Tap-tap's are readily seen all over Port-au-Prince. These are the Haitian taxi cabs and serve as public transportation in Haiti. Tap-taps are privately owned, but publicly operated as a form of shared taxi. The larger Urban Tap-taps are small pickup trucks, the smaller sometimes mini-vans, with benches and a sun cover, able to maneuver in heavy traffic.

As you can see these Tap-taps are always brightly coloured. They are elaborately decorated by their owners with their own artistic flare, elements, they certainly stand out to the bleak surroundings in Port-au-Prince.

Christian phrases and secular slogans usually in French, Haitian Creole or English are used to illustrate the Tap-taps. Sometimes i have seen phrases like 'I love James Brown!'

Tap-tap's usually have a set route, and are usually always full. As I haven't been on one, I hear it cost around 5 gourdes but the charge will depend on the distance you ride or your overall destination for longer trips.I would imagine if a foreigner were to ride one, they would be charged more.

'As a tap-tap passes, simply shout 'alé' to join the ride, but when ready to get off, say 'mesi chofè' and pay as you leave.'

have read that Tap-taps are notorious places where local gossip is rife and can be politically charged. As they pass, loud Haitian music called 'Kompa' is blasted through their very modern sound system!