The 9 Trinidad and Tobago Birdwatching Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Birdwatching, Waterfall, Rainforest and Island Nature Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $90Our pick

Join Michael of Birdman Tobago Tours for a guided Tobago nature outing by air-conditioned vehicle. Choose rainforest birdwatching, Argyle Waterfall, or a longer island route. Michael can identify birds by call and often spots small wildlife before you do. Pickup is available from hotels and the cruise dock.

“Michael is a great guide. When a bird makes a sound, he can tell you what bird it is and find it quickly. He was very helpful with getting pictures when we could. He was punctual, meeting us at the cruise ship harbor and at the end of our tour, asked if we needed to go anywhere else.”

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2.Bird Watching Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $90

Join Michael, known locally as the Birdman, for a three-hour Tobago bird-watching tour through the rainforest and Main Ridge area. He uses local knowledge and bird calls to help you spot a wide range of species, with pickup included and groups limited to six people.

“We had a great time with Michael. His car was clean. He picked us up and showed us around. Would highly recommend.”

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3.Caroni Bird Sanctuary Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $75

Join Dominic, Sharon, Jade, or another local guide for a four-hour Caroni Swamp outing from Trinidad hotels. Cruise mangrove channels by flat-bottomed boat, watch scarlet ibis return to roost, and look for flamingos, caimans, snakes, crabs, and other wildlife. Pickup, bottled water, and a mobile ticket are included.

“Excellent and memorable tour! Our guide Dominique was very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and fully bilingual, for Spanish only speakers in my group. The Caroni swamp is a very interesting reserve and the ability to watch all the wildlife, including lots of flamingo and the famous Red Ibis, was the highlight of the experience. Totally recommended!”

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4.Yerette Home of the Hummingbird

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · from $96

Visit Yerette, the Ferguson family’s private hummingbird garden near Trinidad’s hills. Theo and Gloria explain the birds, property, and local setting while you watch up to 14 of Trinidad and Tobago’s 18 hummingbird species. Pickup, drop-off, and a light meal are included.

“This 5 hour trip involved 1.5 hours getting there and back, and 3.5 hours in a couple's back yard having a light lunch in the midst of a 3 hour lecture on hummingbirds. (There were numerous hummingbirds using the feeders hung around the baRead more”

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5.The Scarlet Ibis – Caroni Swamp Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $55Best value

Start at 3 pm with pickup and a boat ride through Caroni Bird Sanctuary, where Scarlet Ibis return to roost. Guides including Mitch and Richard may assist, and the outing can finish with doubles on Ariapita Avenue. Bring insect repellent and binoculars.

“The swamp is just amazing. Read up on the scarlet ibis to appreciate this even more. Mitch dropped us onto the boats from our hotel. The tour itself was great fun. This being November, scarlet ibises come to roost here and we saw around Read more”

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6.Port of Spain: Caroni Bird Sanctuary by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews

Spend four hours exploring Caroni Bird Sanctuary by boat with an English-speaking guide. You’ll drift through mangroves and lagoon waters, watch for scarlet ibis, snowy egrets, and large-billed terns, then return as birds gather against the setting sun. Hotel pickup is included.

“Mark was such a nice guy, on time, easy to deal with, knowledgeable and very friendly.”

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7.Tobago: Little Tobago Bird Sanctuary Visit and Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $150

Spend six hours exploring Tobago’s Atlantic coast by road and boat. From Speyside, you’ll ride a glass-bottom boat to Little Tobago, walk its bird sanctuary, snorkel near Goat Island, swim at Argyle Falls, and eat at Jemma’s Tree House. Guides such as Keino and Karlan add local insight.

“Die eigentliche Little Tobago Tour beginnend am Hotel Blue Water Inn in Speyside hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Crew auf dem Glass Bottom Boat war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, die Glasscheiben des GBBs sauber, so dass man Korallen und Fische gut sehen konnte. Die Führung über die Lit Tob Island kompetent, Flora und Fauna interessant. Überhaupt nicht zugesagt hat uns der unfreundliche Taxifahrer! Er hat die Zeit des Treffens kurzfristig um 30 Min nach vorne verschoben, um uns dann aber 20 Min warten zu lassen. Darauf angesprochen kam lediglich mehrfach ein aggressives „good time“. Vorgestellt hat er sich auch erst nach mehrmaligem Nachfragen. Dann fuhr er nach Scarborough, um…”

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8.3 Hours Rainforest Walk in Tobago (Private) Lunch + Hummingbirds

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $180

Join guide Ellis Clarke for a private, low-intensity walk in Tobago’s Main Ridge Rainforest Reserve. Expect rental boots, streams, waterfalls, bird and plant spotting, a local lunch, and a close hummingbird encounter, with pickup at 9 a.m.

“This hummingbird experience was unexpectedly amazing. The. bird was sipping from a small container in my hand. You could hear the hum of the wings while it hovered.”

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9.Yerette Home of the Hummingbird and Caroni Wildlife Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $130

Spend about eight hours exploring two of Trinidad’s best-known wildlife settings. Visit Yerette, a private hummingbird sanctuary in Maracas Valley, for tea and a light lunch, then take a boat through Caroni Swamp to look for scarlet ibis and other swamp life. Hotel pickup and drop-off are offered.

“I could have stayed and watched the hummingbirds all day. This tour was the highlight of my trip to Trinidad. I share stories of the experience as often as I can and encourage people to visit for the education, home cooked meal and friendship. You will want an experienced guide and driver to get to the house. Mine was both.”

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