Blanchisseusse to Paria Falls

Blanchisseusse to Paria Falls January 15th 2012 My experience with Hike Seekers to Paria Falls was nothing short of EPIC. I’m no hike expert, but I’ve had a couple of hikes that I rated as top notch in the past and then out to try something new, my friends and I...

Trinidad’s Guanapo Gorge

Thriller: Trinidad’s Guanapo Gorge By Mike Perrin Originally appeared in The Caribbean Compass Oct 2011 issue, reproduced with kind premission from Mike Perrin. As cruisers from the UK, my wife, Pat, and I look upon our boat, El Lobo, as a portable home from...

Tucker Vally

Hikeseekers Hike to Tucker Vally by Kevon Felmine The June 12, 2011, trip to the beautiful Tucker Valley in Chagaramas was an experience of a lifetime for hikers, who got an opportunity to explore the beautiful scenery of the Northern Range. Led by experienced tour...

Black Pool

Hikeseekers Hike to Black Pool with Nicholas Narine and his Church Group by Nicholas Narine After a great first experience at Avocat Marianne it was with no doubt that we had to go on another adventure with Hike Seekers, this time, to Black Pool Basin on Saturday 23rd...

Avocat/Marianne Waterfall

Guardian Life Hike to Avocat/Marianne Waterfall with Hikeseekers On Sunday 3rd April, 2011, over 240 Life Guardians and their family members and friends left their various destinations to culminate at the Blanchisseuse start of what was to be the first in a series of...

Marianne Falls

Hikeseekers Hike to Marianne Falls and more on Mother’s Day by hiker KellyAnn Balfour balf5036@wasa.gov.tt We gathered at the Maraval gas station for 7am (Trini time). Here everyone looked forward to meeting old friends and making news ones. The regulars looked for...

Rincon Falls

Hikeseekers Hike to Rincon Falls by hiker Devi Sharp Artic Tern Yatch We met our guide, “Snake” at the start of the trail. As we got ourselves together I saw Snake and his assistant, Keston, unload a few ropes and a lifejacket from the trunk of his car. Snake gave us...

Blackpool & Rincon Falls

Hikeseekers Hike to Blackpool & Rincon Falls by hiker Michelle Acevero The day that my friend and I were waiting for finally came and because we were partying the night before, we were rushing like two mad people, so we would reach on time at the meeting point...

Angel Falls

Hikeseekers Hike to Angel Falls by hiker Velma Issaac To say the sites were unbelievably spectacular does not begin to explain the feeling when one reaches Angel Falls. The brief view of the Las Cuevas beach, Caribbean blue and jet-black butterflies flitting by just...

Sombasson Waterfalls

Hikeseekers Hike to Sombasson Waterfalls by hiker Merlana Henry On Sunday 5th June I left home at 7 am and travelled along the Churchill Roosevelt highway to the Arima hospital, the meeting point for the hike. Once at the hospital, I excitedly jumped out of the car...

Madamas Waterfall

Hikeseekers Hike to Madamas Waterfall by hiker Marisha Darneaud Quoting from the Saturday Express editorial of May 17, 2003, “Bad must not overshadow good.” In spite of the high level of crime in the country, T&T still has hope. It is indeed a...

Balandra Pools

Hikeseekers Hike to Balandra Pools by hiker Melissa M. Phillip Hikeseekers began their 2005 hiking year on the 20th February, with a fun-filled hike to the Balandra Pools. The hiking terrain itself was a moderate one. The hiking trail leading off the Balandra road and...

Rincon Warerfall

Hikeseekers Hike to Rincon Warerfall by hiker David White When our guide unexpectedly cancelled on us two days before our much anticipated hike to Rincon Waterfall in April , we were to say the least, distressed, but to quote an old saying, “When one door closes,...

North Oropouche River

Hikeseekers Hike to NORTH OROPOUCHE RIVER by hiker Zenobia Mohammed After this hike to the scenic and peaceful North Oropouche River, we decided to call ourselves the “Late Stragglers”. The group from Central Trinidad reached on Snake’s hike late and throughout the...

Shark River (Easter Weekend) 2005

Hikeseekers Hike to Shark River (Easter Weekend) 2005 by hiker Roxanne Duncan As I lazily looked through the Express Newspapers during my lunch, I wondered to myself where should I go for my Easter weekend? I wanted time to relax, but still have time for adventure. I...

Yarra River

Hikeseekers Hike to Yarra River by hiker Zenobia The morning of the 6th March 2005 started off with an adrenaline rush. It was 6:00a.m. and our transport was already waiting since we were supposed to be at Maraval for 7:00a.m. Without a choice we hustled, gobbled down...

El Tucuche

Hikeseekers Hike to El Tucuche by hiker Carrie I wanted to thank you for a hike I will remember forever! The other Canadian student teachers that I am here in Trinidad with were soooooo envious. I especially enjoyed: the eel near the river at the start of the hike,...

Three Stone Pool

Hikeseekers Hike to Three Stone Pool by hiker Marsha My first hike with Hikeseekers (my first hike ever) was a bitter/sweet experience which will forever be embedded in my memory. All odds were against me that morning. Although I had been eagerly anticipating this...

Shark River

Hikeseekers Hike to Shark River by hiker Leticia Fraser I joined the Hike Seekers Club on an overnight stay at Shark River, Toco. I found out about the club at the end of March, where I participated in leisure hike to Sobo Falls. There I met Lawrence “Snake man “...

Shark River

Hikeseekers Hike to Shark River by hikermaster Joanne Mike-Ventour It has now become the tradition of the Hike Seekers of Trinidad and Tobago to spend the Easter holiday weekend camping at Shark River in Matelot on the north coast. So that when hikers gathered at...