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Cluster · Port of Spain

Botanic Gardens & Emperor Valley Zoo

Morning cluster: shaded lawns and a small zoo beside the Savannah; go at opening, before the heat.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.7′
Places
2
Botanic Gardens
Botanic GardensPhoto: AlixSaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rules in force · 11Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Downtown pavements are crowded and uneven
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ↗Check entry rules for your passport with the Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Division before you fly; visa-required nationals apply for an e-visa online.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians: leave it at home.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ↗Leatherback turtle nesting beaches have seasonal access rules: visit with a licensed guide or permit.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ↗Violent crime is concentrated in parts of Port of Spain and the east–west corridor: read your government's list of areas to avoid and move by car after dark.
  • Port of Spain and north-west Trinidad ↗In the wet season (Jun–Dec) heavy rain can flood roads: keep a spare day for the north coast.
  • Port of Spain ↗Downtown pavements are crowded and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • Port of Spain ↗After dark, take a trusted taxi or ride-hail door to door; do not walk between clusters, and downtown is empty after 18:00.
  • Port of Spain ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians: leave it at home.
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Botanic Gardens
Botanic GardensPhoto: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Botanic Gardens
Botanic GardensPhoto: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The Royal Botanic Gardens and Emperor Valley Zoo (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
high
Surface
garden paths
Sleep here or visit
visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

ABCDEF
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Garden lawn shade

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Zoo entrance

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Garden bench

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Zoo kiosk

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Roadside shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Gate stop

Place to sit · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.7 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens

    Go at opening, before the heat: 60–90 minutes of shaded lawns and mature trees; combine with the zoo next door, and leave by 10:30.

  2. Emperor Valley Zoo

    Go at opening with children, before the heat: 60–90 minutes of shaded paths and local species; pair with the Botanic Gardens next door.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Queen's Park Savannah & the Magnificent SevenWalk or short car south~8 minflat
Independence Square, Woodford Square & the cathedralTaxi south~15 minflat

Red lines here

  • Do not feed or touch the animals.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.