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
Gaspar Grande, the jetty at
Point Baleine was once a whaling
station. This is the home of
the underground Gasparee caves’
stalagmites and Blue Grotto, with
its “sunroof”.
More recent additions to the
Chaguaramas landscape, all
popular with families, include
the ZIP-ITT’s seven zip-lines in
Tucker Valley (one passes over
Macqueripe Bay) and five canopy
walks or net bridges; the Boardwalk
along the beachfront; the
Five Islands Waterpark; and the
Safari Eco Park.
Fort George
Port of Spain
Built in 1804, this “virgin fort”
(which never saw military action)
offers a magnificent panoramic
view from 335m/1,100ft; its
original cannon and part of the
dungeon remain. On a clear day,
you can see to south Trinidad, and
west to Venezuela.
Open 10am–6pm
Lopinot Historical Complex
Lopinot (near Arouca) was
Fort George
originally developed as a cocoa
estate by a French count who
arrived in Trinidad in 1800 after
fleeing the Haitian Revolution. It
still maintains its distinctive mix
of European, African, East Indian,
and First Peoples heritage, and at
Christmas time the area comes
alive with parang and pastelles.
Year-round, visitors come for river
limes, bird-watching, hiking to
the nearby caves, dining at Café
Mariposa, and weekend retreats
(there’s a guesthouse on site). A
museum comprises the former
tapia estate house, prison, and
slave quarters. Legend has it that
on stormy nights under the full
moon, the Compte de Lopinot
appears, galloping across the
savannah on a black horse. Just
a ghost story, right? Well, Ghost
Hunters International reported
in 2011 that they’d found more
1960: Trinidad campus of
University of the West Indies
(UWI) established
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
1962: islands leave Federation,
gain independence from Britain;
Dr Eric Williams, leading People’s
National Movement (PNM)
becomes first prime minister
(Courtesy T&T Ministry of Communications)
1963: Chaguaramas returned to
Trinidadian control
(Courtesy Bridget Brereton)
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