Your guide

Ellis Clarke

A licensed tour guide who has spent more than twenty years exploring Tobago’s rainforest, coast and reefs, and showing visitors the best of them.

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Ellis Clarke, tour guide, standing on a rainforest trail

In his words

“I am a licensed tour guide with over twenty years of experience. Book now to explore the greatest little island.”

Ellis Tours Tobago is Ellis and the island he knows best. On the rainforest walks he guides you through the Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve, pointing out the birds, wildlife and plants along the trail and explaining how the forest fits together. He has been exploring it for more than twenty years.

Away from the forest, the same local knowledge shapes the island tours and boat trips: the lookouts worth stopping at, the fishing villages, the waterfall you can swim under and the place for a proper local lunch.

You can join a group tour, or book Ellis privately and set your own pace. Either way, he collects you from where you are staying and brings you back.

What you can count on

Licensed guideEllis Clarke is a licensed tour guide with more than twenty years in Tobago’s forests and bays.
Hotel pickup and drop-offEvery tour includes pickup from where you are staying, and a ride back.
Pay online or in cashReserve now and pay online, or pay in cash at pickup.
Group or privateJoin a shared group tour, or keep the day to your own party.

Where Ellis takes you

The places behind the tours.

Main Ridge rainforest

Walk the Gilpin Trace trail through the world’s oldest protected rainforest reserve.

Waterfalls

Five waterfalls on the long rainforest walk, with a pool to cool down in.

Hummingbirds

Feed hummingbirds by hand over lunch at Hummingbird Heaven.

Buccoo Reef

Snorkel the reef, then float in the shallow Nylon Pool.

Pirate’s Bay

Take a boat from Charlotteville to Pirate’s Bay and Pink Sand Bay.

Coastal lookouts

Photo stops along both the Caribbean and the Atlantic coast.

What guests say about Ellis.

All reviews

“A hike through the classic Gilpin Trace trail in the Main Ridge Rainforest is always filled with surprises. With a number of waterfalls, insects, wildlife and bird sightings!”

@visittobago, Visit Tobago

3-Hour Rainforest Walk · Shared on Instagram

“I explored the oldest protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere with Ellis Tours and I recommend you do too! The tour included stops at waterfalls (five to be exact), the chance to connect with hummingbirds and a delicious lunch overlooking the magnificent Englishman’s Bay. A day very well spent and I cannot wait to do it again!”

@islandtingtt, Trinidad and Tobago

3-Hour Rainforest Walk · Shared on Instagram