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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Turtle-watching
If you’re in Tobago between
March and September, this is
something you must add to
your itinerary. It is magical
and humbling to witness this
ancient sea ritual.
THINGS TO REMEMBer
Do not touch or disturb nesting
turtles or hatchlings. Try to be
quiet and unobtrusive, and do not
use flashlights or flash photography.
Lights, noise and activity
can disorient both turtles and
hatchlings
Do not drive on nesting beaches;
the weight of the vehicle can crush
eggs buried in the sand.
Each season, five species of
marine turtles come ashore to
nest. Their adorable offspring
hatch six to eight weeks later,
and make a mad dash for the
open sea. The most common
here are the giant leatherback,
hawksbill, and green. All (and
their eggs) are legally protected.
While many of Tobago’s beaches
see nesting turtles each year,
leatherbacks come ashore
primarily on the southwestern
coast, and hawksbills on the
southeast.
For tours and information, contact SOS
Tobago (Save Our Sea Turtles Tobago,
328-7351), or a reputable tour guide.
Many resorts on nesting beaches can
also arrange for guides, or notify you
either when nesting turtles have been
sighted, or when clutches of baby turtles
are being prepared for release into the
ocean.
A leatherback turtle nests on Stonehaven beach
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