Wind your clock to TOBAGO TIME

With welcoming locals, a bounty of natural riches and an immersive culture, Tobago is an unspoiled Caribbean secret waiting to be unwrapped…

Floating lazily to the north-east of Trinidad, Tobago couldn’t be any more different to its bigger, more bustling sister. Tobago is the Caribbean stripped back to its purest, where tangles of rainforest, filled with wildlife and a kaleidoscope of birds, roll down to the coast uninterrupted, and vibrant patches of coral and crystalline sea lick golden beaches.

Tobago’s authentic Creole culture still flourishes without the blemishes of modern builds, a way of life that’s best sampled with sweet rum and soundtracked by steel pans. A rich array of natural, cultural and eco-friendly experiences await those who visit this undiscovered corner of the Caribbean, whether for honeymooners seeking a more adventurous alternative to the traditional getaway or for travellers seeking a taste of the real Caribbean.

But it’s all about savouring the simple pleasures here, like relaxing beneath a cooling waterfall or glimpsing the flash of a hummingbird. If this sounds like your perfect idea of island life, then you’ll fit right in...

NATURE, NATURE EVERYWHERE

Tobago’s lack of large-scale development has meant its wild corners have been allowed to blossom. The island might be tiny but there aren’t just one or two natural wonders to explore, they’re littered all over Tobago.

Virgin rainforest and nature reserves cut giant emerald swathes across large parts of the island and the grandfather of them all is Main Ridge Forest Reserve. Tracing much of Tobago’s spine, it was established by the British in 1776, making it the oldest protected forest reserve in the western hemisphere. For nearly a quarter of a millennium, this status has allowed Main Ridge to grow old gracefully without a sniff of human intrusion, with the end result an ancient mix of craggy peaks, pristine rainforest and waterfalls seeping from the island’s central upper highlands.