When to Go

Trinidad is more of a business destination than a magnet for tourists, so hotel rates (particularly in Port of Spain) are fairly stable year-round; nevertheless, you can usually get a price break during the traditional Caribbean low season (from May to December). Carnival (in January, February, or March) brings the highest rates.

Tobago is much more of a tourist destination, but since the island is more popular with Europeans than Americans, its busy periods are sometimes different from those of islands with more of an American presence.