An East Indian Experience

Christopher Columbus sailed west in search of the East Indies, discovering that he had made a wonderful error.  You can chart the same course and encounter a fabulous Indian cultural experience. Have a taste of lightly or heavily spiced food as only ‘Trini’ Indians can prepare it: Roti, Phoulori, curried Duck and more. Take part in the Tassa drumming, Chutney singing.  See the architecture of the Temples, and Mosques. 'Trinidadians' while keeping ties with the motherland, offer a cultural package not seen elsewhere.

The Northern Circle

This adventure takes you along the East-West Corridor to Arima where we visit the Clever Woods Park to view some of the artefacts of our first peoples, the Amerindians. We then visit the Asa Wright Nature Centre, a protected reserve with the widest array of birds, flora and fauna in the Caribbean. We continue our drive deep into the forests of the Northern range to take a short hike to the breathtaking Marianne waterfall. Here we’ll enjoy a dip in the cool refreshing mountain stream, enjoy a picnic lunch and just relax with nature. We’ll continue our tour to and along the North Coast of the island to Maracas Bay, the most popular beach on the island. Here we’ll have a dip in the sea and a taste of our world famous Richard’s Bake and Shark as an evening snack. We’ll then complete the circle by making our way back to your hotel.

‘Wonder of the World’, (the Pitch Lake tour)

We travel south for our first stop at the Temple in The Sea, a Hindu temple built by one Sewdass Sadhoo. He was an indentured immigrant from India who was banned by the colonial power of the day from building a temple on their land. To defy them, he built his temple on 'No man's land', the sea. The temple is now a historical and religious site.

 A local lunch stop is then made at the Gulf City shopping mall for 1-½ hours, where you can also shop or browse. We then continue south for a stop at Pepper corner to sample hot sauces and other preserved delicacies. Our main stop is the ‘Wonder of the World’, the Pitch Lake, for a tour of the area. The first European to visit the lake was Sir Walter Raleigh, the 16^th century explorer. Here you may also have a quick dip in the therapeutic sulfur ponds.

Angostura/City Tour

Our tour begins with a visit to the world renowned, Angostura Factory.  Here you can have a taste of good old ‘Trini’ rum and attempt to steal the secret recipe of Angostura Bitters. Relax with a sumptuous lunch at the facility. Then, experience our Old World architecture by viewing the Magnificent Seven Buildings and other sites of interest in the city. End by viewing the picturesque north western peninsular from Fort George.
**Angostura requires a minimum of 10 persons