myTobago – your questions, review and comment about Tobago

Hello There, and thanks a lot for all the infos on this site.

We are coming to Tobago in december , from the 16th to the 23rd and are trying to plan a day trip to trinidad to see how it really looks.
But to be honnest we are struggling with that day-trip.
Apparently, the airshuttles from Tobago to Trini are extremely unreliable, espeacially approaching xmas. So we thought the fast-ferry was a good option as it would save us the fare to rent a car on Trini. But there again it looks like it is a bit complicate (delays, 3 hours checkin, unreliable schedule... ). So the best option to sort out my problem would be to ask to the people who knows ! Is a day trip to Trini do-able, or a complete MAD IDEA !

Thanks a lot again for all your help.
Ludo.

MAD idea why go from paradise to Birmingham(sorry yam yams)
David

Hi Colin

Welcome aboard!

Forget it. The biggest problem is that as far as I know, none of the Tobago rental agencies will let you take a hire car over to Trinidad. Car crime is as good as unknown on Tobago - but take it over to Trinidad and its a different story. Secondly, the ferry timetable simply doesn't make it a realistic option for a day-trip. Remember, when the air-bridge is busy, the ferry probably is as well.

Thanks for your quick replies ! And the mess in the airbridge also make such a trip undoable right ?

No, far from. They are pretty disorganised, but there are plenty of flights and if you've booked in advance (see http://www.Yes-Tourism.com ), then you'll get on a flight. However, be warned: Trinidad is not somewhere you just jump in a car and drive anywhere.

Thank you Steve. These informations are very usefull. I think it might be a good idea to forget it !

Colin

If you look at the tour section on yes tourism's website they offer an escorted daytrip to Trinidad lasting 13 - 15hours for 180us $. Sounds the safest option to me !!