Trip for · Tight budgets
Port of Spain for budget travellers
Street food is cheap; hotels and taxis are not.
Key facts
- Days
- 4
- Matching items
- 11
- Verdict
- works
A 4-day outline
Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.
Day 1
Independence Square and the cathedral
Why it fits: Free. The long downtown square and the twin-towered cathedral; busy on weekdays.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free; coconut water TT$10–20. 260 acres of open park with joggers, coconut vendors and the Magnificent Seven along the west edge.
From: Top 10 · cost
Day 2
Why it fits: Free from the road. Seven grand houses along the Savannah, including Stollmeyer's Castle.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free or small fee (check). Shaded lawns and mature trees, laid out in 1818.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Corn soup and coconut water · TT$10–40. Late afternoon.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 3
Doubles and roti
Why it fits: meals under TT$60.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Route taxis
Why it fits: TT$4–8 rides on set routes.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Pholourie and aloo pie
Why it fits: Fried snacks · TT$5–15. With pepper or tamarind sauce.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 4 · Woodbrook & Ariapita Avenue
Free sights
Why it fits: Savannah, Independence Square and the cathedral cost nothing.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Why it fits: Roti with curry filling · TT$45–90. Order 'buss up shut' or dhalpuri.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Before you go
What the guide flags for budget travellers.
- Street food is cheap; hotels and taxis are not. (Good for · verdict: ok)
- Withdraw at ATMs inside banks or malls in daylight; keep small TT$ notes for maxi-taxis, doubles and street food. (Money · ATM rule)