Limeland Tours

Limeland House

The tour bus!

This inspirational tour is the highlight behind the foundation of LimeLand Tours.

The 4 hour excursion starts at either 6am or later in the day 2pm when the heat of the day subsides and the wildlife becomes active again.

Always a trip to remember! We head for the internationally protected and largest of Trinidad and Tobago's freshwater wetlands. Our 20 minute drive from LimeLand House to the mouth of breathtaking Nariva Swamp takes us through the hypnotizing beauty of an enormous coastal coconut estate. Uncommon, localized woodpeckers and hawks are invariably spotted during the drive.

Enter the swamp with Kayak or Boat - your choice! 45 mins along man-made channel through wetlands. Get on Bush Bush island. Walk an easy trail looking for monkeys.(approx 1hr) Back out on same waterway.

The wetland flora and fauna are unique and beautiful.

The mysterious Mangrove (home to Fiddler crabs and tropical Kingfishers) is sailed through before breaking into an open expanse of the freshwater herbaceous swamp. The green Nariva wetlands are punctuated by regal Moriche Palms and aptly named Royal Palm tree groves.

The fruit of these palms are food for Red-Bellied and stunning Blue and Yellow Macaws. Nariva is theonly place in Trinidad and Tobago to view these beauties darting from the palm tops! The comical, clockwork flight and chatter of pairs of yellow-headed Amazonian & orange-winged parrots are guaranteed to be seen and heard.

Now rare; Nariva Swamp boasts of the grazing, giant aquatic mammals known as the Manatee. The Manatee is fiercely protected in Trinidad.

After approximately 45 mins on water, we secure the boat/kayaks ad walk an alloted trail on Bush Bush island. 'Bush Bush is a solid ground wildlife sanctuary in the middle of Nariva swamp! Monkeys inhabit the island! Following the discretion of the guide, we safely and respectfully view Red Howler monkeys. If we're very quiet and lucky we will see the white Capuchin monkey - a species only to be seen in this unique preserve of Trinidad and Tobago.

Giant hardwood trees, tropical butterflies, birds, huge apple snails and local medicinal plants are to be admired within this special place. 

After snacks and drinks back to the boat/kayaks to see what we may have missed on the way in. It's then back to LimeLand filled with memories of Nariva!

Treasure-Trove for Birders!: Blue and yellow and red-bellied macaws, Amazonian parrots. Hawks include savanna, grey, white, osprey, zone-tailed and great black. Plumbeous, grey-headed, swallow-tailed and pearl kites. Long-winged harrier, yellow-headed and crested caracara, kingfishers, white-bearded manikin, golden-headed manikin, woodcreepers, antshrikes, silvered and white-flanked antbird, hummingbirds, anhinga, vultures, red-breasted blackbirds, whattled jacana, fork-tailed palm swift, yellow-hooded blackbird, southern lapwing, yellow-chinned spinetail, pied water tyrant, white-headed marsh tyrant, great egrets, cocoi heron, black-bellied whistling tree ducks... infact 34 families representing 171 bird species in all!