Trinidad's Carnival is considered the Caribbean's biggest and steel-pan competition crowns the world's best, while Tobago offers the calmer beaches and the world's oldest legally protected rainforest at Main Ridge.
Highlights
Port of Spain
Tobago beaches
Caroni Swamp
Pitch Lake
When to Visit
Jan-Feb
Carnival season builds from early January with fete after fete, peaking on Carnival Monday and Tuesday with Pretty Mas and J'Ouvert pre-dawn paint.
Mar-Jul
Dry season continues, Tobago beaches at peak with Buccoo Reef glass-bottom boats, and the Phagwa Hindu festival in March spreads coloured powder.
Aug-Oct
Wet season with afternoon storms, Tobago Heritage Festival in mid-July, and the country at its greenest along Main Ridge rainforest.
Nov-Dec
Divali Hindu festival lights up Trinidad's east-west corridor, and parang Christmas music fills bars through the holiday season toward Carnival prep.
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