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Tobago
- Stunning and varied scenery – rainforests, golden beaches, coral reefs
- Is developed enough to have plenty of facilities, but very much an island of natural beauty
- Plenty of excursions – rainforest treks
- Excellent for bird watching – many rare birds
- Good restaurants
- Golf
- Very friendly people
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Tobago, The Caribbean
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Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada and is approximately 42 kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide.
If craving island adventure and relaxation then the slow-paced and largely undeveloped Tobago is for you.
The island's flat south-western end is where the airport lies, making it the logical place for most Tobago hotels, guest houses etc. To the north, the roads veer into a tumult of hills, twisting up to a virgin rain forest and swerving down to the small fishing villages where a more traditional way of life can still be found.
Just 26 miles long, Tobago seems much larger, thanks to winding roads that skirt and thread the mountains that rise to 1,900 feet, dominating the northern two-thirds of the island. It takes more than two hours to drive from the beach-fringed resort area in the south to the sleepy old towns of Charlotteville and Speyside in the north. |
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Family Diving can offer a wide selection of accommodation on the island with a large number of villas and hotels to choose from.
Family Diving can offer 6 hotels on the island of Tobago - the Coco Reef, the Hilton Tobago, the Grafton Beach Resort, the Toucan Inn, the Speyside Inn and the Blue Waters Inn. All are very different in character and facilities with four to the South of the island and two to the North of the island.
Two of the above hotels offer Kids Clubs within their hotels – the Hilton Tobago and the Grafton Beach Resort and the Coco Reef offers babysitting services.
They can also offer you a broad range of self-catering accommodation on this lovely island from apartments up to 4 bedroom luxury villas. |
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Diving in Tobago caters for all levels of experience. The coral seas are made up of fringing and patch reefs with sponges and hard and soft coral. It is well known for its drift dives and there are some strong currents which can be unpredictable, so take care.
The reefs of the south coast are much calmer, so are better for beginners, where as Speyside has much faster currents that are consistently two knots. Nutrients from the Orinoco River estuary support plankton on which a complex community thrive, including mantas and whale sharks. Also can be seen are nurse sharks, black tip reef sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, manta rays, tarpon, chromis, angelfish, parrotfish, damselfish.
Tobago is good for diving any time of year and we would recommend either a 3mm wetsuit or shortie.
Here are a description of some of the dive sites around Tobago:-
Book Ends
This dive is located south of Little Tobago and is a reef/drift dive. Depth - 24 meters with a visibility of up to 30 meters.
The Book Ends are two granite rocks that break the surface of the water. The beginning of the dive starts at a bowl-shape reef with gently sloping sides and waves crashing overhead. The diving is very good with plenty of life. Sightings of large barracuda and tarpon feeding can be seen, as well as Queen and French angelfish, shrimps, grunts, goatfish, scorpionfish and cowfish. The shrimps can be really noisy at the start of the dive.
The Cathedral
This dive is located West of Little Tobago and is a reef/drift dive of up to 31 meters.
The Cathedral is a gently sloping reef, with fairly consistent currents. At the north end great barracuda can be seen and also angelfish, jellyfish and harlequin shrimps. On the south section stingrays at 30 metres can be seen together with sunfish, grouper, harlequin shrimps and more barracuda. The topography is quite surreal with lots of sandy gullies.
Coral GardensThis is located in the Speyside are and is a reef/drift dive of up to 25 meters.
The drift at this site is nice and calm and there is an abundance of soft coral. The site is famous for being home to the worlds largest brain coral, which is huge! At the start of the dive can be seen are some lovely angelfish, barracuda and the possibility of a nurse shark, if you are lucky. There are also trunkfish, crabs and French and grey angelfish.
Manta City
This site needs no explanation as the name implies what's found during this dive. Huge mantas frequent this site and they are not afraid of divers. There isn't a guarantee that you'll run into mantas as seasonal feeding grounds change during the year. Best time is around late December to early June.
The Sisters This site is located approx. 1.5 miles from land on the Caribbean side of Tobago. The "Sisters" are a group of rocks about 100ft high out of the water. They sink down to 150ft around the rocks and this creates a slope which is covered in soft corals; because of the distance from land and the depth of water large pelagic fish congregate here. On many dives Whale and Hammerhead sharks have been seen and in the area and in the rocks live Turtles, Moray eels and Lobsters.
Scarlet Ibis Wreck
Lying in 100ft of water is the wreck of the M.V Maverick, once a passenger ferry between the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The Scarlet Ibis as it was then called served for many years before being replaced with a bigger faster ferry. The top of the Wreck is 55ft and decent is down a line attached to the bow usually passing though a school of bait fish with Bonito fish darting in and out upon reaching the bow "Jacob" a resident Jew fish who comes to greet the divers, weighing approx. 150lbs he is an impressive host to the ships tour. Because of the depth the dive usually lasts 30-35 mins and it is possible to penetrate the ship even as far as the diesel engine rooms. Reef building crabs, sennet fish and clams add to this interesting dive site
Numerous diving packages and courses are available through their chosen dive centers – these are dependant on your chosen accommodation and the location on the island. |
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Family Diving are offering two hotels that offer Kids Clubs on their premises free to residents of the hotels – The Hilton Tobago and the Grafton Beach Resort. There is also a babysitting service available from the Coco Reef Resort. They have personally visited all these hotels and tested a couple of the childcare facilities with their own family. They have the knowledge of the Kids Clubs ages, opening times and babysitting services. Also how their times work with regard to diving options. They can also provide pre-booked babysitting services if required. |
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Flight from UK to Tobago (approx. 8 hours) and taxi/ferry service (10 to 80 minutes – dependant on accommodation choice). Family Diving can arrange your flights, transfers, car hire. |
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Price of dive packs start from 6 Accompanied Shore Dive Pack - Price: £114.
Accommodation in an apartment from £287 per week, in a villa from £623 per week based on 2 sharing depending on season. Apartments/Villas are based on a per property rate and at a number of the offered hotels children between 0-11.99 years stay free for up to two children sharing with 2 adults. |
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Coco Reef Resort |
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Coco Reef Resort
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On Coconut Bay just one mile from Crown Point Airport on Tobago. The hotel enjoys its own small private lagoon and white sand beach surrounded by 1- acres of lush tropical gardens. |
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135 spacious Deluxe Ocean View Rooms, and One Bedroom Deluxe Ocean View Suites with balcony or patio, air conditioning and cable TV. One and Two Bedroom Villa Suites are located in the gardens with no ocean view. Sunset Cottage has one bedroom and 2 bathrooms with a fabulous oceanfront terrace virtually on the sea! All inclusive option.
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2 fantastic restaurants, 2 bars, small pool, complimentary non-mototrised water sports, tennis courts, fitness centre and beauty salon. Dive shop in site.
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From £1,089 pp on a B&B basis for 7 nights in a double room low season, £1,180 high season. Two bedroom villas start at £1,103 pp for 7 nights. Offers: Stay 7 nights on all inclusive between 1 May – 20 December and receive a further 7 nights FREE on Room Only. |
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A very friendly hotel offering spacious accommodation at outstanding value for money. Very calm sea/beach, ideal for little ones. |
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Blue Haven Hotel |
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Blue Haven Hotel |
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High on a bluff above a beautiful crescent beach. Well located on Bacolet bay, on the south coast, just outside Scarborough and just 20 minutes from the airport. So well positioned for all facilities, trips etc |
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A 1950s legend, it’s been recently refurbished and is now one of Tobago’s most stylish hotels. 51 air-conditioned rooms junior suites and 2 bedroom villa suites. Decorated with cool, clean minimalist lines, all have sea views, private balconies, ceiling fans cable tvs and safes. Junior suites have a separate living area and are a good choice for those travelling with small children. |
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Restaurant, bar, pool, fitness centre and massage, tennis, watersports and diving. All inclusive option |
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Babysitting and private nannies can be arranged |
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9hrs non stop from UK, 20 mins transfer |
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£1178 Jan-March one week April-May £1038 one week room only |
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Plantation Beach villas |
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Plantation Beach villas |
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Just 15 minutes drive from Scarbrorough (all facilities) and only 5 mins walk from shops and restaurants, these lovely villas are set in gardens just above Stonehaven Bay. They sit on a hillside which leads down, across the small coast road, to gardens and the shared pool, and then directly to the sea. A great position for a very relaxed, peaceful, yet by no menas isolated holiday with children. |
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There are 6 villas, each on 2 floors – painted pink with white verandahs. They are spacious and beautifully decorated, plantation style. There’s an open plan lounge/dining room, a well equipped kitchen and laundry. Each of the 3 bedrooms has an en suite bathroom, giving plenty of space and flexibility for sharing families, is air-conditioned, and leads out onto the wide verandah or balcony. All rooms face the sea. The balcony has got plenty of comfortable and attractive furniture. It really is a lovely spot to sit and relax in the warm tropical breeze, while the humming birds visit (Tobago is a bird watchers paradise).There’s maid service 6 days a week and a cook on request. Babysitters and nannies can be arranged, advance notice advised. |
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Shared pool, just over road from villas, set in gardens |
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1 minute’s walk, giving plenty of opportunity for spontaneity |
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Not essential, but advised for exploring, trips to Scarborough |
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9 hrs to Tobago from GB, then around 20 mins transfer |
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November-May. Avoid September-October. Tobago has quite high rainfall in May. Soon passes, but worth bearing in mind. |
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From £876 per person based on 6 people sharing in summer including economy class flights and transfers. Excellent value. |
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Save up to £80 pp for stays during Jun and Sept (based on 4 sharing) |
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Sea shell Villas, Bon Accord |
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Sea shell Villas, Bon Accord |
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Within 5 mins walk of shops and restaurants, and only 5 mins walk from what is known as the most beautiful beach on Tobago, Pigeon Point. Only 15 mins drive from Scarborough. |
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There are 15 villas, attractively built in typical Caribbean style with ‘gingerbread’ balconies. They are built on 2 floors and have 3 bedrooms, one of which is on the ground floor , with a separate shower room. The 2 other rooms are upstairs and ensuite. All are air-conditioned and very comfortable. The lounge is downstairs and leads out onto the lovely terrace, but the kitchen is upstairs opening onto the verandah. A useful place to dine without having to be on sentry duty for any toddlers running around near the pool. There are lovely gardens and a private pool – the size and shape of which varies from villa to villa. There maid service 6 days a week, cook, babysitters and nannies on request. Telephone, cable TV and music centre. |
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5 minutes walk from most photographed beach on island |
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9 hrs to Tobago from GB, then around 20 mins transfer |
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November-May. Avoid September-October. Tobago has quite high rainfall in May. Soon passes, but worth bearing in mind. |
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From 745 pp for 7 nights based on 6 sharing (flights included) Absolutely EXCELLENT value – a beautiful holiday in Tobago for less than most Med holidays. |
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7 nights for the price of 6 nights, and 14 nights for the price of 12 nights. |
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