Wednesday, 25 January 1956
Tour #E1 - City & Maracas Bay
Morning by Automobile
Automobiles will leave the landing place at about 9am, driving through the Santa Cruz Valley with its many citrus fruit orchards and plantations. They then continue across the Saddle Back mountain pass and along the new North Coast Road, built by American Seabees during the Second World War, to Maracas Bay — a perfect South Sea Island setting.
The return route passes through the attractive residential suburb of Maraval Valley to Port of Spain, visiting the principal business streets and other places of interest.
This 3-hour drive ends at the Tourist Pavilion beside the landing place, where native handicrafts are on display. The tour includes much of the finest tropical mountain scenery of Trinidad.
Wednesday, 25 January 1956
Tour #O24 - Pitch Lake & Country Drive
(Optional)
Full-Day, by Automobile
This full-day drive by automobile is especially designed for those who have visited Trinidad before and have made the above trip to Maracas Bay.
The Pitch Lake, one of the natural wonders of the West Indies, is a deposit of asphalt covering about 95 acres, an apparently inexhaustible source of wealth. Sir Walter Raleigh caulked his ships with pitch taken from the lake, and ever since that time it has continued to produce enormous quantities of asphalt.
Leaving the landing place at about 9.30am, the drive proceeds southward along the Gulf of Paria — passing East Indian villages, sugar plantations and coconut groves — to La Brea, the port from which asphalt is exported.
Then visit the Pitch Lake and its refinery.
Box luncheons are served at the Palms Club in San Fernando.
Return to Port of Spain and the landing place at about 3.30pm.
Membership limited.
Fare $11.50
Fare for those who have purchased the Group Excursions $5.00