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TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH

TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH . A Geography Class Study. MEMBERS OF GROUP. Ravish Ragoonanan Naveen Singh Harjit Singh Darian Singh Lawrence Seecharan Suvan Maharaj. LOCATION OF SCARBOROUGH IN TOBAGO. Located on the south coast, close to the south western end of the island. .

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TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH

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  1. TOURISM IN SCARBOROUGH A Geography Class Study.

  2. MEMBERS OF GROUP Ravish Ragoonanan Naveen Singh Harjit Singh Darian Singh Lawrence Seecharan SuvanMaharaj

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

  4. About Scarborough • Scarborough 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.

  5. Tourism in Scarborough • Scarborough, 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

  6. A VIEW OF SCARBOROUGH HARBOUR

  7. FORT KING GEORGE One of Scarborough’s established tourist destinations.

  8. About Fort King George • Fort 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.

  9. Images of Fort King George Cannons with one of the building in the background. Cannons overlooking the bay.

  10. Tobago House of Assembly A building around for ages.

  11. 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.

  12. The Tobago House of Assembly

  13. Tobago’s Historical Museum Delve into the past with a variety of artifacts.

  14. About Tobago’s Historical Museum • The 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.

  15. Images of the Tobago Historical Museum

  16. Port of Scarborough • The 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.

  17. Images of Port of Scarborough

  18. Videos on Tobago Videos that show the best of Tobago.

  19. Videos on Tobago • The 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)

  20. Tobago- Caribbean Paradise

  21. View from Fort King George

  22. Bibliography • We would like to thank: • 1. www.google.com • 2. www.youtube.com • 3. www.wikipedia.org • 4. Personal Tobago experiences of Naveen Singh and Ravish Ragoonanan.

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