TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH

TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH A Geography Class Study.

MEMBERS OF GROUPRavish RagoonananNaveen SinghHarjit SinghDarian SinghLawrence SeecharanSuvan Maharaj

LOCATION OF SCARBOROUGH IN TOBAGOLocated on the south coast, close to the south western end of the island.

About ScarboroughScarborough has been the capitol of Tobago

since 1769. Population of Scarborough is 17,000. Scarborough hold about 1/3 of Tobago’s

population. It is the largest town in Tobago.

Tourism in ScarboroughScarborough, being the capital of Tobago, is

a major site of Tourism in the country.In this project we shall be dealing with

established tourism destinations in Tobago.Some Tourist Sites are:Fort King George.House of Assembly.Tobago’s Historical Museum.Port of Scarborough

A VIEW OF SCARBOROUGH HARBOUR

FORT KING GEORGEOne of Scarborough’s established tourist

destinations.

About Fort King GeorgeFort King George was built by the British for

defence in the 1770’s.Located on Mount St. George.The Fort was named after the British King,

King George III.The building overlooks the sea, providing a

picturesque view.Its many historical buildings include an

officer’s quarters, jailhouse, barracks and mess hall.

Images of Fort King GeorgeCannons with one of the

building in the background.

Cannons overlooking the bay.

Tobago House of AssemblyA building around for ages.

About House of Assembly Established in 1980. It is the meeting place of the Tobago House

of Representatives.The building itself is “one of the Caribbean’s

finest examples of Gregorian architecture,” as stated by many tourists and critiques alike.

It is a site of attraction for many tourists.

The Tobago House of Assembly

Tobago’s Historical MuseumDelve into the past with a variety of artifacts.

About Tobago’s Historical MuseumThe Museum is located in the barrack guard

house of Fort King George.A variety of artifacts from different groups,

including Amerindian artifacts, military relics, and document from the island’s colonial days.

Many tourists visit this site, as “where better to learn of Tobago’s past, than in their museum,” as said by a worldwide Tourism magazine.

Images of the Tobago Historical Museum

Port of ScarboroughThe port of Scarborough is where cruise

ships come when they arrive at Tobago.It is a natural tourist site, because on arrival,

one sees Tobago landscape behind them, with the sea out in front, and large cruise ships lining the port.

Each year, thousands of visitors come to Tobago via cruise.

In 2000, 104,061 cruise arrivals, and in 2008, 95 cruise ships came to the island.

Images of Port of Scarborough

Videos on TobagoVideos that show the best of Tobago.

Videos on TobagoThe videos shown in this section are found on

the internet, a major site for tourist attraction.

All are forms of tourist attraction, on the world’s largest sharing site, the internet.

The videos shown are:1. Tobago- Caribbean Paradise. (Professional

Video)2. View from Fort King George (Amateur

Video)

Tobago- Caribbean Paradise

View from Fort King George

BibliographyWe would like to thank:1. www.google.com2. www.youtube.com3. www.wikipedia.org4. Personal Tobago experiences of Naveen

Singh and Ravish Ragoonanan.