Tobago Beaches
Beauty is more than beach deep.
The beaches in Tobago are some of the most amazing in the Caribbean, thanks in part to the fact that many of them are generally somewhat uninhabited. With few people to share the beach with, you can find yourself with an entire Tobago beach all to yourself! Now that’s paradise. The beaches here are beautiful and have been used for the backdrop to several movies, including “The Swiss Family Robinson” and Robinson Crusoe”. A new sport happening at beaches and elsewhere are "treasure hunts", where you follow clues to earn prizes. One of the best treasure hunts we recommend is online only!
Tips: Don’t leave your personal items on the beach when you go in the water as they may not be there when you return your spot. When visiting one of the more secluded beaches, it’s recommended to go with several people, never traveling alone so as to avoid any mishaps.
Best Beaches in Tobago:
Arnos Vale Beach |
Arnos Vale Beach offers visitors amazing snorkeling, perhaps the best in Tobago. The water is good for swimming and nature walks from the beach. |
Back Bay |
This serene and out of the way beach offers wonderful views with few other inhabitants. |
Banana Bay |
This great beach has black sand and warm, clear water. |
Batteaux Bay |
This is an intimate beach with wonderful snorkeling and swimming. |
Bellevue Bay |
This gentle bay has a great black sand beach. |
Bloody Bay |
Despite the iffy name for this beach, it is an absolutely beautiful destination with great swimming and very few visitors, making it a wonderful and private spot. |
Blue Waters Beach |
This beach is great for snorkeling. |
Bracolet Bay |
Bracolet Bay has an enchanting beach with medium surf. There is a beach bar on the beach. |
Buccoo Bay |
Buccoo Bay is a beautiful beach that you may find you have completely to yourself. There is a bar on the beach and the water is ideal for a swim. |
Cable Bay |
Cable Bay has gentle water and is a good swimming spot for families with kids. |
Canoe Bay |
This secluded beach is a charming spot to go sunning and swimming. There is a small fee to enter the beach, and you can find food here. |
Castara |
Castara has a wonderful beach that usually remains quiet with few visitors. There is a small beach bar here. |
| Coconut Bay | This beach may have been created by man and not nature, but it is beautiful and the swimming and snorkeling here is good. There is a fee to access the beach. |
Cotton Bay |
This bay is secluded and has a beautiful beach. |
Culloden Bay |
Culloden Bay has great snorkeling but a rough beachside. |
Englishman’s Bay |
This beautiful beach is bordered by the rainforest and is generally quiet and sometimes even uninhabited. This is a great day trip, with nature walks and wonderful picnicking spots. |
Fort Granby Beach |
This beautiful beach has rough surf, making swimming unadvisable here. |
Grafton Beach |
Grafton Beach is beautiful, but the surf can make swimming dangerous and is therefore not advised. |
Grange Beach |
Grange Beach is picturesque and popular. The water is perfect for swimming and surfing is common here as well. |
Kilgwyn Bay |
This beach has great swimming and is the doorway to an amazing dive spot on the reef. |
King’s Bay |
King’s Bay offers good swimming and a lovely beachside. |
Man O’ War Bay |
Man O War Bay has a beautiful beach with water just perfect for swimming. |
Mount Irvine |
Mt. Irvine is lovely and intimate beach with great views and amazing snorkeling. There are equipment rentals for watersports on the beach in case you forget your snorkeling gear. |
Parlatuvier Bay |
This beach is idyllic but not good for swimming due to the rough surf and sharp drops on the ocean floor. There are typically few visitors here, making it the perfect spot for a picnic and beach stroll. |
Pembroke Beach |
Pembroke Beach is a black sand beach with good swimming. |
Pigeon Point |
This picturesque beach is postcard-perfect. There is a small fee to get on the beach, but it is worth it to bask in this amazing paradise. |
Pirate’s Bay |
This beach may be perfect. The swimming and snorkeling is great, and the beach conjures images of uninhabited tropical islands. |
Richmond Bay |
Richmond Bay has a lovely beach that is generally quiet. |
Sandy Point |
Sandy Point is a small beach that is generally mellow with few visitors. The sand is rough and sandals are needed, and the water can get too rough for swimming. |
Speyside Beach |
Speyside Beach has amazing views and great snorkeling. |
Store Bay |
Store Bay is a lovely and popular beach in Crown Point. The views are wonderful and the water perfect. You can find food and crafts sold on the beach. |
Turtle Beach |
If you journey to Tobago during the summer months, you will be treated to the sight of majestic sea turtles coming up on the beach and laying their eggs. Do not miss this if you are here during that time! When the eggs hatch, the babies cover the sand in their dash to the sea – truly a breathtaking sight to behold. |
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