Macqueripe Beach

Macqueripe Beach Facility

This is a major tourist attraction, located on the North West peninsula. This is one of the cleanest beaches in the north coast. It is just about a half hour drive from the capital Port of Spain. The beach has a very light surf seeing as it’s in a cove. It's beautiful and a pleasant walk down allows you to snap photos of the scenery. The beach itself has lifeguards and some colorful rocks. It doesn't have the rough surf or the crowds of Maracas beach and it also doesn't require you to drive over a mountain range to get there. There are a few small food vendors and a changing area.

Macqueripe Beach Area

Zip Lining Attraction

One of the main attractions in Macqueripe is the Zip Lining and canopy walk. This is a great way to observe the forest vegetation that surrounds the bay. There are 7 lines and 5 canopy walks all supervised by trained young people. The staffs are very stern and professional in their approach to customers' safety. Any questions or concerns you may have will be addressed. There are also plans to have a longer line over the bay itself. Currently its $120TT to zip-line and it takes about 1 hour (if there is a crowd).

The entire zip line course of seven lines, the highest being 100 feet, takes between forty-five minutes and one hour to complete and is an added attraction to the ever growing popularity of Trinidad’s western peninsula. Initial users of this latest attraction in Trinidad and Tobago describe it as exhilarating and too short as all zippers confessed to wanting more.

 

Coming in to one of the seven platforms

 

Zip Lining Platform





Ticketing Office for Zip Lining

 

Maracas Beach

Maracas Beach

Maracas Bay is located in the north coast of Trinidad; it is about 45 minutes’ drive from the capital of Port of Spain. It is one of the most popular beaches in Trinidad and if you continue along the coast and there are other nice beaches such as Tyrico, Las Cuevas and Blanchisseuse.

Maracas beach is good for bathing, surfing, diving, camping and walking trails. There is also a hotel on the beach where you can spend the night or the weekend. Maracas is famous for its “Bake and Shark”, this is a batter fried shark in a fried bread (bake), served with assorted condiments like, garlic sauce, chadon beni sauce, hot pepper sauce, pineapple, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

Famous Shark and Bake

The Beach

Beach chairs can be rented on site

The road to Maracas is narrow and winding with a very scenic view of mist covered mountains against the blue-green waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Mayaro Beach

Mayaro beach is on the south east coast of Trinidad. It is a popular destination for families on a weekend getaway, especially on holiday or long weekends. The shore is lined with Beach or vacation houses which you can rent for the entire family, where you can prepare your own meals. If you really want a relaxing weekend there are also all inclusive resorts where you can stay. The place is very scenic, it’s ideal for bathing in the Atlantic Ocean, camping or just strolling along the beach. It is a very popular fishing location where you can witness the fishermen pulling in their nets with the evening catch. You can also purchase fresh fish on the beach.

Strolling along the beach

Fishermen tie off their boats after a days work

Waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Toco Beach

Toco is the most north easterly village in Trinidad; it is the point where the Caribbean and Atlantic sea meets. It is the closest point to the sister Island Tobago. It contains nice beaches for camping and bathing. Additionally along the coastal regions are ideal for surfing.

Rocks Along the Coast

View From the Roadway

Clifton Hill Beach Facility

An initiative of Atlantic LNG was handed over to the Borough of Point Fortin as a basic beach facility in 2012. The facility now, although not completed has changing rooms, restaurants, bar, swimming pool, pavilion, stage, conference rooms and long shoreline. Soon the hotel section will be opened to become a full signature Hotel. The place looks beautiful, especially at nights.

Manzanilla

Manzanilla beach is located in the south east coast of Trinidad. The beach stretches 17 miles along the Trinidad coastline. The road is lined with coconut palm, this beach is ideal for strolling, picnicking and camping. The blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean is not ideal for swimming, it has a strong undercurrent.