Travel guide - Trinidad & Tobago | Petit Futé (French)

Two small islands in the north - east of Venezuela ... with the only palette of colors, the blonde of the sand, the blue of the sea, the white of the foam and the emerald of the forest, Trinidad N ' has not changed much since Christophe Columbus. A virgin land where giant turtles come up every year tens of thousands of eggs since time immemorial ... only 80 km separate the north and south of the island of Trinidad. Yet what diversity! A jungle that covers cashed valleys, steep hills dotted with rivers, waterfalls by hundreds, not to mention the marshes or the mountainous forests, homeland of the monkey, of the Tatou, the Emperor butterfly, parrot and the orchid. A Naturalist Dream! Archetype of the treasure island, Tobago has the reputation for having inspired Daniel Defoe when he imagined a decor for Robinson Crusoe. It is true that the island has everything to lend itself: a virgin forest behind no less than 70 beaches of fine sand, lagoons and reefs of corals with turquoise waters, a very rich fauna and flora, a populated past Native Americans and naval battles, ... Added to this is an ancestral folklore from African traditions and maintained by a very largely creole population. To do not doubt, Tobago will soon be a popular Caribbean destination. Its atypical identity, Trinidad & amp Tobago owes it to a unique brewing between Amerindian, African, European and Indian cultures. A very rich mixed heritage that has forged an identity specific to this little nation. The carnival, which takes place in February or March at the sound of Steel - Bands and Calypso, is one of its best illustrations. Considered rightly as one of the most beautiful in the world, it is a magical color, musics, dances a huge party.