Trinidad and Tobago Travel Forum

Is there a ferry to margarita island from T & T? If so how much and how longof a boat ride is it?---
or does it make more sense to take a plane. . . ?
bartago

Hello I just joined vt and was excited to go to the Tobago forum to find people interested in or coming to Tobago. But alas! Where are you????

Visiting some friends in T&T. They requested I bring some Boudain (it's a sausage type meat packaged like bratwurst). Can I package that in my underside luggage? I know there are restrictions on fruits and vegetables coming in the country... but I can't remember meat.

Any help would be appreciated

Hi dear all,

I'm traveling with my 2 lady friends coming June (14days) to spain.
We will be landing at Barcelona, then travel to Madrid and Andulucia, then back to barcelona again for our return flight.

As this is the 1st tiem we are traveling to Spain, any recommendations on:

1) Good, clean, convenient budget hostels/apt/hotels

2) Places to visit in these 3 cities (each city we will stay around 4 days) nature/shopping/architectures- What are the must not miss places to go?

3)Is it convenient to travel by train to these 3 cities? How much will it roughly cost to book a train ticket from Barcelona->madrid->andulucia->Barcelona(sevilla). is there return train tickets available for within 14 days' travel?

4)I understand there's free entry to various museums/toursim sites..is there any website i can know which day/timing can we go in for free?(we are on a budget you see...)

Thank you so much in advance :)

Jess

Hi to everyone!

I go for Christmas / New Year's eve to T&T. Will spend most of the time on Tobago, so my time on Trinidad will be limited. Say 2-3 days. Outside of Port-of-Spain, what would be most interesting destinations to check-out? Any advice is highly appreciated.

Alex

Folks,

1) I go to Tobago for about 10 days. Plan to stay a couple of days in Scarborough and afterwards in Castara and Charlotteville. Can somebody advice on good places to stay in Charlotteville and Castara?
2) Does anyone know if hitch-hiking is working on Tobago?

Thanks a lot for collective wisdom,

Alex

Hi, I am due to travel to Tobago next January, has anybody know anything reguarding an hotel called "Candles in the wind"?
I apreciate any answer
Thanks

We're traveling to Tobago from the UK in January 2009 with our 18 month old baby. Will it be safe to assume I can buy my baby's diapers once I arrive in Tobago, or should I bring my favorite brand with me to make sure we have no disasters?!

Your advice would be welcomed. Many thanks.

I'm going to reserve an accomodation in Tobago and would like to find something walking distance from Crown Point area (airport and surroundings) and Store Bay. How far are exactly Bon Accord and Canaan? Do anybody know something about Serenity Apartments? Is it true that they're few minutes on foot from Crown Point and only 20 minutes from Pigeon Point?
Thanks to all of you.

Hi All
Afriend would like to see Angel Falls in Venezuela while on holiday in T&T.
He is not able to trek so I guess it would just be a flight over the falls.
Can this type of trip be arranged ,if so when is the best time and what would be the cost.?
Grateful for any help

Hi All
Can anyone help a friend of mine who wants to see Angel Falls as a side trip from T&T.
Is this possible ?they are not able to trek ,so I imagine it would just be a tour flight over the Falls
Grateful for any help
Lorna

I will be arriving at the Port of Spain airport around 9:30 p.m. and have to be back again for a flight to Guyana at 7:30 a.m. (So I have to be there two hours early?) I do not want to spend a fortune for the night. Is there any cheap but safe hostel close by, or does anyone just spend the night at the airport when they have to be there so early anyway? Thanks.

greetings all
i would like to know how to get to costa rica from trinidad or tobago, are there any airlines that connect the two countries,i did hear that there would be flights going to costa rica from piarco but has that taken place as yet
thankyou
and blessings
shivamoon

Hi: I am planing my trip to Trinidad, and I am wondering if anyone knows if there are Hotels located on,or very close to Sweet Briar Road,St Claire ,and if you do have any information about the hotels would be grate for same. Thanks

Hi guys, I hope you can help me. Me and my fiancee are planning on getting married in tobago. September is the easiest time for us to get off as we want 3 -3.5 weeks to enjoy the island. I have read many of these forums but looking for advice on how the weather will be as we want to be able to guarantee sunny weather for the day we get married and also, so we can enjoy our honeymoon.

I have been to T&T between the months of february and August about ten years ago and have experienced the sun - then two hours of rain - then sun again conditions that sometimes arise - is that the worst that happens in september or is there a danger of having two weeks of completely overcast all day conditions?

Two more things - I understand its not tourist season in september - will we experience any unique problems?
I see on forums that people are saying its getting bad for attacks - is this just a matter of common sense or should we be more careful than when I stayed in Trinidad ten years ago- Im a 6ft 237lb bodybuilder - am I still at risk of getting mugged?

Any advice will be gratefully received (and I know - being big dont mean nothing when the other guy has a cutlass - lol)!

Hi,

I would like to fly or ferry from anywhere in Trinidad and Tobago to Cuba in August. I have had trouble finding anything on the net, and am not sure if any airline does direct flights. Does anyone have any information on this?

E.g.
Are their direct flights?
If not, what would be the cheapest place to stopover?
Are their ferries?
It is quite easy to get to Venezuela from TT - any flights to Cuba from here?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

hello everybody..

i ll go trinidad tobago soon..i am planning 2 days tobago and 1 day port of spain..
is anybody can tell me about nice and safe location in port of spain?

is there safe?is there touristic areas or do u prefer i dont stay port of spain and i go isla margarita from tobago?

thanx so much..urgent pleaseeeee

Hi ,
I was looking to arrange a holiday visiting CUBA ,and either GUYANA or TRINIDAD.

I'm hoping to see one of the West Indies v Sri Lanka cricket test matches in March, and also visit Cuba.

I'm flying from the UK (Newcastle).

Can anyone advise where I can find regional flights CUBA-GUYANA or CUBA-TRINIDAD.

Thanks
David

Dear VT Members,

Thanks for the immense support you offered me when i needed it.Please my wife and i just got married and we decided that instead of going to Cuba with our friends,we will rather visit Trinidad and Tobago,though our friends are still leaving for Cuba.
She really want this vacation,so we have decided to visit Trinidad and Tobago on the 8th of March and stay for a month.Please we need a friend who would be able to help us with locations and information.We will also need an accomodation,so pls someone help us find a friend who would help us arrange an affordable accomodation as well as show us places around town.

Thanks and we will very much appreciate any assistance.Looking forward to hearing from any VT Member with such a help!!! You can reach me on samchelgh@gmail.com

Thanks again and have a lovely day!!

We're thinking that it would be fun to be in Tobago for the goat and crab races, but have a couple of questions. Is it going to be difficult to arrive on Easter Sunday in Port of Spain and find accommodations, then ferry over on Monday and find accommodations? We prefer not to make reservations in advance but will if we have to. Will it be more expensive? Is it worth planning our trip to get there at that time or maybe more of a hassle if businesses are closed? Any ferry interruptions at Easter? Thanks for any info!

i would like to find someone for visiting trinida and tobago together. thanks
e mail: sen0969@hotmail.com

We arrive about 8pm and leave about noon the next day from Port of Spain (in March). The last time we did this (2000) we stayed in the BelAir, but have read Very Bad Things about it recently, so am hoping for other suggestions for airport hotels. We'd prefer a free shuttle to/from airport and it'd be nice to have a convenient (attached or not) restaurant. I appreciate any help you can give me.

Hi there,

I am hopefully traveling to Trinidad in March to photograph a wedding. I am a professional photographer here in Toronto. I will be traveling on my own and am just wondering how safe Trinidad is for someone like me traveling with my equipment? I have recently traveled quite a lot to Mexico City & area so I am quite aware of the safety issues there. I'm hoping that Trinidad is not as bad.. Please help if you can.

Hello!

In april we (me and my wife) spend a few days on T&T and now we have worryes:-we allready have air ticket for Aeropostal flight to Caracas-but...after delays (as I heared )-have we enough time in caracas to catch intercontinental flight to Europe (5 hours-is enough?). Has anyone do this?


thanks! martin

Does anybody know if there is an approved yellow fever vaccination centre in Port of Spain? If so, any idea of the cost for the vaccine? It is very expensive to get the vaccination in the USA.
Thanks
Ron

Hy!
I will be in Tobago on the 9.10.
I will be in Trinidad on the 16.10.
if you want to meet me drop me a line.
Manfred

I will be going to Trinidad and Tobago in November and wanted to go to Margarita Island after. Does anybody know if there is a ferry that goes directly from Trinidad to Margarita Island, or is the ferry from Chaguaramas to Guiria, Venezuela the only option. Alternately, does anybody know if it is possible to hitch a ride on a yatch or other boat from the harbor.

Thanks,
Ron

Hello All - My family and I are arriving in Trinidad, on our way to Tobago for a Christmas holiday - My question is about the ferry, either the fast or the slow one, that runs from Trinidad to Tobago - Does it operate on the 24th or 25th of December [2007] - and if it does, what are the times? Thanks in advance

does anybody know which airlines fly from the middle east (bahrain) to trinidad & tobago? I have to get in port of spain...
thx!

My name is Manfred and I am from from Austria/Europe.
I will be in Tobago on the 9.10 for one week.
And in Trinidad on the 16,10. for one week.
Who wantws to meet me?
Drop me a line-
Manfred