Place 01
Asa Wright Nature Centre
A 1,500-acre nature reserve on a former cocoa estate at 1,200 feet. You sit on the verandah and 40 species come to you. The classic Trinidad birding day.
Trinidad sits eleven kilometres off the Venezuelan coast. Geologically, biologically, and floristically it is South American — closer to the Orinoco delta than to the rest of the Caribbean. The country is one of the richest birding destinations in the western hemisphere.
The full nature and wildlife guide is being prepared, covering Asa Wright, the Caroni Bird Sanctuary at sunset, the Yerette hummingbird refuge, and the leatherback nesting beaches on the east coast. Preview below.
A 1,500-acre nature reserve on a former cocoa estate at 1,200 feet. You sit on the verandah and 40 species come to you. The classic Trinidad birding day.
40 square kilometres of mangrove on the west coast. Scarlet ibis, Trinidad's national bird, roost here at sunset. Boat tours leave at 4pm. Bring a light jacket.
A private garden in the Maracas Valley. Fifteen hummingbird species, close enough to photograph. By appointment only, and worth the small journey.
Matura and Grande Riviere on the east coast, March through August. Leatherback turtles, the largest in the world, come ashore to nest. Guided nights only.
The Trinidad overview page walks through the main nature destinations in place order. The Tobago section covers Main Ridge, the oldest legally-protected rainforest in the western hemisphere.
Ten places on the island, arranged by driving time from Belmont.
1776 rainforest reserve, and an offshore bird sanctuary reached by boat.
North coast swimming, east coast for turtle nesting, south for solitude.