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Located in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela. It consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and many smaller islands, the most important being Chacachacare, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande, Little Tobago and St. Giles Is.

Regional Corporations Trinidad: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Diego Martin, Princes Town, Rio Claro-Mayaro, San Juan-Lavantille, Sangre Grande, Siparia, Tunapuna-Piarco

Municipalities Trinidad: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin, Port-of-Spain and San Fernando
 
Ward: Tobago

Capital City of Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain


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Car Rental Trinidad

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Hotels in Trinidad

Somewhere2stay.com  -  Cheap Holiday Accommodation Tobago

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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National Parks / Sanctuary

 The Main Ridge Rain Forest Reserve
 Little Tobago Bird Sanctuary
 Tobago's wetlands

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  Kuoni Holidays 

 British Airways  -  Holidays in Trinidad and Tobago 
On your St Lucia holidays, stand in awe by the towering volcanic Pitons that jut out above its rainforest. Near St Lucia's capital, Castries, you can spend your holidays learning all about its past naval battles at Fort Charlotte. Or relax on St Lucia holidays on Anse Chastanet's palm-fringed beach.

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 Cuffie River Nature Retreat
Cuffie River Nature Retreat, a romantic and secluded tropical rainforest and exotic birding resort located at the edge of Tobago's main ridge - the oldest protected tropical rainforest in the western hemisphere.
Enjoy exotic birding and tropical rainforest tours, romantic and secluded weddings, honeymoon and anniversary experiences, comfortable accommodation and wonderful cooking.
Our romantic and secluded resort offers opportunities for adventure vacations, unique and romantic wedding and honeymoon experiences, rainforest adventure tours and exotic birding in a tropical rainforest setting.
 Newton George  -  professional birdwatching and nature tour guide
Newton will personally guide you throughout Tobago with his wealth of knowledge.

Travel Guides Trinidad / Related books

Travel Guides Trinidad [ amazon.co.uk ]

Trinidad and Tobago (Rough Guide Travel Guides S.)  -  Dominique De-Light, Polly Thomas
The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago is the most extensive guidebook available to these unspoilt islands, full of opinionated accounts of the region's fascinating history and unique national character. The guide includes impeccably detailed coverage of the best places to visit, as well as the best bars, restaurants and accommodation on both islands. From bustling Port of Spain to the most remote corner of Tobago, this is the only guide to the islands you will need. This new edition includes a full-colour introduction with stunning photography of the islands' top attractions, hand-picked by the authors.
Paperback 400 pages (January 27, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843533405
Trinidad and Tobago (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Guides S.)  -  Lawson Wood
This guide includes full colour underwater photography, location-specific to allow divers to see at a glance what to expect from their dive. It offers a new section on marine life and conservation, health and safety, plus dive maps with reef details.
Paperback 128 pages (May 26, 2000); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications - Pisces; Language: English; ISBN: 0864427778

Transport / How do I travel to Trinidad & Tobago

 Trinidad Airport

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets Port of Spain / Flight tickets Tobago 

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Trinidad.

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Singapore Airlines  -  Flights from London and Manchester to Tobago

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights Trinidad / Price comparison possible

 Maps International - Maps of Trinidad   
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 Maps Trinidad [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]
Trinidad and Tobago Insight Fleximap Map (Insight Flexi Map S.) 
"Fleximap Trinidad and Tobago " contains five maps including Tobago, the Lesser Antilles, Scarborough, Trinidad and Port of Spain. It also lists Top Ten recommended sights - from Queen's Park Savannah to Fort King George, as well as useful travel information, climate tables and local transport details.
Map (October 31, 2002); Publisher: Insight Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 9812349111


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 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Tourist Board Trinidad & Tobago  -  Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Office

 Port of Spain  -  Capital City of Trinidad

 Scarborough  -  de facto Capital City of Tobago
The town is dominated by Fort King George, a 18th Century fortification named for King George III which now hosts a historic/archaeologic museum.

 Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo
 Diego Martin
 Princes Town
 Rio Claro-Mayaro
 San Juan-Lavantille
 Sangre Grande
 Siparia
 Tunapuna-Piarco

 Arima
 Chaguanas
 Guayaguayare
 Point Fortin
 Point Lisas
 Pointe-a-Pierre
 San Fernando
 Toco

 Gulf of Paria

 University  -  University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
Autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 15 different countries in the West Indies.

Cuisine / Trinidad Foods / Recipes

The Cuisine of Trinidad is indicative of the blends of Asian, Creole, Indian, Italian and Lebanese gastronomic influences.

 Callaloo - a representative main dish from Trinidad and Tobago
Creamy and spicy soup made of dasheen leaves, ochro, coconut milk, pumpkin and chandon benit (French thistle).
 IslandFlave  -  Trinidad recipes
Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago -  Ramin Ganeshram
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago is more widely known as a vacation destination than for its cuisine . It was a British colony from 1779 until 1962, and in those early colonial years its population grew to include East Indian and Chinese indentured servants who worked in the sugar plantations alongside African slaves. Trinidadian food is marked by the blending of these cultures. As such, curry, Indian breads, callaloo (a soup of West African origin), and fried rice are all among the national dishes.
Hardcover 250 pages (October 30, 2005); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc.; Language: English; ISBN: 0781811252

History of Trinidad & Tobago

Independence: 31 August 1962 [ from UK ].

Prior to European contact, the island of Trinidad is reported to have been occupied by various Amerindian nations some of whom were described as being Caribs while others were reportedly Arawaks. Tobago was inhabited by Island Caribs. The aboriginal name for Trinidad was Kairi or Iere which is usally said to mean The Land of the Hummingbird, although others have reported that it simply meant island.

 Trinidad's History - Wikipedia
The Loss of El Dorado - V.S. Naipaul
A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad The Loss of El Dorado exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture and their consequences on all strata of society - from the idealist to the reactionary - in a moving account which penetrates aspects of a complex society more often overlooked by professional historians. It is made up of two forgotten stories - the first being Walter Ralegh's raid on Trinidad and South America in 1595 and ends with his return in 1617, paroled from Tower of London. The second story occurs nearly two hundred years later - the story of the British-sponsored attempt from the newly captured island of Trinidad to set going a revolution in the Spanish Empire. The author looks at what Ralegh left behind in the Caribbean. A brilliantly written narrative history of scandals, betrayal, colonization and forgotten lands - ideal for readers of general history and travel writing.
Paperback 256 pages (September 21, 2001); Publisher: Picador; Language: English; ISBN: 0330487078

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Music of Trinidad and Tobago
The Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago is best known as the homeland of calypso music, including 1950s stars Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. Other forms of music include Carnival songs like lavway and leggos, as well as bongo music (which originated at wakes). Yoruban shango and Dahomean rada are also popular among the descendants of indentured servants in Port of Spain.
Calypso [ Early performers ], Soca, Rapso, Brass bands, Chutney music.
Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making -  John Cowley
Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and the links that existed with other territories and beyond. Calypso emerged as the pre-eminent Carnival song from the end of the nineteenth century and its association with the festival is investigated, as are the first commercial recordings by Trinidad performers. These featured stringband instrumentals, 'calipsos' and stickfighting 'kalendas' (a carnival style popular from the last quarter of the nineteenth century). The emphasis of the book is on history, and great use is made of contemporary newspaper reports. colonial documents, travelogues, oral history and folklore, providing an authoritative treatment of a fascinating story in popular cultural history.
Hardcover 267 pages (February 23, 1996); Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0521481384

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 Mandarin Productions  -  small company specializing in bird song CD's
Bird Song of Trinidad & Tobago Recorded by John Hammick and Richard Ffrench.
Of more than 450 bird species recorded from Trinidad & Tobago, this 3 CD set covers 179 of the resident species described in Richard ffrench's indispensable 'A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad & Tobago'.
To maximise the usefulness of this set, migrant species from North and South America are excluded. These recordings include many highly sought-after species such as Trinidad Piping-Guan, Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Red-bellied Macaw, Common Potoo, Oilbird, White-tailed Sabrewing, Scaled Antpitta, Bearded Bellbird, Blue-backed Manakin, and Black-tailed Tityra.
Also included are vocalisations of five species of parrots, five owls, three nightjars, three trogons, five woodpeckers, five woodcreepers, four spinetails, all 10 antbirds, three manakins, 26 tyrant flycatchers, five thrushes, five American blackbirds, 12 honeycreepers and tanagers, and three grassquits.

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