Sunset Boat Tour into Caroni Wetlands
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This nature tour takes you in an open flat-bottomed boat into the famous Caroni Wetlands with open lagoons and waterways and a beautiful scenery of the serene landscape of this untouched mangrove swamp. In the sunset you view dozens of different species of wildlife with the highlight being the spectacular Scarlet Ibis. See hundreds of birds fly in unison to their roosting trees.
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Local guide
Food and drinks
Gratuities
- CHILD: : 3 - 11
- ADULT: : 12 - 99
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Caroni Lagoon National Park
This tour takes you into the beautiful serene landscape of the untouched mangrove Caroni Swamp, a world-class destination for bird watchers and outdoor enthusiasts, and home to the National Bird of Trinidad, the bright red Scarlet Ibis.
Bird life is particularly abundant in Trinidad and this tour provides a delightful introduction with appeal to bird-watching enthusiasts as well as those just interested in the outdoors. The Caroni Bird Sanctuary is a 48 square mile wetland area on Trinidad’s western coast, part mangrove swamp and part lagoon.
Upon arrival you will board a large flat-bottomed boat with outboard motor and slowly travel along the beautiful waterways admiring the unusual landscape and variety of birds, crustaceans and other wildlife. Birds you may spot include the neo-tropical cormorant, large-billed tern, tri-colored heron, red-capped cardinal, snowy egret and bi-colored cane-bill – to name just a few. Red, black and white mangroves populate the edges of the waterways and many tiny oysters cling to the roots of the mangroves. There are also possible sightings of non-poisonous snakes in the branches of the trees, caimans or silky anteaters.
Arriving in the wide lagoon, the boat becomes your floating vantage point to witness the protected brightly colored Scarlet Ibis. The birds feed and nest in this area and every sunset they fly in unison to roost, a spectacular cloud of red against the evening sky. They settle in the mangroves as the sun is setting, the quiet atmosphere of the lagoon adding atmosphere to a memorable trip.
Bird life is particularly abundant in Trinidad and this tour provides a delightful introduction with appeal to bird-watching enthusiasts as well as those just interested in the outdoors. The Caroni Bird Sanctuary is a 48 square mile wetland area on Trinidad’s western coast, part mangrove swamp and part lagoon.
Upon arrival you will board a large flat-bottomed boat with outboard motor and slowly travel along the beautiful waterways admiring the unusual landscape and variety of birds, crustaceans and other wildlife. Birds you may spot include the neo-tropical cormorant, large-billed tern, tri-colored heron, red-capped cardinal, snowy egret and bi-colored cane-bill – to name just a few. Red, black and white mangroves populate the edges of the waterways and many tiny oysters cling to the roots of the mangroves. There are also possible sightings of non-poisonous snakes in the branches of the trees, caimans or silky anteaters.
Arriving in the wide lagoon, the boat becomes your floating vantage point to witness the protected brightly colored Scarlet Ibis. The birds feed and nest in this area and every sunset they fly in unison to roost, a spectacular cloud of red against the evening sky. They settle in the mangroves as the sun is setting, the quiet atmosphere of the lagoon adding atmosphere to a memorable trip.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Recenzii
Caroni Wetlands Tour
ThachThao_T, 06-07-2022
The swamp was actually way more beautiful than expected! The Red Ibis and flamingos were spectacular among other wildlife!
Amazing
advait296, 26-08-2022
Made a booking on short notice, and everything went smooth. From booking to drop-off. Breathtaking views if you’re a nature person like me.
Great Tour
Lalita_T, 03-01-2020
Our tour guide and driver was amazing. Pick up and drop off was on point. 100% excellent tour and the photo opportunities are amazing
Great experience if it doesn’t rain.
Nova_F, 26-11-2022
Very relaxing boat trip up the river with lots of wildlife sightings, e.g. snakes and birds. Enjoyed watching the Scarlet Ibis coming home to roost. our guide, Ginelle, from Island Experiences was excellent.
Absolute Amazing Experience!
Tanieka_M, 30-10-2022
My mam and I went in this tour together and had the pleasure of meeting our driver and guide, Kaleel. He picked us up from our hotel, we felt very comfortable and welcome in his vehicle. When we got to the swamp, it was overcast and looked as if it was going to rain, and he let us borrow his personal umbrella, which was very nice of him. We really enjoyed seeing the beautiful birds, and the swamp itself was stunning! 100% recommend this tour, it’s a must when visiting Trinidad! Cameras do the beauty of these birds no justice, you must see it with you own eyes. Thank you to Kaleel and the tour operators for adding to my mam and I’d first trip to Trinidad :)
Birds and Wildlife galore!
Raj_R, 03-01-2023
All went smoothly. Birds were plentiful. Glad we were on boats to get into their roosting areas (at a distance). Our guide, Khalil, was great!
Scarlet Ibis
Jackie S, 17-03-2019
Unusual experience, well organized, friendly crowd and guides. We saw the scarlet ibis all coming home to roost at sunset and a few flamingo on the beach but it was a long way away. We enjoyed the tour along the waterway and would suggest others may too.
We made the best of it
QueenKong21, 25-09-2022
We actually enjoyed ourselves throughly on this tour despite it raining for the first half of the tour and us sitting under a plastic tarp. We had a good group and we all made the best of it with jokes and funny pictures. One of the riders actually had trash bags that she passed out so we could all make ponchos.
I’d love to have the company provide that for future rainy tours. Even having a clear tarp would have been nice so we could still see something while we were covered up.
Once the rain cleared we really enjoyed seeing all the birds and hearing about their history. There has a bit of a political tangent during speech the which lost them one star in this review.
I’d love to have the company provide that for future rainy tours. Even having a clear tarp would have been nice so we could still see something while we were covered up.
Once the rain cleared we really enjoyed seeing all the birds and hearing about their history. There has a bit of a political tangent during speech the which lost them one star in this review.
Best choice if you can spare an afternoon/evening in Trinidad
Richard_H, 02-02-2023
This is my third time doing this trip, and while the novelty has worn off and the actual number of birds (especially egrets) has diminished over the years (although now flamingos are frequent when there used to be none), it is still the best thing to see on Trinidad!
