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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Angostura Museum &
Barcant Butterfly Collection
Port of Spain
The Barcant Butterfly Collection,
the only one of its kind in the region,
comprises more than 5,000
specimens (700 species, including
the blue emperor) in a re-created
tropical forest. Children will love
it. Angostura acquired the collection
in 1974, and it has been at
the company’s compound since.
You can book a tram tour of the
Angostura factory, introducing
you to the company’s history and
making of their world-famous bitters
and celebrated rums.
Tours (two hours) are 9:30am &
1:30pm, Monday–Friday; advance
booking required: 623-1841
Chaguaramas National
Heritage Park
Just 20 minutes from Port of
Spain, hikers, bikers, explorers,
bird watchers, hashers, archers,
and golfers all have their place in
“Chag”.
chaguaramas.com, 225-4232
In lush Tucker Valley, some favourite
treks include the Covigne
River trail, which passes through
nutmeg groves and along a
tributary of the Cuesa River uphill
through a gorge before ending at a
waterfall with a plunge pool. Edith
Falls is located in an abandoned
cocoa estate nestled against the
eastern side of Morne Catherine
and overlooking the golf course.
A fairly gentle hike, you will hear
red howler monkeys in the forest
canopy along the trail.
Going Down-the-islands (or DDI)
means enjoying a getaway at one
of several offshore islands, either
at a holiday home or by mooring in
one of the bays. There are the Five
Islands (including Nelson Island,
where Indian immigrants were
once quarantined when they arrived
by boat); the Diego Islands;
Gaspar Grande; Gasparillo Island
(aka Centipede); Monos; Huevos;
and Chacachacare (which was once
a leper colony, and has saltwater
ponds, ruins, and a still-functioning
lighthouse). These islands
were originally the ceremonial
grounds of the First Peoples. On
1951: repeal of ordinance
prohibiting activities of Spiritual
“Shouter” Baptist faith
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
1956: islands become selfgoverning
parliamentary
democracy
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
1958: islands join Federation of
West Indies
(Courtesy: T&T National Archive)
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