Arrival Day, Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day, Labour Day, Independence, Easter, or for Hindu festivals like Kartik Nahan, or Orisha days like that of water deity Oshun or the Rain Festival. The destination is usually a beach, or sometimes a river where a curry duck simmers on a coalpot fire. You may be sure that, inside the bus, there is grog aplenty, and pots full of pelau or stewed chicken. Getting there is as much fun as being there. Drive yourself Getting around Trinidad is not difficult.
Cars are available from rental companies at the airport, or in main towns.
Arima in the east, and San Fernando in the south. Coastal and country roads are narrower and more winding. Sailing, game fishing and charter boats are available. You can also travel cheaply on shared-route taxis and maxi taxis. Beaches Trinidad's surf-washed northern beaches are exhilarating and even exhausting for those who wish to play in the breakers all day.