Asa Wright - Caroni Swamp

The Asa Wright Bird Sanctuary is located on the southern slope of Trinidad's Blue Mountains in a tropical rain forest. It was formerly a cocoa & coffee plantation, and the manor has been converted to a quaint hotel and conference center. The Asa Wright center is one of Trinidad's national treasures. We visited there with Jesse James' Memebers Only Maxi-Taxi Service from Chaguaramus. (By the way you don't need to be a member of anything to tour with Members Only - it is just a name.)

The Caroni Swamp is located on Trinidad's south shore. It is a huge mangrove swamp inhabited by quite a variety of flora & fauna. This little Boa was taking a nap in the heat of the afternoon.
Perhaps the greatest draw for visitors to the Caroni Swamp is the return of the Scarlet Ibis each evening to roost in the safety of the mangroves.