Trinidad & Tobago: The Asa Wright Nature Centre & Beyond

Birding in Trinidad's Northern Range

Red-billed Tropicbird on Little Tobago Island

Birders on the dock at Little Tobago Island.

Scarlet Ibis at Caroni Swamp

Bird Photography at Asa Wright Nature Centre & Lodge.

Oilbirds on the Asa Wright Grounds.

A Tufted Coquette at Asa Wright.

Leaf-cutter Ants on the trails.

White-necked Jacobin in Trinidad.

White-tailed Nightjar on Little Tobago Island.

White-bearded Manakin at Asa Wright Nature Centre.

A Leatherback Turtle hatchling in Trinidad.

A Yellow Oriole nest in Trinidad.

Birders on the trail at Asa Wright Nature Centre & Lodge.

A Smooth-billed Ani at Aripo Savannah in Trinidad.

A Rufous-breasted Hermit in flight.

Birding at Aripo Savannah in Trinidad.

There is no better introduction to birding in the New World tropics than a trip to the two-island nation of Trinidad & Tobago. The islands contain a diversity of easily-accessible birdwatching habitats that allow unparalleled access to some of the worlds most stunningly beautiful birds.

Trinidad, only seven miles off the coast of Venezuala, contains an abundance of species found in northeastern South America. Tobago’s avifauna is more Caribbean in it’s makeup.

In Trinidad our tours are based at the world-famous Asa Wright Nature Centre, a charming lodge located in a 2,000 acre tract of rainforest high in the Arima Valley of the island’s Northern Range. Visitors usually see more than 40 species of birds before breakfast. For the first time visitor, many of those birds are life birds. (Caligo Ventures is the exclusive U.S. representative of the Asa Wright Nature Centre.)

In Tobago, our tours stay at one of two locations – either the remote and intimate Cuffie River Nature Retreat, located in Tobago’s highland rainforest, or the newly-renovated beachfront Blue Waters Inn on the island’s northern coast.

Guided Group Tours to Trinidad & Tobago

   Independent Birding Ventures to Trinidad & Tobago

   Asa Wright Lodge-only Reservations & Rates

Photos: Verandah at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Pygmy Kingfisher, View from the Verandah, by Peg Abbott

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