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Trinidad & Tobago

Scarlet ibis, a natural asphalt lake and Tobago's coral reefs.

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The 30-second card

CapitalPort of SpainSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
CurrencyTrinidad & Tobago Dollar · $ · TTDSource: Unicode CLDR · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
DrivingOn the leftSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Visa · United Kingdom passport
No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
TippingTipping is not expected.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
SIM and eSIM
Prepaid SIM cards from about TT$100 are sold at Digicel and bmobile shops and work in any unlocked GSM phone.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Apps locals use
TTRS: local ride app (no Uber); get verified before arriving, then pay in TT dollars or by card.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 3 of 5: Cash and cards are about equally common, so carry some of each.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Money in Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago Dollar · $ · TTD
Before travel, set a four-digit card PIN; most ATMs reject longer ones, except Republic Bank's blue ones.
At petrol stations, pay inside or at the cashier booth; foreign cards do not work at the pump.
Carry local cash for taxis, which expect payment in TT dollars.
An ATM withdrawal gives a slightly better rate than changing money at a bank or bureau.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ Collect Trinidad & Tobago Dollar in CointryOur sister app for coin and banknote collectors · cointry.appOpen
Public holidays in the next 12 months
Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day
Sat, 26 Dec 2026 · St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day
Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day
Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday
Mon, 29 Mar 2027 · Easter Monday
Tue, 30 Mar 2027 · Spiritual Baptist Shouter Liberation Day
Thu, 27 May 2027 · Corpus Christi
Sun, 30 May 2027 · Indian Arrival Day
Sat, 19 Jun 2027 · Labour Day
Sun, 1 Aug 2027 · Emancipation Day
Tue, 31 Aug 2027 · Independence Day
Fri, 24 Sept 2027 · Republic Day
Source: Nager.Date · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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Safety today

Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Trinidad & Tobago say, side by side, checked daily.

German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 15 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026
Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Reconsider travel
Calm
Caution
Serious ●
Don’t go

Level 3 of 4

Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 12 Apr 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026
Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 21 Sept 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026
Official page

Scams to know

Drugging and dating-app setups

Refuse strangers' invitations, keep new contacts away from lodgings, guard food and drink.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
LGBT+ dating-app traps

Take great care meeting people through dating apps, especially apps for LGBT+ users.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Snatching through car windows

Keep bags and phones off seats and out of sight while driving, with windows closed.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Card skimming

Keep your card in sight whenever you pay.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.

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Health

Routine shots, MMR; hepatitis A, B if unvaccinated; yellow fever only for Trinidad's deep forest, not entry.
Vaccinations

Keep routine shots current, including measles (MMR); hepatitis A and B are advised for unvaccinated travellers. Yellow fever vaccine is advised only for trips into dense forest on Trinidad and is not an entry requirement.

Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026
Official page

Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.

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Must-see · 1Port of Spain

Capital, lively at night with restaurants, bars and clubs.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Strange & surprising · #1

Tobago has held goat races every Easter Tuesday since 1925, run like horse racing with owners and trainers.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
National anthem: Forged from the Love of Liberty. The lyrics, translated, and the story are in the app. Source: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
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Deep facts

Economy
GDP≈ $25.9 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Per person≈ $18,967Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Top exportsnatural gas, alcohols, ammonia, crude petroleum, iron reductions (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Population
Population1.4 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Median age39.1 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Life expectancy76.5 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
ReligionsProtestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2011 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

About the data

Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.

From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.

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