TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MAKES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIST

National Geographic has issued its annual Best of the World compilation and has included Trinidad & Tobago on the list!

T&T has been placed in its Family category – kid-friendly trips that ‘educate and illuminate’, along with San Francisco, Colombia, Manchester, and Switzerland. The list was curated in collaboration with National Geographic Traveler’s international editorial teams.

“Best of the World is Nat Geo’s annual love letter to the most incredible places in the world, both near and far,” said Nathan Lump, National Geographic’s Editor-in-Chief. “We couldn’t be prouder to shine a light on these 25 extraordinary places that most inspired us this year, and which we know will define travellers’ itineraries for years to come.”

In the compilation, National Geographic describes T&T as a place where “Kids eager to help save the turtles—and encounter hundreds of them as well—can head to Trinidad and Tobago. With loggerheads, greens, leatherbacks, hawksbills, and olive ridleys—five of the seven species of sea turtles—swimming off its shores, this Caribbean nation is a mecca for turtle tourism.

Turtle-watching programs led by approved guides generate revenue to help save these creatures, which are under assault from climate change, habitat loss, and plastic pollution.

Travelers can even volunteer to perform field work such as keeping nesting areas clear of debris, scanning and tagging nesting turtles, and tracking the size and numbers of turtles and their nests.