Bird Hiking in Trinidad and Tobago Offers Much Excitement

Among the more appealing destinations around the world that you can think of for your next bird hiking destination is Trinidad and Tobago that is a part of the world with the best species of fauna and flora with special emphasis on different avifauna species, and in Trinidad and Tobago there are many sites that you can visit for your bird hiking and Carnival City or Port of Spain is especially a good destination that is well worth considering.

Caroni Bird Sanctuary And Mt. St. Benedict

The better bird hiking sites include the Caroni Bird Sanctuary as too Mt. St. Benedict and here you can find the excellent Pax Guesthouses that are located near to the monastery grounds and is the last word in quietude and peace and which gives you plenty of occasion to contemplate life as well. In fact, Pax is well known for its raptors that are found here in good numbers and you can even enjoy the sights from your porch above the Caroni plains or take to a hike around this part of Trinidad.

Once you get out on the trails, there is plenty of excellent bird hiking available that will take you on trails to the adjacent hills and you may even want to visit a bird gallery or two. For those who find hummingbirds to be especially appealing, you could travel East in Trinidad and reach the Asa Wright Nature Centre which is a vast conservatory spanning two hundred and seventy acres that is located in the Arima Valley and it is well know for its excellent trails and abundant and diverse wildlife, herb gardens and also for the hummingbirds and which will make your bird hiking experience very memorable indeed.

If you travel south of Trinidad you will come to Pointe a Pierre Wild Fowl Trust that is another nature conservatory which is known for being a place to breed as well as reintroduce different species of waterfowl and which makes another suitable destination for bird hiking.

Besides places in Trinidad, over in Tobago there is more bird hiking available at the Grafton Caledonia Sanctuary where you can get to see mot mot that are seen flitting in and out of the trees and you might also consider bird hiking in Main Ridge or Little Tobago Island reserves where there are significant nesting of seabirds and more especially is home to Red billed Tropic Birds.