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Asa Wright Nature Centre

Mailing: Box 4710, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: 868/667-4655
www.asawright.org

Category: Nature Preserves
Location: Trinidad

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Fodor's Review:

Nearly 200 acres here are covered with plants, trees, and multihued flowers, and the surrounding acreage is atwitter with more than 200 species of birds, from the gorgeous blue-crowned motmot to the rare (and protected) nocturnal oilbird. If you stay at the center's inn for two nights or more, take one of the guided hikes (included in your room price if you are staying here) to the oilbirds' breeding grounds in Dunston Cave (reservations for hikes are essential). Those who don't want to hike can relax on the inn's verandah and watch birds swoop about the porch feeders—an armchair bird-watcher's delight. You are also more than likely to see a variety of other animal species, including agoutis and alarmingly large golden tegu lizards. This stunning plantation house looks out onto the lush, untouched Arima Valley. Even if you're not staying over, book ahead for lunch (TT$75), offered Monday through Saturday, or for the noontime Sunday buffet (TT$100). The center is an hour outside Blanchisseuse; take a right at the fork in the road (signposted to Arima) and drive another hour (the sign for the center is at milepost 7.75) on Blanchisseuse Road; turn right there.

Cost: $10
Open: Daily 9-5. Guided tours at 10:30 and 1:30

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