Caroni Bird Sanctuary Tours
Every day, the scarlet ibis, Trinidad & Tobago’s national bird, flies to nearby Venezuela to feed and heads back to its island home in the late afternoon. Watching the birds in their thousands return to roost in the vivid green mangroves of Caroni Swamp, red plumage blazing against the deepening blue sky, is one of the greatest sights the Caribbean has to offer.
Take a sunset trip by boat through the serene “canals” and tidal lagoons of the swamp, with guides pointing out snakes, iguanas and other creatures as you glide past. Once anchored, sit back and enjoy the hush of dusk until the return of the ibises.
Practical Info
The Caroni Swamp is off the coast of Trinidad, in a bay situated a half-hour drive from the capital Port-of-Spain. If visiting at sunset, remember this is a peak time for mosquitoes, so cover up!
Caroni Bird Sanctuary
- Admire local birds from a boat on this tour of the Caroni Bird Sanctuary. Depart from your hotel in a private taxi and make your way to the bird sanctuary. Accompanied by a guide, board a flat-bottomed boat and admire the natural wildlife. Spot the scarlet ibis, Trinidad’s national bird.
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Caroni Swamp Bird Sanctuary Tour
- The Caroni Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful experience of nature.We will be taking the tour down the Caroni Swamp on a open flat bottemed boat, which is the second largest wetland in Trinidad. It has 5, 611 hectares of mangrove forest, herbaceous marsh, saline lagoons and intertidal mudflaps.The Caroni Swamp is a major roosting place for Trinidad & Tobago's national bird, the Scarlet Ibis and is also home to over 100 avian species.If you are lucky you may spot Caimans, silky anteaters, non poisonous snakes and much more different wildlife.This is such a great tour for eco-tourist, bird lovers and people who love an exciting adventure.
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