Little Tobago

off-shore bird sanctuary
(with optional rainforest)

There are birds everywhere but nothing as magnificent as those you see at the Little Tobago bird sanctuary.

Little Tobago is worth the trip. Just imagine a whole island dedicated just to birds. After an incredible hike to the top of the island, feast your eyes on the glorious, Audubon's Shearwater, Brown Booby, Brown Noddy, Sooty and Bridled Terns, Frigate bird, and Red-billed Tropicbird nesting with their baby chicks.

On your journey back, get ready to get wet in the Japanese Garden or the famous Angel Reef. Snorkel to your heart”s delight and see the largest Brain Corals, Manta rays, Turtles, and a reef teeming with marine life.

History:

• In 1909, Sir William Ingram introduced the Greater Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda to the island in an attempt to save the species from the threat of extinction because of the plume trade in its native New Guinea. About 45 juvenile birds were introduced to the island. After Ingram's death in 1924, his heirs deeded the island to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago as a wildlife sanctuary. The birds survived on the island until at least 1958 when they were filmed by a National Geographic crew. There are no reliable records after 1963 when Hurricane Flora hit the island and the population is presumed to be extinct.

Cost:

• w/Rainforest and Lunch: $120US per person
  (9:00am to 6:00pm)
• Little Tobago alone: $75US per person
  (9:00am to 2:00pm)
• Little Tobago alone (half day w/Lunch): $90US per person