Boat Tours

Tobago offers many wonderful spots for snorkeling. Although the reefs around Speyside in the northeast are becoming better known, Buccoo Reef, off the island's southwest coast, is still the most popular—perhaps too popular. Over the years the reef has been badly damaged by the ceaseless boat traffic and by thoughtless visiting divers who take pieces of coral as souvenirs. Still, it's worth experiencing, particularly if you have children. Daily 2½-hour tours by glass-bottom boats let you snorkel at the reef, swim in a lagoon, and gaze at Coral Gardens—where fish and coral are as yet untouched. Most dive companies in the Black Rock area also arrange snorkeling tours. There's also good snorkeling near the former Arnos Vale Hotel and the Mt. Irvine Bay Hotel.

Hew's Glass Bottom Boat Tours. These tours are perfect for those who want to see sealife but who neither snorkel nor dive. Boats leave daily at 11:30 am. Pigeon Point, Tobago. 868/639–9058; www.hews-tours.com.