7 Days in Tobago & Trinidad
A two-island journey combining Tobago's postcard beaches and dive sites with Trinidad's vibrant music, food, and wildlife. This trip is for travellers who want beach luxury paired with authentic Caribbean culture—birdwatching, street food, and the energy of a living island.
What to expect
- Pigeon Point: powder-sand beach ringed by palms and reef
- Dive the Buccoo Coral Gardens and Sisters Rocks with giant sea turtles
- Trinidad's Northern Range rainforest: trogons, motmots, and howler monkeys
- Street roti in San Fernando and bird-and-broth in Port of Spain markets
- Glass-bottom boat over Buccoo Reef, sunset catamaran with local rum
Day by day
Fly into Piarco, transfer to Crown Point Airport (short domestic flight or 2-hr drive via ferry).
Check into beachfront resort in Scarborough or Crown Point, walk Pigeon Point Beach.
Sunset at Store Bay, dinner at local beachside restaurant for fresh fish and dasheen.
Boat dive tour: Buccoo Coral Gardens and Pigeon Point Reef (vibrant corals, nurse sharks).
Lunch at a beach shack, rest, snorkel from Pigeon Point Beach in calm water.
Glass-bottom boat over the reef at sunset, dinner at The Seahorse with lobster and mango.
Drive north coast road to Little Tobago Island for snorkeling (seabirds, unspoiled reef).
Visit Argyle Waterfall in the jungle; swim in the pool beneath cascading water.
Return to Scarborough, casual dinner at Jemma's for macaroni pie and stewed chicken.
Early ferry to Port of Spain, Trinidad (1.5 hrs); settle into hotel in the Belmont area.
Tour Queen's Park Savanna and the adjacent Botanical Gardens; walk Ariapita Avenue for colonial architecture.
Street food tour in Frederick Street: doubles, roti, and chow mein from vendors; live music at a rum shop.
Guided birdwatching in Northern Range: scarlet tanagers, motmots, and howler monkey calls.
Visit Asa Wright Centre (nature lodge) for guided rainforest walk and wildlife spotting.
Return to Port of Spain, dinner at a local restaurant for callaloo soup and curried chickpea roti.
Visit the National Museum and Art Gallery to learn Carnival, slavery, and local art.
Explore San Fernando market for fruit, spices, and street food; buy fresh cacao and curry powder.
Return to Tobago via evening ferry; farewell dinner with sunset at Pigeon Point.
Final beach time in Tobago or early shopping in Scarborough.
Fly from Crown Point back to Piarco, onward international connection.
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