Tobago

The two islands of Trinidad & Tobago are quite different. Trinidad, the larger, has an area of 1,864 square miles which dwarfs nearby Tobago, only 21 miles away, with its 116 square miles area.

Both islands have mountain ranges (more precisely 'hills' in the case of Tobago), rainforests, savannahs and, of course, the famous Caribbean coastlines along the north and east regions. Offshore are smaller islands and coral reefs. These combine to give Trinidad and Tobago the most diverse flora and fauna of all the Caribbean islands.

The capital of Trinidad is the Port of Spain, with a population of approximately 52,000. Meanwhile the total population of both islands amounts to 1,260,000. The southernmost of the Caribbean islands, and only 10 kilometres (7 miles) off the Venezuelan coast, the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago geologically are an extension of South America. They are therefore an ideal introduction to the wildlife of the neo-tropics and what better way to watch animals than in a year-round temperature of 29° C (83° F), from beautiful beaches with tropical palms or in mountains with lush, verdant rainforests!