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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Tour and explore
wild). Nature lovers will enjoy
the park’s array of native trees,
shrubs, birds, reptiles, mammals,
and more.
tobagowildlife.com
Grafton Caledonia Bird
& Wildlife Sanctuary
This former cocoa plantation
became a wildlife sanctuary after
1963’s Hurricane Flora. There’s a
small visitors’ centre and winding
trails frequented by the “king of
the woods”, or motmot.
Little Tobago
Northeast Coast
Once a haven for imported birds
of paradise from New Guinea —
which were later wiped out by
hurricanes — the island is now a
bird sanctuary. Glass-bottom boat
tours depart from Blue Waters
Inn.
Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Tours typically start at Gilpin
Trace, ranging from a gentle
45-minute hike (to a small
waterfall), to a day excursion into
the interior. Other popular treks
are the Atlantic, Blue Copper, and
Niplig trails.
A blue-chinned sapphire hummingbird
look out for . . .
• Birds: 200+ recorded species
• Butterflies: 130+ species (including
the impressive blue emperor)
• Coral: 300+ species
• Fish: 80+ species of tropical reef fish
• Mammals: 12 kinds of mammals,
including 17 bat species
• Reptiles & amphibians: 5 marine
turtle species; 25 snake species (none
of them poisonous); 14 frog species;
and 6 lizard species.
Tobago Cocoa Estate
Roxborough
In the hills above Roxborough,
owner Duane Dove makes
premium chocolate from cocoa
grown on his estate. He also twins
it with aged rums. A falconer with
trained hawks helps to police the
cocoa fields. There’s free chocolate
at the end of the guided tour, and
a chance to buy more.
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[OTHER IMAGES] courtesy tobAGO tourism AGEnCY
A woodcreeper
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