Tour Guides & Tour/Excursion Operators

A guide to hiring a tour guide or operator on Tobago

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In theory, Tobago tour operators and tour guides should be certified under the Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Industry Certification (TTTIC) accreditation scheme. Whilst we totally endorse any qualification that guarantees standards and protects the interests of visitor, we regret that the TTTIC scheme is seriously flawed. The ONLY guides we have issued public warnings about have been TTTIC-certified.

This sad fact should not reflect on the many other excellent reputable guides who have attained TTTIC accreditation. In our experience, the only real value to the qualification is that it indicates that the tour guide/operator has valid public liability insurance.

I appreciate that insurance is the last thing that visitors think of before taking a tour or excursion. You may even wonder what relevance insurance has to something like a rainforest tour. Well, most tours on Tobago comprise of small parties of two to eight passengers. In the majority of cases, the tour guide is also the driver. Don’t ignore the fact that the roads are narrow and driving standards poor. The driver’s concentration will be split between driving, talking to passengers and looking for features to point out. The question of insurance is even more important for water-based tours where consideration should also include whether the captain of the boat is licensed and how many people the boat is licensed to carry.

The following list includes both TTTIC-certified guides and well-known non-certified guides and tour operators. Inclusion on the list is NOT an endorsement of the service, except where stated. Neither is it a confirmation that the guide/operator carries valid licensing or insurance.

Our Reader Satisfaction Ratings (RSR) offers a clear indication of the guides most favoured by visitors. Hold your mouse over the RSR rating to check how many votes have been made. Click on the RSR rating to cast your own vote with those services you have experienced.

Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6

Region 1 – Crown Point

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

Dillon's Fishing Charter

639-8765

Game Fishing Charters
Web: www.tobagogamefishing.com
Email: email now

Errol Roach

639-8982
765-1768

(TTTIC)

Fishjammer Charters

749-8980

Game Fishing Charters
Email: email now

Friendship Stables

660-8563

Horseback Riding
Web: www.friendshipridingstables.com
Email: email now

Gladwin James

639-2231

Birdwatching

Hard Play Fishing Charters

639-7108

Game Fishing Charters
Web: www.hardplay.net
Email: email now

Harris Jungle Tours (Harris McDonald)

639-0513
759-0170

Island, Rainforest, General (TTTIC)
Web: www.harris-jungle-tours.com
Email: email now

Hews Tours

639-9058

Buccoo Reef Tours

Millennium Tours

Buccoo Reef Tours

Peter Cox Nature Tours

751-5822
385-3909

Nature, Birdwatching. Highly recommended. Arguably Tobago's leading guide on environmental, ecology and nature.
Web: www.tobagonaturetours.com
Email: email now

Radical Sports

688-2628

Parasailing, Wake-boarding, Waterskiing, kayaks
Web: www.radicalsportstobago.com
Email: email now

Rueben Clement

631-8920
477-4795

Island, Rainforest, Birding, etc(TTTIC)
Web: www.tobagotour.com
Email: email now

Simon McLetchie

639-0265

Island, birdwatching
Web: www.tobago-adventure.com
Email: email now

Slow Leak Tours

332-5872

Mountainbike Tours, Bicyle Hire
Web: www.tobagomountainbike.com
Email: email now

Ted's Sunshine Enterprise

639-0547

Island Tours (TTTIC)
Email: email now

Region 2 – Lower Caribbean

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

Being With Horses

639-0953

Horseback Riding
Web: www.being-with-horses.com
Email: email now

Coast Runner

631-0642

Fishing, Snorkelling, Reef Tours
Web: www.coast-runner.com
Email: email now

Coco Motion

639-2449

Powerboat, Snorkelling, Sea Tours
Web: www.cocomotion.net
Email: email now

Dream Catcher Marine Charters

680-7457, 763-4027

Game Fishing Charters

Frankie Tours & Rentals

631-0369

Reef, Snorkelling Tours
Web: www.frankietours.com
Email: email now

Gone Against

786-8213

Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Donut Rides
Email: email now

Grand Slam

639-9961

Game Fishing Charters
Email: email now

Katherina Dumas

639-5395
756-0407

Island Tours (TTTIC)

Mountain Biking Tobago

639-9709

Mountainbike Tours
Web: www.mountainbikingtobago.com
Email: email now

Natural Mystic & Island Girl

639-7245

Catamaran Sea Tours, Snorkelling
Web: www.sailtobago.com
Email: email now

Patricia Lewis

764-6844
639-9614

Archaelogical/Historical
Email: email now

Peter William

EXTREME CAUTION ADVISED (TTTIC)

Sand Dollar Sailing Charters

680-7175

Sailing Tours
Web: www.sanddollarsailing.com
Email: email now

Splash Sports

682-2919

Motorised Catamaran Tours, Snorkelling
Email: email now

Tobago Now (Fab Ceppi)

639-1476

Adventure, Off-Road (TTTIC)
Web: www.tobagonow.com
Email: email now

Tobago Sea Sports/Tobago Princess

639-4221

Motorised Tri-maran 'Party' Tours
Web: www.cruisetobago.com
Email: email now

Trail Dogz

639-6511
728-7740

Offroad Mototcycle Tours
Web: www.traildogztobago.com
Email: email now

Wayne Kennedy

367-8597

Island Tours

Zoe

639-1710 / 367-3132

Reef & Snorkelling Tours
Web: www.zoe-tobago.com
Email: email now

Region 3 – Upper Caribbean

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

Alibaba Tours

635-1017, 686-7957

Boat Tours, Fishing, Snorkelling
Web: www.alibaba-tours.com
Email: email now

Alibaba Tours

635-1017
686-7957

Island, Rainforest, Off-Road, Boat (TTTIC)
Web: www.alibaba-tours.com
Email: email now

Chino

Island Tours

Collin Sampson

660-0292
754-6496

(TTTIC)

Darlington Chance

660-7823
734-4534

Birdwatching (TTTIC)

Dexter James

660-7852

(TTTIC)

Duck Tours

Sea Tours, Fishing

Fitzroy Quamina

639-5480
763-2524

(TTTIC)

Gaston Jackson

660-7608
797-9367

(TTTIC)

Horace Jackson

733-7832

Rainforest

Junior Thomas

639-5359
660-7847

(TTTIC)

Kelly Tours

Rainforest

King David Tours

660-7906

Fishing, Snorkelling, Reef Tours
Web: www.kingdavidtobago.com
Email: email now

King David Tours

660-7906

Nature, Birdwatching, Island
Web: www.kingdavidtobago.com
Email: email now

Loadie

Sea Tours, Fishing

Porridge & Jeanell

660-7702
766-3656

Island & General Tours
Web: www.porridgesplace.com
Email: email now

Region 4 – North End

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

Alison Bascombe

660-6208
794-3555

(TTTIC)

Curtis Lovelace

639-0547
772-9274

(TTTIC)

Ellis Clarke Tours

660-4851
682-9147

(TTTIC)
Email: email now

Esther Lyons

660-5774

(TTTIC)

Frank's Glass Bottom Boats

Snorkelling & Little Tobago

Frankie Leander

EXTREME CAUTION ADVISED (TTTIC)

Kenneth McPherson

781-7466

Nature, Rainforest

Newton George Tours

660-5463
754-7881

myTOBAGO RECOMMENDED. Birdwatching, Nature. Widely recognised as Tobago's leading bird watching guide. A must for serious birders!
Web: www.NewtonGeorge.com
Email: email now

Peter Trottmann

320-0885

Nature, Rainforest, Kayaking

Pioneer Journeys

660-4327

Randolph Springer

639-0265
751-4041

(TTTIC)

Renson Jack

660-5175

Plants, Nature

Tobago Nature Tour (Jeb McEachnie)

660-6228
757-4281

Birdwatching, Nature (TTTIC)
Web: www.angelfire.com/nt2/naturestouch2/

Tobago Sea Kayak Experience

660-5514, 771-4247

Sea Kayak Instruction & Tours
Web: www.seakayaktobago.com
Email: email now

Top Ranking

Snorkelling & Little Tobago

Wayne Gray Tours

780-7020

Birdwatching, Nature, Island
Web: www.waynesworld-tours.com
Email: email now

Workshop Sea Tours

660-4262

Sea Tours, Fishing Charters

Region 5 – Upper Atlantic

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

Darren Henry Tours

639-4559
767-9298

Birdwatching, Nature (TTTIC)
Web: www.tobagobirding.com
Email: email now

William Trim Tours

660-5529

Nature, Birdwatching
Email: email now

Woody's Tours

635-1561

Fishing, Snorkelling, Reef Tours
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Region 6 – Lower Atlantic

Name

Tel:+(868)

Notes

RSR

David Rooks Tours

313-3466
352-1222

Birdwatching, Nature (TTTIC)
Web: www.rookstobago.com
Email: email now

Edith Thomas Tours

660-7976
738-7534

Island, Rainforest, Little Tobago (TTTIC)
Email: email now

Mark Puddy

639-4931
792-0954

Waterfall/Rainforest Hikes
Email: email now

Native Son Tours (C & N Armstrongs)

639-0628
784-5951

(TTTIC)

Yes Tourism

639-0286

Island Tours, General (TTTIC)
Web: www.yes-tourism.com
Email: email now

 

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