Tobago Travel and Scuba Facts
| CAPITAL CITY: | Scarborough | |||
| LOCATION: | 77 miles off Venezuela and 20 miles from Trinidad. More details about Toago - as a Tourists/Scuba Diving Destination and Tobago Map | |||
| GOVERNMENT: | Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Great Britain in 1962 and has a democratic government. | |||
| INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: | Crown Point Airport (TAB) | |||
| AIRLINES: | From the San Juan, Puerto Rico daily flights with American Eagle Inter island flights with Liat from Barbados and Air Caribbean from Trinidad. ( Phone 868-623-2500 ) - 2 flights weekly from Miami w / BWIA |
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| BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE: | Check with each airline | |||
| DEPARTURE TAX: | Approximately US $16 / per person | |||
| ENTRY DOCUMENTS: | Valid passports & return tickets | |||
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| LANGUAGE: | English ( primarily ) You will also hear Hindi, Chinese, French and Spanish | |||
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| SIZE OF COUNTRY: | 26 miles long by 7 miles wide | |||
| HIGHEST POINT: | Pigeon Peak at 1,860 feet | |||
| POPULATION: | Approximately 47,000 | |||
| ELECTRICITY: | 120 or 220 volts/60 cycles • Many hotels have outlets similar to those in the US. | |||
| PHONE: | From US - 868 + 7 digits | |||
| CLIMATE: | Tropical with constant trade winds | |||
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| CLOTHING: | Light , casual. | |||
| EVENTS: | Carnival in Trinidad March 4 thru 11, 2000 ( actual days 6th & 7th ). Tobago Heritage Festival / last 2 weeks in July till first week-end in August. |
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| WATER TEMPERATURE: | Winter 75 / 78 - summer 78/ 82 | |||
| VISIBILITY: | Winter 60 / 120 - summer 40 / 80 | |||
| RAINY SEASON: | July thru December ( mostly Oct / Nov ) | |||
| BEST TIME TO DIVE: | Anytime ( great from Feb / Sep ) | |||
| KIND OF DIVING: | Drift diving ledges, crevices, sponges and Manta Rays. ( mostly March thru end of June ). Worth taking a trip to either St. Giles and Sisters islands. | |||
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| DECOMPRESSION: | Trinidad / Port of Spain | |||
| INOCULATIONS: | No / but bring insect repellent for the jungle trips | |||
| DRINKING H2O: | Distilled and Purified | |||
| DRIVING LICENSE: | Not needed. Driving is on the left side | |||
| ROAD CONDITIONS: | Many city roads are well-paved, but winding and narrow country roads are often found with potholes and can be dangerous to maneuver particularly at night and during rain storms. | |||
| GROUND OPERATOR: | Island tours are with David Rooks. | |||
| OTHER ACTIVITIES: | Cricket - Tennis - Golf - Turtle watch ( lay eggs in April - May, hatch in August ) Trip to Little Tobago, Rain Forest exploring and bird watching. | |||
| TOURISM BOARD: |
Tobago Tourism Board Main Office:The Division of Tourism and Transportation |
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Tobago Tourism Board Overseas Offices: |
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| Germany AVIAREPS Tourism GmbH Joesphspitalstrasse 15 80331 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 (89) 55 25 33 800 Fax: +49 (89) 54 50 68 42 |
United States Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications 331 Almeria Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33134, USA Tel: 1 305 444 4033 Fax:1 305 447 0415 |
United Kingdom ADVANCED MANAGEMENT GROUP (AMG) Ltd. Suite 200, Parkway House Sheen Lane, London SW14 8LS, UK Tel: +44-20-84-87-98-81 Fax:+44-20-88-78-91-24 |
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| Scandinavia SPIRIT COMPANY Christine Engen CVR- nr: 29924627 Lille Strandstraede 22 1254 Copenhagen K, Denmark Contact: +45-3311-5600 |
CANADA AVIAREPS TOURISM CANADA 606-130 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2L4, Canada Tel: 1-416-561-8243 Fax: 1-416-323-9746 |
INDIA Beautiful Planet No. 46 Grants Building Annexure Next to Strand Cinema Colaba, Mumbai-400 005, India Tel: +91 22 3296 1624/ +91 22 3296 1725 Fax: +91 22 2287 6355 |
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