Tobago Facts

ITEM	DETAILS
CAPITAL OF TOBAGO	SCARBOROUGH. JUST 7 MINUTES DRIVE FROM VILLA SERAPHINA

TOBAGO AIRPORT	CROWN POINT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. JUST FIVE MINUTES DRIVE FROM SERAPHINA VILLA

CURRENCY	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DOLLARS (TT$). UNITED STATES DOLLARS ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED BUT WE RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE TO TT$ FOR A BETTER RETURN

APPROXIMATE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES	USD 1 : TTD 6.30
	GBP 1 : TTD 10


WEATHER	TROPICAL YEAR ROUND (APPROXIMATELY 32°C OR 85°F). TROPICAL RAINFOREST. DRY SEASON FROM DECEMBER TO JUNE. IN JUNE TO DECEMBER WEATHER IS MIXED BETWEEN BURSTS OF TROPICAL RAIN AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE

TIME DIFFERENCE	UNITED KINGDOM: 4 HOURS IN WINTER & 5 HOURS IN SUMMER
	NORTH AMERICA: 1 HOUR IN WINTER

VOLTAGE	110 VOLTS/60 Hz

CAR HIRE	A RENTED VEHICLE IS RECOMMENDED WHILE IN TOBAGO.
	BOOK IN ADVANCE VIA THE MANY LINKS ON OUR SITE FOR CHEAPER

DRIVING LICENSE	MOST FOREIGN LICENSES ARE VALID UP TO THREE (3) MONTHS

PASSPORT & VISA	YOU MUST HAVE A VALID PASSPORT. VISAS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR US, UK AND CANADA NATIONALS. FOR OTHER COUNTRIES, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR OUR VILLA AGENT AS REGULATIONS TEND TO VARY

GOLF	TWO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES ARE LOCATED IN TOBAGO AND EASY TO DRIVE TO: BOTH 18 HOLE/PAR 72 COURSES

BEACHES	LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM IN TOBAGO. SOME PRIME EXAMPLES ARE NO-MAN’S LAND, PIGEON POINT & STORE BAY

TROPICAL RAINFOREST	APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES DRIVE FROM VILLA SERAPHINA. IDEAL FOR HIKES.

DEPARTURE TAX	APPROXIMATELY TT$ 100 PAYABLE UPON DEPARTURE FROM TOBAGO

GETTING TO TOBAGO: AIR	UNITED KINGDOM: BRITISH AIRWAYS, VIRGIN ATLANTIC & CARIBBEAN AIRLINES
	GERMANY: CONDOR AIR
	HOLLAND: MARTINAIR
	AUSTRIA: LAUDAAIR
	NORTH AMERICA: AMERICAN AIRLINES, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, CARIBBEAN AIRLINES
	INTER ISLAND: LIAT, CARIBBEAN AIRLINES, SVG AIR
	FROM TRINIDAD: TOBAGO EXPRESS

GETTING TO TOBAGO: SEA	FERRY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: TO & FROM PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD & SCARBOROUGH, TOBAGO http://www.patnt.com

TOURIST OFFICE	www.tobagohoteltourism.com

USEFUL LINKS	http://www.caribbeaninsidersguide.com/guide-islands/tobago