Field Trip to Maracas Bay

Maracas Bay is the perfect getaway for any islander. It offers opportunities for picnics, sea bathing and family gatherings. There is ample space for beach goers and a lifeguard presence for safety. Toddlers should be supervised at all times as there is usually a large crowd in addition to the sea waters.

Rating: 4/5

Field Trip to Chaguaramas Boardwalk

The Chaguaramas Boardwalk is located along part of Trinidad's north western coastline. It is an ideal place for picnics and visiting the beach. There is an abundance of seating and food stalls located on the boardwalk. It is well maintained and had proper garbage disposal and washroom facilities.

Activities:

Ideal for family outings and gatherings, play dates and sea bathing.

Rating: 2/5

Field Trip to San Fernando Hill

Once revered by the Amerindians, here you have one of the best vistas in Trinidad. Around it, all the city’s roads circle. Leave the highway at the San Fernando exit, turn left onto the San Fernando bypass, and at its crest take a right turn; almost immediately Circular Road branches off to the right, and by Soong’s Great Wall restaurant a small signposted road on the left climbs the hill almost to the summit. Once atop it,  you can see most of southern and central Trinidad, with the Northern Range, the offshore islands and the mountains of Venezuela suddenly revealed as the continuous structure they are. There are visitor facilities, a small display, lookouts and picnic huts, a children’s area and play park. The hill is one of the main event venues in the city.

Cost:

Admission is free to the public.

Activities:

The site is ideal for picnics. There are also a children's area and play park.

Rating: 3/5

Source: Discover Trinidad & Tobago

Field Trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens

The Gardens are comprised of twenty-five (25) hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds located north of the capital city of Port of Spain.

Trinidad and Tobago are the southern-most islands of the Caribbean and enjoy a tropical climate with a distinct dry season (from January to May) and a wet season (from June to December). It has a mean annual temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and an average rainfall of 1526 mm per year.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, established in 1818, is one of the oldest gardens in the West Indies which has had a continuous existence.

Today, the gardens consist of approximately seven hundred (700) trees of which thirteen percent (13%) are indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago. Trees in our gardens represent every continent of the world.

The objectives of the Royal Botanic Gardens are as follows: 

• Conservation
• Education
• Research
• Recreation

Cost:

Admission is free to the public.

Opening Times:

6:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Activities:

The site is ideal for picnics before or after visiting the Zoo.

Rating: 3/5

Source: Botannic Gardens Conservation International