About Tobago
The smaller half of Trinidad and Tobago, the 116-square mile island is a top eco-tourism destination. Its rainforest has been protected since 1776. Kayak through mangrove swamps, mountain bike testing trails in the island's northeast, drift dive with manta rays and sharks, hike the Rainforest Reserve or take in the distinctive Tobago pursuits of goat and crab racing.
Why, in your opinion, should someone visit Tobago?
Alicia Edwards, Executive Chairman (AE): Culturally, historically and geographically, Tobago is diversity in a small package. Situated between its sister isle Trinidad and Grenada, Tobago’s southerly location, outside of the hurricane belt, provides for almost perfect weather year-round. There’s no shortage of things to do here, no matter what type of Caribbean holiday you’re looking for. My top five reasons for visiting our unspoilt island are:
- Tobago is the land of million-dollar sea and forest views everywhere you turn within a 116 square mile space, including the oldest protected tropical rain forest in the Western Hemisphere: the Main Ridge Forest Reserve.
- We are home to a dazzling array of above-ground animal life – birds, and frogs, alongside medicinal and ornamental plants that are indigenous to the island.
- Below the water, our reef systems are rich in marine biodiversity: corals, sponges, sea horses, rays, sharks, moray eels and more provide the best diving and snorkeling experiences in this hemisphere.
- Our warm, hospitable people live in harmony with the environment and each other, despite diverse racial and religious beliefs.
- Tobago has a rich history stemming from its colonisation by the French, Dutch, Spanish and British in the 17th and 18th centuries, during which time it changed hands 31 times. There are tangible and intangible remnants of their occupation in our former slave estates and other sites throughout the island, and our culinary offerings reflect that rich diversity.