 CAPITAL
CITY: |
Scarborough | ||
| GOVERNMENT: |
Trinidad and Tobago became independent from
Great Britain in 1962 and has a democratic government. |
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| INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT: |
Crown Point Airport (TAB) | ||
| AIRLINES: |
From the San Juan, Puerto Rico daily flights
with American Eagle
Inter island flights with Liat from Barbados and Air Caribbean from Trinidad. ( Phone 868-623-2500 ) - 2 flights weekly from Miami w / BWIA |
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| BAGGAGE
ALLOWANCE: |
Check with each airline | ||
| DEPARTURE
TAX: |
Approximately US $16 / per person | ||
| ENTRY
DOCUMENTS: |
Valid passports & return tickets | ||
| TIME: |
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| LANGUAGE: |
English ( primarily ) You will also hear Hindi, Chinese, French and Spanish | ||
| CURRENCY: |
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| SIZE
OF COUNTRY: |
26 miles long by 7 miles wide | ||
| HIGHEST
POINT: |
Pigeon Peak at 1,860 feet | ||
| POPULATION: |
Approximately 47,000 | ||
| ELECTRICITY: |
120 or 220 volts/60 cycles • Many hotels have outlets similar to those in the US. | ||
| PHONE: |
From US - 868 + 7 digits | ||
| CLIMATE: |
Tropical with constant trade winds | ||
| AIR
TEMPERATURE: |
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| CLOTHING: |
Light , casual. | ||
| EVENTS: |
Carnival in Trinidad March 4 thru 11, 2000
( actual days 6th & 7th ).
Tobago Heritage Festival / last 2 weeks in July till first week-end in August. |
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| WATER
TEMPERATURE: |
Winter 75 / 78 - summer 78/ 82 | ||
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VISIBILITY: |
Winter 60 / 120 - summer 40 / 80 | ||
| RAINY
SEASON: |
July thru December ( mostly Oct / Nov ) | ||
| BEST
TIME TO DIVE: |
Anytime ( great from Feb / Sep ) | ||
| KIND
OF DIVING: |
Drift diving ledges, crevices, sponges and Manta Rays. ( mostly March thru end of June ). Worth taking a trip to either St. Giles and Sisters islands. | ||
| TOP
3 DIVES: |
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| DECOMPRESSION: |
Trinidad / Port of Spain | ||
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INOCULATIONS: |
No / but bring insect repellent for the jungle trips | ||
| DRINKING
H2O: |
Distilled and Purified | ||
| DRIVING
LICENSE: |
Not needed. Driving is on the left side | ||
| ROAD
CONDITIONS: |
Many city roads are well-paved, but winding and narrow country roads are often found with potholes and can be dangerous to maneuver particularly at night and during rain storms. | ||
| GROUND
OPERATOR: |
Island tours are with David Rooks. | ||
| OTHER
ACTIVITIES: |
Cricket - Tennis - Golf - Turtle watch ( lay eggs in April - May, hatch in August ) Trip to Little Tobago, Rain Forest exploring and bird watching. | ||
| TOURISM
BOARD: |
In Trinidad 888-595-4868 or 868-623-1932 |
| RESERVATIONS
USA 800-544-7631 951-204-2987 Fax 951-279-0478 email: travel@scubavoyages.com |
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SCUBA VOYAGES
Dive Travel Services 595 Fairbanks St. Corona, CA 92879 USA |