Region 01
The north coast
Maracas, Las Cuevas, Blanchisseuse. Palm-lined half-moons reached by the winding North Coast Road. The best swimming, the best shark and bake.
Trinidad's beaches divide clearly by coast. The north coast for calm swimming and shark and bake at Richard's; the east coast for wind and long walks; the south for solitude and the Pitch Lake in the distance.
The full beaches guide is in production, including drive times from Belmont, best months, sea conditions, and a shortlist of vendors and lifeguarded bays. A preview of the regions below.
Maracas, Las Cuevas, Blanchisseuse. Palm-lined half-moons reached by the winding North Coast Road. The best swimming, the best shark and bake.
Manzanilla, Mayaro. Twenty-plus kilometres of coconut estate along the Atlantic. Wide, windswept, and mostly empty. For long walks and turtle season.
Toco to Salybia in the northeast, the leatherback nesting beaches. And southern bays around Guayaguayare, quiet and rarely visited.
The Trinidad overview covers all the beaches we recommend, and the Tobago section covers the calmer Caribbean coast twenty-five minutes by air.
Ten places on the island, including Maracas, Asa Wright, and the north coast.
Pigeon Point, Nylon Pool, Buccoo Reef, and the calmest swim in the region.
The Northern Range, Caroni Bird Sanctuary, and leatherback nesting.