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Cluster · Port of Spain

Queen's Park Savannah & the Magnificent Seven

Early-morning and late-afternoon cluster: the big open park and the row of grand houses along its west side; go when it is cool.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.7′
Places
2
Queen's Park Savannah
Queen's Park SavannahPhoto: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 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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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Queen's Park Savannah and the houses on its western edge (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
some
Surface
path and grass
Sleep here or visit
visit

Eat and drink here

Savannah vendors

Coconut water, corn soup and snacks on the Savannah's edge: go at 06:30–09:00 or 16:30–19:00, buy from a busy vendor, and take a taxi if you go farther than the stall.

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.

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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.

Savannah tree shade

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

Park bench, west side

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Savannah kiosk

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

Castle grounds shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Roadside café

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

Roadside 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. Queen's Park Savannah

    Go early or late: the big park is best when walkers, coconut water sellers and food vendors are out, before the heat or after 16:30.

  2. Stollmeyer's Castle (Killarney) and the Magnificent Seven

    Look from the road, do not plan to go in: a 15-minute stop on the Savannah's west side; walk or take a taxi along Maraval Road in the morning and skip the interior unless an event is open.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Independence Square, Woodford Square & the cathedralTaxi south~10 minflat
Botanic Gardens & Emperor Valley ZooWalk or short car north~8 minflat

Red lines here

  • Avoid the park after dark; join the morning walkers.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

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