Trinidad & Tobago Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Trinidad & Tobago Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Trinidad & Tobago and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Etymology: Explorer Christopher Columbus named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage. The tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish.

Capital: Port of Spain.

Independence / foundation: First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century.

The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry.

The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962.

Population: 1 million.

Currency: Trinidadian Dollar (TTD)
1 USD = 6.75 - 6.81 TTD
1 EUR = 7.30 - 7.44 TTD

Time zone: UTC-4

Languages spoken: English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese.

Religions: Protestant 32% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 7%, Anglican 6%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2%, other Protestant <1%), Roman Catholic 22%, Hindu 18%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 8%, none 2%, unspecified 11%.

Climate: Tropical climate with a rainy season from June to December.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $35.66 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $23,300.

Main airports: Piarco International Airport.

World heritage sites in Trinidad & Tobago

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about Trinidad & Tobago

- Trinidad and Tobago is one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean thanks to its large reserves of oil and gas.

- One of the hottest chilli peppers can be found in the country. The Moruga Scorpion was named the world’s hottest chilli in 2012 according to New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute.

- Trinidad & Tobago is home to the largest natural deposit of asphalt, The La Brea Pitch Lake. It holds around 10 million tons of asphalt.

- In 2018, Paula Mae Weekes became the country’s first female president.

- The popular limbo dance was invented in Trinidad and Tobago.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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