Our very own ScubaSandra just got back and sent me a wonderful overwiew for a possible group trip. Here is what she said:
On 10/1/2011 10:13 AM, Sandra wrote:
> Hi Kamala
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> I liked Tobago, and the diving was pretty good. The island is about the size of Dominica, with a lot of similarities. We stayed on the SW side of the island near the airport. The other option is to stay in Spayside, about a 1.5 hour drive from the airport The diving is different between the 2 sides of the island. Although our side of the island is more populated, the dive operators are pretty small and the operations a bit primitive. I don't think they could handle a group of 15+ very efficiently. We did dive both side of the island, and although both were good, I think the conditions in Spayside may be a bit better. The town is really small, but the dive operators are bigger. Unfortunately, I did not spend enough time there to come up with the names of any of the operators or any suggestions of places to stay.
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> It's a pretty easy connection on AA from Miami to Trinidad or on Continental from Houston. I believe Caribbean Air has some flights from the US to Trinidad also. Then it is a quick 20 minute gate to gate flight from Trinidad to Tobago on Caribbean Air. There are numerous flights daily between Trinidad and Tobago. You have to spend the night in Trinidad either coming or going depending on flight times. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express that was 5 minutes from the airport. It was nice, but a bit pricey, $180 or so per night. Although the Caribbean Air website said that they allowed 1 free 50 lb bag from Trinidad to Tobago, and then charged for the second bag, we all checked 2 bags and were not charged. That was a nice surprise.
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> Anyway, that's a quick summary. If you have any questions, just let me know.
> Thanks,
> Sandra