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Arnos
Vale
In the seventies even the legendary Beatles checked in,
to scoop new power in a dreamful rainforest surroundings.
Arnos Vale was originally a sugarcane plantation,
afterwords a cacoe plantation and today it is without any doubt one of
the most beautiful hotel complexes in Tobago. The small Arnos Vale-bay
is suited excellent for snorkelling: parrot- and doctorfish and all the
other colorful tropical species romp under the water surface.
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Black
Rock
The small fisher village Black
Rock get it´s name because of the black rocks at the coast.
In Black
Rock and
surroundings the big and well known hotels settle down. No wonder, here
are the long and white sanded beaches.
The ultimate experience in turtle-watching is the sight of the giant leatherback
dragging herself up a deserted beach at midnight in the months from april
to june, bent on laying her eggs. The reptiles will not beach if they
see lights or motion. However, they do come up regularly on Stone Haven
Bay and Great Courland Bay near Black
Rock.
Other small bays and coves where they are reported to nest require long
hikes or boat rides.
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Bloody
Bay
The creepy name Bloody
Bay has a deterrent effect and let suppose evil things. In fact,
dramatic scenes happens here in the times of slavery. An embittered seabattle
was leaded
and afterwords the color of the water changed in red because of the blood.
The Bloody
Bay lies
in a lonesome area and you would be for sure the only bathing guest .
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Around
Buccoo there are beautiful beaches, a fascinating
coral reef and the so called "Nylon Pool", a sandbank in the
carribbean sea. It is used as a natural swimming pool.
The reef is under protection since 1982.
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Castara
on the northside of the island is a secret tip for a relaxed vacation,
remote from the big tourism streams. As it was 100 years ago the fishermen
go out with their boats and hope to find fat prey.
The bay of castara invites to take a bath and when the fishermen come
back they sit gambling and Caribbear drinking in a little wooden bower
at the goldenyellow beach.
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Charlotteville
lies
at the northwestern part of the island and something around 1000 people
live here. Since some years cruise ships make a stop in the Man of War
in front of Charlotteville
and the passengers make the locals very busy.
But the romantic charme of lonelyness is present in this small village
with it´s marvelous lovely bathing bays.
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Crown
Point
Here nearly every visitor arrives. Crown Point
is Tobago´s airport. Around Crown
Point there
are plenty guest houses and hotels inevery category and a lot of well-known
beaches (Store Bay, Sandy Point).
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Englishmans
Bay
The location Englishmans
Bay
is far away from the busy tourist beaches and you should visit this deserted
bay for a swim or picnic. Before you reach the shore you have to pass
a small bamboo forest, but after a short while you see long beach.
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Kings
Bay
The sand in the Kings Bay is a little greyish,
but the idyllic hidden spot compensate for this. There is a small beach
shop, some showers and rooms for changing clothes.
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Little
Tobago
An excellent day tour offering both hiking and snorkeling. At the village
of Speyside, a fishing boat can be hired at a modest price (TT$ 70,00)
to deposit you on the island and return for you whenever you wish. The
island is hot, and has no food or drinkable water, so carry your own.
The leeward bay, where the boat docks, is very good for snorkelling; large
manta rays have on occasion been sighted on the surface. Little Tobago
island is the home of different kinds of tropical birds, like the red
footed booby, the sooty tern or the red-billed tropicbird and more than
30 other species..
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Man
of War Bay
In the western part of the Man of War Bay
is a nice sandy beach. The panorama with the mountains of Charlotteville
in the background and the small islands in the front is a splendor for
the eyes.
Not far away of the
Man of War Bay is the Pirates Bay. Highly recommended
for swimming and relaxing.
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Pigeon
Point
The southeastern part is the most developed part of Tobago. And here you
find the archetype of the tropical paradise: Pigeon
Point . Lay down on a white sanded and 2 km long beach with leaning
coconut palms and take a swim in the calm, turquoise water.
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Plymouth
Another day can be spent exploring the inland and west side of Tobago,
which are equally wild and beautiful. A stop at the town of
Plymouth , one of Tobagos earliest communities, allows you to visit
the famous Mystery Tombstone, whose curious inscription has puzzled observers
for 200 years. Plymouth
also possesses the remnants of Fort James, built in 1680; it is one of
the oldest on the island.
In Plymouth
you can watch every evening to spectacular sundowns.
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Robinson
Crusoe Caves
On an island that calls itself Crusoe`s Isle, it is not surprising to
find a cave alleged to have been the home of the famous fictional castaway.
Tobago has long enjoyed the claim to being the island that inspired Daniel
Defoe´s celebrated novel. His cave is near Crown Point.
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Roxborough
Just before you reach the little town of Roxborough,
keep a sharp eye open for the sign that indicates the turn-off to the
Argyle Waterfall. It directs you through a shady stand of teak trees to
the Argyle River.
From Roxborough there is a comfortable road
through the rainforest to the Northcoast and if you want to make a visit
to Kings Bay, from here it´s a short drive.
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Speyside
is an idylic, small fishervillage. By the time you reach Speyside, you´ll
have travelled almost the entire length of Tobago. Food and a cold drink
will undoubtedly in your mind. Jemma´s Sea View Kitchen has become
virtually an institution; you´ll eat in a tree house overhanging
the sea.
Across the road in opposit of Jemma´s is a real nice souvenir shop
with handcraft made souvenirs. The owner Cliff uses material of the area.
Not far from Jemma´s is The Speyside Inn, the Manta Lodge and The
Blue Waters Inn offering food and drink as well as rooms.
You also find accomodation in plenty of guest houses like the Mango Inn
or Top Ranking Hill View.
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Scarborough
is with ca. 15.000 people the biggest town and the capital of
Tobago. The market is the heart of this eccentric little town, especially
on Fridays and Saturdays, when it overflows with vendors in colorful head-ties
surrounded by great piles of fruit and vegetables.
Haggle for some mangoes, or a golden papaya, squeeze an orange or two,
take an ice cold sugar-cane-water-drink. You´ll feel right at home
in the good-natured atmosphere.
Then, fortified, you can face the trek up to Fort King George, which is
Scarborough´s most significant historical monument. Its well-preserved
ruins offer a stunning view of the surrounding coastline.
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Studley
Park
The Barbados Bay, also named Studley Park,
is 10km east from Scarborough and get it´s name from settlers from
the neighbourisland Barbados, which settle here plenty years ago. The
natural, deep harbour in the bay was suited best for docking bigger ships.
Another advantage was, that they had sweet water in the nearby hills.
Today there is the Hillsborough Dam, that prepares 50% of the drinking-water
in Tobago.
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Tobago
Rain Forest
On the Roxborough - Parlatuvier Road you drive across the Tobago
Rain Forest. The highest point of this protected rainforest mountains
is the Pigeon Peak with ca. 560m. Several areas in Tobago have been designated
as protected reserves or sanctuaries. The forest in the Main Ridge is
the oldest forest reserve in the western hemisphere (since 1764).
Here you can watch to hummingbirds, little jewels hovering above the hibiscus.
One rare species, the white-tailed sabre-wing, is not to be found in Trinidad.
Other exotic denizens of the forest canopy include the collared trogon
and the bluebacked manakin; nightjars and striped owls emerge after dark.
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