Enjoy a cold and refreshing passion fruit or coconut limber — a frozen Puerto Rican treat — on your walk along Old San Juan’s famed blue cobblestone streets. As you pass picturesque churches, statues and sculptures, your guide illuminates the history of this charming district. Along the way, stop for café con leche and Mallorca, a delicious sweet bread inherited from the Spanish.
Experience the unique beauty of the Grenadines on this scenic sail to the tiny uninhabited islet of Mopion. Like a deserted island from the movies, a lone palapa stands in the middle of the islet’s white sands that seem even brighter compared to the many hues of blue of the surrounding seas. Part of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, the waters at Mopion are incredibly clear and usually calm, sheltered by the surrounded reefs, making for wonderful swimming and snorkeling. Relax on the hour-long sail to get there on a route that showcases the beauty of the Grenadines archipelago.
A short but vigorous hike to the summit of Mount Royal is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the beauty of the island as the sun makes her descent below the horizon. Along the forested trail, admire the local flora, and you may spot hummingbirds along the flowering trees and plants. Mount Royal is Canouan’s highest point at nearly 900 feet, offering a unique vantage point to take in the splendor of the Grenadines. From tiny, boot-shaped Canouan, the views extend south to her sister islands of Mayreau, Union Island, Carriacou, and Petit St. Vincent, all bathed in golden light.
The uninhabited Tobago Cays are the main feature of Tobago Cays Marine Park, a 1,400-acre lagoon, and there is no better way to experience their stunning beauty than on a catamaran cruise that takes you island hopping. On Jamesby Island, a sugary white sand beach melts into sparkling azure waters, and lazy iguanas sun themselves on craggy rocks as they await your arrival. When you stand in the shallow waters, playful blackfish, groupers and snappers dart boldly around your legs, unthreatened by your presence as fishing is prohibited here.
Discover the fascinating history of Tobago, a 116-square-mile tropical paradise that changed hands numerous times during the colonial era before eventually becoming a ward of Trinidad in 1889. A relaxing drive from Scarborough follows the island's main road to the city of Plymouth and two must-see sites: Fort James, overlooking Great Courland Bay; and the tombstone of Betty Stiven, with its cryptic inscription that has baffled visitors for centuries.
Enjoy a scenic coastal drive along Windward Road en route to the Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve, the oldest rainforest reserve in the western hemisphere. Nestled within this tranquil Eden of lush greenery is the Tobago Cocoa Estate. Here, where the air is filled with tropical birdsongs and the scent of fermenting cocoa beans, you'll spot trees adorned with large burgundy and yellow cocoa pods waiting to be plucked and transformed into the world's most treasured sweet. It's a magical process of transformation that you'll have the chance to witness in its various stages.
Situated on Tobago's northwest coastline, within a bucolic landscape of gently rolling hills, is the golf course at Mount Irvine Bay Resort. Its attractive grounds were once a thriving sugar and coconut estate. Today as an 18-hole, 127-acre golf property, the course boasts numerous awards, including "Trinidad & Tobago's Best Golf Course," as bestowed by World Golf Awards. It has hosted such competitions as Shell's Wonderful World of Golf and the Johnnie Walker International Pro-Am.
Situated on the southwest tip of Tobago is Pigeon Point, one of the Caribbean's best beaches, with picture-postcard vistas stretching along its powdery, palm-fringed sands. A scenic coastal drive will take you to Pigeon Point and its thatched-roof jetty where a glass-bottom boat awaits to ferry you to the amazing underwater world of Buccoo Reef. Gliding along crystal-clear waters toward the reef, you'll marvel at an array of colorful coral gardens and fascinating marine life.
With its luxuriantly forested mountains, waterfalls and wealth of wildlife, Tobago is a nature lover's paradise. You'll appreciate the island's natural beauty during a scenic drive on Windward Road, tracing a path along Tobago's southern shoreline to the town of Roxborough, where you'll enter the Main Ridge Forest Reserve. Here, within the oldest protected rainforest reserve in the western hemisphere, fortunate birdwatchers might spot white-tailed sabrewing hummingbirds, blue-backed manakins and more on a brief naturalist-guided stroll through lush vegetation.
After a short flight over the gorgeous Virgin Islands, you will find yourself on the 30-foot-high coral island of Anegada. On your ride from the landing strip to your final destination, keep an eye out for the elegant flamingos that call Anegada home. Once you have arrived at Cow Wreck Beach, your only task is to sit back and enjoy the day on one of the British Virgin Islands’ most spectacular beaches. Fall asleep under a palm tree cradled in the powdery white sands, or snorkel in the crystalline turquoise waters.
