Tobago Airport – Landing Tips For Ohana-Villa Guests

As you land in Tobago, if it is still daylight, look out for lovely views of the sea on either side of the plane. For those of you arriving from the United Kingdom, Virgin Airlines is a direct flight and lands at lunch time, whilst the British Airways one lands in the evening.

We usually love this Virgin flight for just this reason, as it allows us to be at the house with time to enjoy the Ohana Welcome Cocktail of fresh watermelon juice with rum and lime – and for a quick swim in the sea before heading back in to enjoy a lovely lunch, pre-booked for us and lovingly cooked by the staff.

After an early morning start and a long flight with not very nutritious flight-food, we usually have something light, like a local fresh fish soup with a salad of feta cheese, watermelon, cucumber and mint – followed by one of Rena’s delicious tropical desserts.
After lunch, a massage with lovely essential and coconut oils works magic also to help you eliminate any potential jet-lag, and Rena will be happy to do this for you at a very reasonable cost.

Airport Tips:

• When you arrive at the airport you will find that the queue is long to get through immigration – however it seems to move along efficiently.

• You will need to fill out one of the landing forms on your flight (1 per family) – these will be given to you by the flight crew. It is a rather long one, and it does continue onto the back page – and signatures are required. Many people overlook this back page, and then have to fill out at the desk, causing further delays – so please ensure all fields are filled out prior to landing.

• The ‘carousel’ is absolute minute at the airport – what usually happens is that the ground staff will pull off the bags not immediately picked up, and put them on either sides of the carousel. This confused me on one flight as I stood there for ages looking on the carousel, when in fact, my bag had been put to one side, having come out earlier on, whilst I was still in immigration. The reason for this confusion is that the carousel is far too small to hold all the luggage from a large plane – so this has to happen. Unfortunately, no one alerts you to this fact, causing a lot of annoyance – not a good start to your holiday after a long and tiring flight!

• There are luggage trolleys by the carousel for your use

• Having collected your bags you will need to go through the customs area first showing your filled out form to the customs personnel – then turn right heading out a short way towards the barriers onto the airport road.

You will see Rena Quow the Ohana House Manager, and Shadow our security man, waiting for you – they will be holding up a sign which will have Ohana Villa and your name. If you have ordered a car, they will have the car waiting for you, and they will take your luggage and escort you back to Ohana.

The transfer from the airport to Ohana will take approximately 15 minutes – however if you would like to drop into the supermarket along the way, please let Rena know. She will show you where to go, as well as come in with you to show you the ropes for future visits.

There is also a Blue Machine (ATM) at the supermarket which you can use to get local currency ie the TT$. The exchange is usually approx $10TT to £1.

And remember – Tobago is a very beautiful island with lots to offer in terms of day trips and excursions: to the waterfalls, rainforest walks, boat trips and diving or fishing trips. Please speak to Rena as she will have the very best and reliable contacts for you to choose from. On the other hand – you could be like all the other Ohana guests who rarely ever want to leave the house once they get there – causing the staff to always say ‘why don’t de guests like to go out?’ . . .

For any other info re Landing in Tobago please email info@ohana-villa.com

~ by ohanavilla on March 13, 2008.