  Trinidad
Click to get the inside scoop from
real travelers here at VirtualTourist. See the Trinidad Travel GuideInside advice from real people on:Overview, Hotels, Things to Do, Restaurants, Nightlife, Shopping, General Tips, Transportation, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Warnings or Dangers, Local Customs, Packing Lists or Sports Travel.
 306 Trinidad Tips.560 Trinidad Photos.0 Trinidad Videos. Trinidad Pages by Alain_Smeets Sponsored Links for Trinidad
Hotel in Trinidad
Get more from Holiday Inn hotels. Free $50 prepaid Gas Card.
Super Cheap Travel Deals
Find Cheap Flights, Hotels and Vacations at Great Rates.
Hotels
Drive & Save! Book 3 nights and Earn a $50 prepaid Mastercard
Trinidad Vacations
Travelzoo®: Your Guide To The Top Trinidad Vacation Deals!
Trinidad Hotels
Hotel Photos, Info & Virtual Tours Find the Hotel You Want at Expedia!
|
 Alain_Smeets' Trinidad Travelogues | | | |
|
| Page Views: 767 Last Visit to Trinidad: May, 2000 | A hike in Topes de Collantes by Alain_Smeets - last update: May 19, 2003 |
| Topes de Collantes, Trinidad |
|  | Today, the 8 May, we are having a short hike on our program. Around 9h00 we are picked up and brought to the national park "Topes de Collantes" were we do a hilly walk to a waterfall. The nature is very beautiful and our guide Delbis, gives plenty of explanation about the birds and the trees on the track. It's a tiring walk and soon the sweat is dripping from our faces. Delbis shows us some liana, but he's warning us for the thorns on it. Now I can understand why Tarzan is making that yell when he swings through the jungle: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaai". He has such a thorn in his hands. |
This trip brings us to a high waterfall, which drops his water in a deep gorge, producing some rapids. It took us about 1,5 hour to get here and now we enjoy the view. Delbis asks if some of us are interested to walk towards the top, I decide to go together with Marinette, Wim and Nele. We reach a small ridge, a few meters below the top of the waterfall. We see the water plunge into the deep. We enjoy the view and we see lots of swallows drink the water from the falls will they are floating. A few smaller swallows moisturise their beak with the water rests in the cracks in the rocks, but a few daredevils get the water by diving into the falling water. | | | Topes de Collantes, Trinidad |
|
| Topes de Collantes, Trinidad |
| | After some relaxing time, we go back down to join the rest of the group who are waiting for us. We change into our swimsuits and take a refreshing dive into the water. Although the water is coming from the mountains, it is not as cold as expected. The water is crystal-clear and refreshing, we feel the tiredness flow out of our body. Behind a big rock, John is splashing around naked, out of sight of the rest from the group. As we see some people coming in the distance, he's asking for his towel so that he can be more representative. |
We are sitting a bit in the rapid and we feel the force from the water pushing against us. As we feel enough refreshed, we start to get ready for the trip back. Because Wim and Nele forgot their water in the bus, we are threatened with a water shortage, but according the guide is this water perfect drinkable and it can be used to refill our water supply. It tastes much better then the purified water that you can buy in the shops. I think I drunk at the spot at least 1,5 litre water before I fill my bottle for the last time. | | | Topes de Collantes, Trinidad |
|
| Topes de Collantes, Trinidad |
| | We meet a Dutch couple they came together with a German-Dutch couple to this place. Like so many they met each other in Cuba and they travel then together to different areas. We start our trip back, but it will take us longer, because we are going more uphill now then before. It's a hard trip now ant the refreshment from a few minutes is now noticeable as sweat drops on our faces. It's now very important to drink on regular times en don't step to fast so that everybody can keep up. We have seen lots of things today and had a lovely day. After refreshment in the bar, we go back to Trinidad where we arrive around 16h00. |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
| Alain_Smeets' Trinidad Travelogues | | | |
|
 Comments for Alain_Smeets about Trinidad | | | | |
Helga67 Thu Jan 26, 2006 21:44 UTC
Excellent tips. | Scandic Sat Jan 29, 2005 16:49 UTC
Wow, thanks a lot for these great Trinidad pages. So many useful tips, especially for hikers like me. I will travel to Cuba this summer and looking forward to do that. Great great job. Pictures were awe too! -Niina | dsantosh Fri Nov 21, 2003 05:24 UTC
Excellant page, fantastic albums, nice tips and great narration. Many many happy returns of the day.Wishing you a happy birthday and the best in future. Have a nice party tonight. | dila Fri Nov 7, 2003 11:26 UTC
great pictures and info |
|
|
email me
add as friend
