2008-09-05
The island of tranquil Tobago, whose famous "Buccoo Reef" was visited by Jacques Cousteau, French Oceanographer and Explorer. He rated Tobago's Buccoo Reef as the number three spectacular sight to behold in the world.
Your tour begins from Scarborough with a drive along the Claude Noel Highway before entering "Buccoo Bay Beach Resort" where you will board the Glass Bottom Boats, to the Coral Gardens and Buccoo Reef.
You will be treated to many species of Fish life and Natural Formation of the Reef. Buccoo is one of the major reefs easily accessible to non-swimmers. All the known hard corals and most of the soft ones can be found around Tobago, plus hundreds of different reef fish, giant manta rays included. Turtles - the endangered leatherback, the green loggerhead and the hawksbill all nest on beaches along Tobago's west coast.
After visiting the reef on the Glass Bottom Boat, your tour continues to the "Nylon Pool", where you can disembark and swim on this sand bank, with water not exceeding 2.5 feet high. From here you will return to Buccoo Bay, where your transport awaits you for your return journey.