Today visiting the beautiful Caribbean island of Tobago is easy, daily and weekly flights are available from the UK, BWIA flys from Heathrow and Virgin, Excel and British Airways fly from Gatwick. Martinair will bring you to Tobago from Amsterdam and Condor from Frankfurt Germany. Once in Tobago travel between Trinidad and Tobago is easy via the domestic air route using Liat, BWIA or Caribbean Star or you can always take the boat choosing either the fast or overnight services. Tobago continues to upgrade it's tourist services although is has already won awards for leisure and their Eco-Tourism.

Castara Beach Tobago

In Tobago you can dive into the tranquil waters of their marine paradise,  snorkel through their coral reefs with the manta rays and the may other marine species. Perhaps a deep sea dive, big game fishing, surfing, water skiing or swimming are more to your liking, Tobago offers it all. Take a hike into the rainforest and enjoy a nature trail and enjoy the huge selection of birds and butterflies. Experience the wetlands and the flowers or stroll on the beautiful white sand beaches and if in season watch a thousand year old turtle climb the dunes to lay her eggs.

  
Little Tobago is a paradise for the avid bird watcher

Experience Crusoe's island tranquil clean and green, enjoy our festivals and fetes and dance the night away to the rhythms of calypso and soca music or a live steel band. Sample the culinary delights highly recommended is the blue crab and dumplings or the fresh fish of the day purchased from the fisherman as soon as they hit the shores.

About Tobago

Capital - Scarborough
Location - Second most Southerly of the windward islands
Climate - Tropical Marine
Area - 300 sq. km 116 sq. miles
Time Zone - GMT minus 4 hours
Major Ethnic Groups - African, East Indian, Mixed
Government - Parliamentry Democracy
Date of Independance - 31 August 1962
ISO Code - TT
Currency - Trinidad and Tobago Dollar TTD

In recent geological times Tobago was part of the South American mainland which accounts for its abundance of island flora and fauna. Tobago has 210 species of bird, 123 butterfly species, 24 types of snake, 17 species of bat, 16 species of lizard, 14 species of frog and 12 types of mammal including armadillo, agouti, opossum and peccary.

Tobago has changed hands many times, from Latvian Colonists to the Dutch and then French and English invasions to when it was finally ceded to the British in the 1802 Treaty of Paris. Tobago became a British Crown Colony in 1877 and when the sugar industry collapsed it was joined with Trinidad as a political unit in 1888.

Tobago's roots unlike Trinidads are strictly African Caribbean. Some of the best traditions are showcased at their annual Heritage fetival in July, but during the year you are likely to stumble across a wake, harvest festival or a reel dance dedicated to ancestors. Tobago remains largely unspoiled many islanders make their living from fishing or gardening but increasing numbers are now employed in tourism and marketing the islands wonderful natural resources.

For the south east Caribbean  Tobago is the premier dive location. Gentle pristine coral reefs, plunging submarine cliffs and volcanic formations offer amazing dives for both the novice and the experienced diver. You'll find 300 species of hard coral a huge variety of sponges, beautiful tropical fish and large marine creatures including the dolphin, manta ray, turtle, squid, shark and whales.

Speyside Tobago is the capital of Diving with the many currents drift diving is a favourite, although the dive industry was only established in 1980s it is operated to a very high standard and international safety standards are adhered to, a decompression chamber is available in Scarborough.

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