TRINIDAD & TOBAGO HIGHLIGHTS PARADISE DEFINED Here’s what you can’t miss on your visit:
TO SEE Sumptuous scenery both in the wild and in the cultural attractions of the islands’ villages.
TO DO
TO EAT Creole cuisine has exerted the greatest culinary influence. A national favorite is shark and bake, which is a sandwich of deep-fried shark between two slices of fried dough.
TO ENJOY The sultry, mellow sounds of calypso, steel pan and other unique Caribbean music, which Trinidad claims to have invented.
by the Tourist Information Office, duty-free stores, clothing boutiques and souvenir shops.
Prefer to eat on the go? Sample these tasty street food staples: • Corn soup • Doubles: deep-fried flour patties stuffed with curry chickpeas • Souse: boiled and pickled pig trotters or chicken feet, served cold in brine and seasoned with lime, cucumber, hot pepper and onion slices • Aloo pie: Indian-flavored fried potato pie
At the Tourist Information Office, visitors can instantly get recommendations on attractions, hotels and taxis from a friendly and professional staff. The office also adjusts its hours to accommodate arrivals and, in keeping with modern life, is a Wi-Fi hotspot. Immediately outside the terminal is a craft market, and the country’s main shopping district is just a short walk away. The spectacularly revamped waterfront area also boasts a Hyatt Regency Hotel.
you’ll also find a selection of dishes like pelau, roti, sancoche (a lentil soup with meat and vegetables), stews, saltfish and dumplings, local ground provisions (yams, taro), and more throughout small eateries and open-air restaurants.
Where you can find the Tourist Information Office: The office is usually situated within the vicinity of the Brian Lara Promenade, the largest recreational space in downtown Port of Spain. This is the first access point to the city when exiting the Cruise Ship Complex.
For Cruise Ships
From the Brian Lara Promenade, the visitor guide can recommend and direct you to a number of fascinating sites and attractions in and around the city. The visitor guide uniform is a red shirt and black trousers or skirt. All visitor guides wear photo identification badges.
For cruise ships, Trinidad & Tobago is a dream. The islands are situated comfortably below the hurricane belt, and Port of Spain—the country’s capital—boasts one of the largest deep-water harbors in the Caribbean, well able to accommodate mega-ships. Cruise vessels dock at the Cruise Ship Complex, where disembarking passengers are greeted by dancers in dazzling Carnival costumes, calypso singers or musicians playing the indigenous steel pan. Inside the terminal building, this spectacular greeting is enhanced
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Explore the rainforest of Trinidad and the reefs off Tobago.
Exotic drinks also abound—from coconut water to mauby and sorrel. Strange names, wonderful tastes!
About the Tourism Development Company Limited The Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC)— implementation arm of Trinidad & Tobago’s Ministry of Tourism—has a long-term vision for the islands as a cruise destination and is working to develop the sector alongside the Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago.
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