Discover Tobago

116 square miles Highest point: Pigeon Peak, 1,804 feet

Since 1764, the forests of Tobago’s Main Ridge, running the length of the island, have been a protected reserve — the oldest in the Caribbean. In these hills and valleys you’ll find winding roads, quiet trails perfect for hiking and mountain biking, rushing streams, and dozens of waterfalls — some of them celebrated and easily accessible, like Argyle Falls, others hidden away and known only to local guides. If you’re looking for a panoramic challenge, try the hike up Pigeon Peak, near Charlotteville, where you’ll likely have the trail to yourself — unless you count the birds trilling and chattering in the trees above and around you. Or for an easier excursion with a swim at the end of it, head to No Man’s Land, a stretch of uninhabited coast near mangrove-fringed Bon Accord Lagoon, an important wetland habitat. Tobago’s natural splendour extends below the surface, too — with world-class diving sites around the island, teeming with life nourished by the Orinoco outflow.

A jaunty bananaquit, ubiquitous across Tobago.

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The mangrove forest at Tobago’s Bon Accord Lagoon is a crucial wetland habitat.

Photo by Ariann Thompson