Down South Tour of Trinidad: Explore Pitch Lake, Iconic Temples, and San Fernando Hill
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21 Ratings
La Brea Pitch Lake
Embark on a captivating tour of Trinidad's southern region, where you'll discover the renowned Pitch Lake, rejuvenate in legendary medicinal pools, and explore iconic landmarks like the Temple in the Sea, Hanuman Murti, and San Fernando Hill.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • La Brea Pitch Lake - This natural reservoir of pitch is known to be the most accessible of its kind in the world. It is also renowned for its medicinal pools which are said to have healing properties.
  • San Fernando Hill - This stop gives you a panoramic view of San Fernando and its environs along with the Gulf of Paria. On a clear day, you can even see as far as Venezuela.
  • Temple in the Sea at Waterloo - This is the modern version of the original Hindu Temple that was rebuilt after its creator.
  • Dattatreya Temple and Hanuman Statue - Here you will get an up close view of the tallest Hanuman Murti outside of India.
What's Included
  • Port of Spain pick-up and drop-off
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Visit the most accessible ‘Pitch Lake’ which is used for manufacturing and road paving all over the world. Bathe in the reputed medicinal pools which, according to the villagers, has healing properties for joint pain and skin conditions. Along with the Pitch Lake, you would also visit iconic stops such as the Temple in the Sea, Hanuman Murti, and San Fernando Hill.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Kindly keep in mind that this tour involves a visit to a religious site where there is a dress code which all guests need to respect
Location
La Brea Pitch Lake
La Brea Village,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Suer748
Dec 24, 2023
Trinidad is terrific - Jeffrey was a great guide. Very knowledgeable. Safe and courteous driver. Went out of his way to show me the sights and help me sample the wonderful food from Trinidad
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Mersyni_p
Nov 12, 2023
The aspault lake (La Brea... - The aspault lake (La Brea Pitch Lake) was an unique experience..thank you Amena.It is amazing how many places I visit and how many things I learned for T&T..thank you mushroom man (Jeffry)
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Ed
Mar 22, 2023
South Trinidad - seeing all the pitch from Pitch Lake is unique. Going to where the floods in 2021 washed away homes and roads was incredible.
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T2155ommaciejk
Jan 22, 2023
A great trip with even greater guide. - The Pitch Lake is a unique site worldwide - that alone was enough for me to make the trip worthwhile. Additionally we have visited the Temple in the Sea and the Hanuman statue. We have also had a look at the industrial installations I was interested in - the old oil refinery and new methanol plant. Ulric was one of the best guides I have ever had - informative, engaged, positive and helpful. We have talked for several hours non-stop and could find many common topics. He has also proposed and arranged a bonus trip in the evening to see the Scarlet Ibis in the Caroni Swamp. Highly recommended.
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Johnhartson9
Dec 8, 2022
Excellent guide - The tour was great, especially due to Ulric the guide, which was one of the best guides I have ever had.
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W3371vhinesk
Nov 4, 2022
A great day - I had a great time. Jeffrey was an excellent driver and very knowledgeable. I learned a lot about Trinidad. The south is definitely worth exploring.
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Camille_j
May 15, 2022
An amazing experience. - What an amazing experience. Our tour guide, Jeff, was beyond hospitable and knowledgeable. He treated us like family and not just as visitors. The places on this tour made you feel as though you were traveling to different countries. Truly picturesque. The food was also very amazing! When I come back, I will specifically ask for Jeff.
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Z6412guandyd
Apr 24, 2023
Tour of Trinidad Industrial Complex - meh - Visiting the pitch lake was very cool. The lunch was excellent and super cheap. The rest was boring. More of a tour of the industrial complexes of Trinidad, such as multiple refineries and cement factories. The temples weren't anything special to me. A long day for not much fun sites. The driver was very nice and communication with the tour company was outstanding
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817l_vias
Apr 23, 2023
Pitch Lake is great! But very long unnecessary return - The experience in the pitch lake was great, swimming in the lakes and walking over the pit is a unique experience. Took us about 1h30 to arrive from Port of Spain. The problem was in the way back, almost 2 hours drive to stop in the middle of nowhere to eat something was not special at all and because of this huge turn we need another hour to arrive in the next attraction making the tour unnecessary too long.
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Elizabeth_b
Nov 25, 2022
DISAPPOINTED ☹️ - I don’t have a story about this trip, because we paid our money $236.00 US Dollars for the Tour, we followed the instructions given to meet at the Hyatt Hotel for 8:00 am. The Down South Tour of Trinidad was to start at 8:30 am. Well guess what no one came for us. We were running to every Van or persons gathered and asking “if they were going on the said above tour”. Each time, we were told no; and each time, we were totally disappointed ☹️. We asked the concierge of the Hyatt hotel to call the said company, after many calls, we spoke with Sandra who told us to call back and speak with Mr. Carvalho. He told me that the vehicle was stuck in flood waters and they have no control over the weather. I, told him that yes, you don’t have control over the weather but, you could have called us and told us something and if the vehicle, you were using got stuck in flood water, is that what you were going to use to drive, you did not care about our safety. He never apologized or cared about us. This is my boyfriend first trip to Trinidad&Tobago and I wanted him to have a good time. MY BOYFRIEND WANTS HIS MONEY BACK ON HIS CREDIT CARD. STAT😡. All who are looking for tours, please use Ms. Gunda. Island experience. We did a Tour and had a great time. We are going on another Tour tomorrow. VIATOR TOUR, Luis wants his money back.
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