Introducing Speyside

The small fishing village of Speyside fronts Tyrrel’s Bay, and attracts divers and birders. It’s the jumping-off point for excursions to uninhabited islands, including Little Tobago, a bird sanctuary 2km offshore, and St Giles Island. Protected waters, high visibility, abundant coral and diverse marine life make for choice diving. Nondivers can take glass-bottom boat/snorkel tours. Speyside funnels visitors into high-end, diver-oriented hotels much more than its neighbor Charlotteville, where mixing with the locals is more of a possibility. There’s a thin public beach with facilities at the south end of the bay; and above Speyside, the off-road lookout has panoramic views out over the islands and reef-studded waters.