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Caroni Bird Sanctuary

Attraction

Caroni Bird Sanctuary

Butler Highway, Caroni

This federally protected swamp and the more than 420 species of birds that call Trinidad and Tobago home are the reason millions of people from around the world come here each year. Take the tour of the Caroni Bird Sanctuary with Winston Nanan, the grandson of the man who worked tirelessly to gain federal protection for this area, and the son of the man for whom the swamp has recently been named. Plan on a late afternoon/sunset tour, where the highlight is thousands of Scarlet Ibis and Snowy Egrets coming to roost for the night on a tiny island. It looks like a Christmas tree dotted with red and white.