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If having no 'tings to do' at all is your idea of paradise,
then Tobago is the place for you. Very quickly you'll
learn to 'lime' - which involves nothing more trying
than relaxing in good company with a few beers. It's
a local art!
For the more active visitor however, look no further.
The variety and quality of activities available will
keep you busy for as long as you want, and will keep
you coming back again and again.
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From the extremes of kitesurfing to the gentler pleasures
of snorkeling, with the possibilities of surfing, windsurfing,
kayaking, wake-boarding, water-skiing, hobie-cat and
yacht sailing falling somewhere in between, there's
truly something for everyone. It's hard to resist those
warm, blue Caribbean waters.....! With an average air
temperature of 31°c and an average water temperatures
of 28°c throughout the whole year, Tobago is a water-babies
dream destination, even if your idea of watersports
is lazing in the sun at Pigeon Point and dipping into
the calm blue water inside the Bucco Reef once in a
while to cool off
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Described by Jacque Costeau as some of the best diving
available in the Caribbean,Tobago's relatively untouched
sites are visited by more than 4,000 divers a year,
ranging from experienced drift divers to newly-qualified
aficionados. Expect to see manta- and sting-rays, sharks
and turtles among some of the world's oldest and the
world's largest brain coral. Contact the Association
of Tobago Dive Operators.
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Deep sea fishing is a popular sport
on the island, with Tobago hosting the Carib International
Game Fishing Tournament in April each year. Main catches
around the coast include marlin, sailfish, tuna, Wahoo
and 'dolphin'. For those of you who may be concerned
by this last one, Dolphin Fish is another name for Mahi-Mahi,
you won't be catching Flipper or any of his cousins!!
Charters are available throughout the island from half
days to longer durations, with local experienced fishermen,
who use FAD's (Fish Attracting Devices - best described
as a floating bamboo raft) to almost guarantee a good
daily catch.
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You can't leave Tobago without having
sampled a rum punch, a pina colada or a local beer ("Stag
for de men, Carib for de ladies"), nor without
trying crab 'n dumplings, callaloo soup or some of
the fiery local specialties. Tobagonians are proud
of their food and not shy of their drink and if you
can't beat 'em, you might as well join 'em. While you're
there, do try to get to a steelpan performance, an African
drumming evening and, of course, Sunday School - Tobago's
biggest open-air 'fête' - at Buccoo village.
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Mount Irvine golf course, with its
water holes and palm trees, is tough but stunning, with
sweeping views over Mount Irvine Bay and the turquoise
waters of the Caribbean. Open since 1968, it's a challenging
18-hole course, previously host to the annual Tobago
Pro-Am championship. Take a lesson or two from the professionals
(one of whom has been teaching there for 30 years);
you'll learn as much about the island and its ways as
about your backswing!
The newly-established Tobago Plantations Golf and Country
Club offers another world-class championship course,
on the Atlantic side of the lowlands.
What could rival a morning's golf followed by a few
cool Stags and an afternoon on the beach...?
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