Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Caribbean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The independent island nation of Grenada is part of the same island group as the Grenadines. Trinidad and Tobago is a nation consisting primarily of two Caribbean islands just off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt.

 

Trinidad is the Carnival capital of the Caribbean. Ranking up there with New Orleans in festivities, the island also boasts a top-notch variety of delicious cuisines such as Chinese, Creole, French, East Indian and Spanish. 

 

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• Toco/Matelot/Grand Riviere - superb scenery, some beaches, leatherbacks
• Nature trails - small waterfalls & streams for bathing

• Maracas/Tyrico/Las Cuevas - scenery & sea
• Carnival/Divali celebrations
• Caroni Bird Sanctuary
• Tobago beaches/Bucco reef
• Pitch Lake