Level-up your Tobago Vacation with Coco Reef Resort and Spa

Accommodation is an important part of any vacation. Mediocre lodging can ruin plans for a relaxing time out of town. On the other hand, stellar services can make a trip truly memorable. Coco Reef Resort and Spa is a place that has earned the loyalty of tourists whenever they stay in Tobago.

The award-winning resort is located a mile away from the airport, in the western town of Crown Point, close to Store Bay and Pigeon Point beaches. Despite its proximity to Tobago’s best beaches, the resort is known for its spacious and relaxing rooms, mostly with sea views. Visitors can also enjoy the well-manicured gardens, ocean view, and the refreshing sea air from the resort’s beachfront lounge.

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With a gym and a spa, guests can enjoy first-class service from the resort staff. Those who are looking for activities under the sun can sign up for water sports or have a chill day hanging by the pool. The resort also has a private white sand beach best for families, especially those with little kids.

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Tourism in Tobago is a fast-growing industry. Sites like Coco Reef that showcase the nation’s natural wonders draw in more tourists, who become frequent visitors through the years. This proves that excellent service makes people feel at home.

Top Caribbean Hotelier John Jefferis is the chairman and sole shareholder of the Palm Reed Hotel Development Company Limited and the Island Resorts International Limited. He is also a multi-awarded personality in the hotel industry, receiving the prestigious recognitions Caribbean Hotelier of the Year in 1990 and Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000. For more articles on the hospitality business, visit this blog.

A guide to festivals in Tobago

Tobago is a small island in the Southern Caribbean and is the sister island of Trinidad. It has a deep history and is a melting pot of various cultures and religious influences that all come on vibrant display during Tobago's festivals, which occur all year round.

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Among these events is Carnival, one of Tobago's most famous annual celebrations. Carnival is actually a series of festivals and events that begins before Ash Wednesday and runs for four to six weeks. Trinidad's Carnival coincides with Tobago's, but the latter is decidedly more relaxed.

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Parties and dancing precede Carnival. The J'ouvert festival, which begins before daybreak on Carnival Monday, is essentially a celebration of Tobago's unique history. In a practice referred to as "dirty mas," dancers cover themselves in chocolate, mud, paint, and even baby powder to depict nighttime creatures. Under cover of night, devils and demons flood the streets, hips swinging to soca music until the sun rises and Carnival officially begins.

Steelband competitions, masquerades, dips in the ocean, and dancing to live music performed by popular local bands are just a few of the activities that tourists can enjoy during Carnival.

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The Tobago Heritage Festival is another annual event that begins in July or August. This festival showcases regional diversity through music, storytelling, dancing, and food. Locals don traditional costumes and stage performances to depict life in Tobago in the 1900s and act out scenes from the history of Tobago, which includes the Moriah Ole Time Wedding, a re-enactment of traditional Tobagonian weddings and a spectacle that attracts hundreds of visitors. Guests participate by following the "wedding procession," laughing at the actors' funny wedding speeches, dancing to Tambrin music, and partaking of regional culinary delights.

Events at the Tobago Heritage Festival differ from village to village and range from ole time mas and goat and crab races to stick fighting performances.

Find out more about festivals in Tobago by following this John Jefferis Twitter account.