Trinidad and Tobago is one country split across two very different islands, and two days only covers one of them. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf, not on the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on. This plan stays on Trinidad: Port of Spain’s food and culture, then Maracas Bay for the beach and the bake and shark.

Trinidad and Tobago is one country split across two very different islands, and three days still only covers one of them properly. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf, not on the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on. Everything here prices in TT dollars, roughly 6.8 to the US dollar, not the Eastern Caribbean dollar most neighboring islands use.

Trinidad and Tobago is one country, not one island. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf rather than the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on; that’s also why the country lies largely outside the main Atlantic hurricane belt. Tobago is the small, calm reef half, a 20 minute flight or a 3.

Trinidad and Tobago is one country, not one island. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf rather than the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on; that’s also why the country lies largely outside the main Atlantic hurricane belt. Tobago is the small, calm reef half, a 20 minute flight or a 3.

Trinidad and Tobago is one country, not one island. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf rather than the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on; that’s also why the country lies largely outside the main Atlantic hurricane belt. Tobago is the small, calm reef half, a 20 minute flight or a 3.

Trinidad and Tobago is one country, not one island, and a week is the minimum for doing both properly. Trinidad is the big, industrial, Carnival-mad half, home to the capital Port of Spain, sitting roughly 11km off Venezuela on the South American continental shelf rather than the volcanic island-arc most of the Eastern Caribbean sits on; that’s also why the country lies largely outside the main Atlantic hurricane belt. Tobago is the small, calm reef half, a 20 minute flight or a 3.