Destination

Tobago

Tobago's Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the oldest protected rainforest in the western hemisphere — bird-filled, waterfall-laced and twenty minutes from the beach.

  • Best forTropical
  • Approx. flying time~8h 10m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportScarborough (TAB)

Tobago
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About this place

Giant leatherback turtles nest on Turtle Beach between March and August, and the reefs at Speyside teem with life. It's the Caribbean without the polish, which is precisely its charm. Curried crab and dumplings is the essential lunch.

Featured in Ten lush rainforest-and-reef escapes for nature lovers

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 25°C in January to 27°C in September. Driest in March and April; wettest in August, with rain on about 26 days. The sea is warmest in September at around 31°C, coolest at 27°C.

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August27° · rain 26 days · sea 30°Warm and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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