.
Heritage Festival
July to August
From mid-July to Emancipation
Day (1 August), this major event on
the cultural calendar preserves
and celebrates Tobago’s folk traditions
and culture. The festival
takes you from village to village
each evening, with communities
showcasing dance, drama, music,
and culinary traditions.
Signature presentations include:
• Folk Tales & Superstitions
— learn about the Les Coteaux
1596: Tobago claimed by British
(Courtesy Matt Briney/Shutterstock)
1627–1650: Courlanders settle
west coast near Plymouth, and
Dutch the east (Courtesy THA)
1768–9: first Tobago Assembly
established; Scarborough
becomes island’s capital
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
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