Carnival… but make it Lite.
Carnival Lite gives you the big moments of Carnival, with your hotel, airport transfers and group transport handled. The rest of the time is yours.
First destination: Trinidad · 5–10 Feb 2027
The Carnival you came for, without the extras you didn't.
Carnival Lite is a Soca Islands trip built around the moments that make Carnival: a big fete, a beach lime and a day on the road in costume. We handle the hard parts. You choose your room, your pace and how you spend your free time.
The big moments
A headline fete, a beach lime and a day playing mas, with your costume included where the trip says so.
The hard parts, handled
Hotel, airport transfers and group transport to every planned activity, plus a Soca Islands host on the ground.
Your choice
Pick the hotel and room that suit you, travel with friends or come solo, and keep your free day free.
Carnival Lite destinations
Trinidad Carnival Lite 2027
- 5–10 Feb 2027
- 6 days
- Port of Spain
- 6-16 travellers
Trinidad is the home of soca and steelpan. Carnival Lite gives you the weekend that matters: Soca Brainwash on Saturday, a beach lime on Sunday and Monday Mas with Bacchanal Army.
Day by day
- Fri 5 Feb Arrive in Trinidad
- Sat 6 Feb Soca Brainwash
- Sun 7 Feb Beach lime or similar excursion
- Mon 8 Feb Monday Mas with Bacchanal Army
- Tue 9 Feb Carnival Tuesday: free day
- Wed 10 Feb Depart Trinidad
Included
- All activities mentioned on the itinerary
- Max 16 travellers per group
- Arrival and departure airport transfers
- Group transportation
- 5 nights at Kapok Hotel (daily breakfast included) or Hololo Haven (breakfast not included)
- Soca Brainwash fete ticket (Saturday 6 February 2027)
- Sunday beach lime or similar excursion (a Down De Islands lime if the group is big enough), with transport
- Monday Mas costume with Bacchanal Army (Female Basic or Male; female black-and-gold monokini upgrade +US$120)
Not included
- International flights (you book your own)
- Tuesday costume and playing mas on Carnival Tuesday
- Tickets for any other fetes
- Meals not listed above
- Travel insurance (required: please send us proof before you travel)
Pick your hotel. Pick your room.
Same trip, same moments. The difference is where you stay and who you share with. Prices are per person in US dollars.
Kapok Hotel
A city hotel on Cotton Hill Road in St. Clair, Port of Spain, within walking distance of the Queen's Park Savannah, the focal point of Carnival events in the capital.
- Sharing
$3,435$3,185 - On your own
$4,755$4,505
Reserva con un depósito de $500 hoy; el resto se paga antes del 7 ene 2027.
See dates and bookHololo Haven
A guesthouse-style option in a modern, secure building with light-filled rooms and balconies looking out over Port of Spain and the Gulf of Paria.
- Sharing
$3,115$2,865 - On your own
$4,420$4,170
Reserva con un depósito de $500 hoy; el resto se paga antes del 7 ene 2027.
See dates and bookOpcionales
- Monday Mas costume upgrade – Bacchanal Army$120
Se eligen al reservar. Los descuentos no se aplican a los opcionales.
Prices are per person, from the 5–10 Feb 2027 departure. Full terms on the trip page.
Want the whole Carnival week? Our full Trinidad Carnival 2027 trip adds more fetes, J'ouvert and Carnival Tuesday in full costume.
See the full tripMade for more than one kind of Carnival lover.
First-timers
Get a real taste of Carnival with everything set up for you.
Friends and couples
Share a room, split the fun, travel together.
Solo travellers
Come on your own and join the group. Most of our travellers do.
Returning masqueraders
Short on days? Keep the moments that matter most to you.
Not sure which option suits you?
Ask Calypso, our travel assistant, or talk to the team on WhatsApp.
Carnival Lite FAQs
Our full Carnival trips include more fetes and events across Carnival week. Carnival Lite focuses on the core moments: one headline fete, a beach lime and a day on the road. Each destination's trip page lists exactly what is included.
It's a different way to do it, not a lesser one. You still play mas, fete and lime with a group, with your hotel and transport handled. You simply choose fewer planned events and keep more time for yourself.
Yes. Book a room on your own or share. Most Soca Islands travellers book for one.
For Trinidad Carnival Lite 2027: Reserva con un depósito de $500 hoy; el resto se paga antes del 7 ene 2027.
No. You book your own international flights. Each trip page says which airport to fly into.
Yes. Travel insurance is required, and we ask for proof before you travel.
Which Carnival should be next?
We're adding more Carnival Lite destinations. Tell us where you want to go and we'll let you know first.