Top Things to do in Trinidad
10 Free Things to do in Trinidad That You Shouldn't Miss
Looking for a Caribbean cultural melting pot renowned for its Carnival and pulsating to the beat of steel drums, soca music, and calypso? Trinidad is also lined with relaxing beaches and rainforest waterfalls. Nature watching is colorfully kaleidoscopic, with over 450 bird, 600 butterfly, and 700 orchid species. Golf, hiking, mountain biking, surfing, kayaking, fishing, and boating are among the outdoor pastimes. Cool off with fresh cane juice and sea moss milkshakes. Vegetarian food is plentiful. Eat curries and explore India’s influence at Maha Sabha Indian Caribbean Museum and the Waterloo Temple over the sea. Visit Port of Spain, and stroll and jog in Queen’s Park Savannah, near the Botanical Gardens, Emperor Valley Zoo, and Magnificent Seven buildings. The Savannah attracts truckloads of fresh coconuts, and doubles men sell coveted aloo pies. Walk around Independence Square and the Brian Lara Promenade. The Central Bank Money Museum in downtown’s financial district displays doubloons, gold bars, and Slave Savings Bank memorabilia. View Columbus Square’s 1836 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Parliament meets in Woodford Square’s Red House. King’s Wharf is where cruise ships and Tobago ferries dock. The Venezuela ferry docks at Williams Bay. Near the Chaguaramas Military History & Aerospace Museum is a marina with yachts, sailboats, dry docks, and boat hires. The South Quay’s Fort San Andreas, built by Spain in the 1700s, has a small Port of Spain history museum branch of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago.
Restaurants in Trinidad
1. Our Lady of Lourdes
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
2. Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
3. Chacachacare
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
This mysterious, uninhabited island, once the site of a colony of lepers run by a group of nuns, is only five miles off the northwest coast of Trinidad.
Reviewed By OETT19 - Trinidad, Caribbean
You will need to take a boat to get to the island from Trinidad. This island is filled with activities. First, you can take a hike up to the lighthouse where you can view Venezuela. The hike is a little hard because you have to go up hill, but coming down will be easier because you would be going down hill. The beaches are lovely and great for swimming. This is a must visit.
4. Maracas Beach
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4.5 based on 1,800 reviews
This popular beach spot fulfills the fantasy of the ideal Caribbean beach, but is just as famous for the scenic rainforest drive that must be made to reach it.
Reviewed By aval669
Always a blast. The most popular beach on the island. It's absolutely beautiful. Go for a walk, have something to eat, dance all under the watchful eyes of the skilled life guards. Just go, you won't regret it.
5. Mount St. Benedict Monastery
6. Paria Falls
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4.5 based on 42 reviews
One of the island's more stunning waterfalls.
Reviewed By trishbernzy
paria is brautiful. it's a good workout with gorgeous views and beaches along the way and then the falls :-) yes u can access the falls frm d beach. about 3hr walk each way if u take yr time and sum pics and stuff. take d detour to turtle rock - the views r worth it.
7. Las Cuevas Beach
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4.5 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By CeliaPR - Bowie, United States
I was able to compare both the popular Maracas Bay (MB) and Las Cuevas Beach (LCB) - about five miles beyond. LCB is much calmer, the water clearer and ideal for swimming. MB has more active waves and you need to be a strong swimmer to handle the currents. MB has more facilities and eatery options and is clearly the more popular hangout.
8. Avocat Waterfall
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By missbutters19
This was a great experience. The waterfall was beautiful. We were able to have it all alone. BRING HIKING SHOES, or shoes you do not mind losing or getting dirty. Nick is a PHENOMENAL guide. He really knows the country’s history. The hike was short and beautiful, and peaceful. Book with Sensational Tours!
9. Dattatreya Temple and Hanuman Statue
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4.5 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By GeneralShamu - New York City, United States
This is along the way from the tar pit back towards PoS where you stop to take the boat on the swamp tour for the birds. You need about half an hour here. Key things to note - don't touch the flowers given this is a holy area within the initial gate, take off the shoes if you want to enter the temple, and bring some bread or crackers to feed the fish that come up to the shoreline to the right side of the temple (right side when facing it upon entering).
10. San Fernando Hill
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4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By chriscU395RF
This landmark as it now stands is as a result of Government intervention. A once towering mound, "the Hill'" as it was commonly called was once a primary source for building material (gravel) in the South. Halting the removal of material and adding access roads has made this a popular spot for functions, family outings and just an opportunity to view the surrounding area from a vantage point. It's an experience that defies description but is worth living.
