From the car park next to the Glasgow Bar you look down on Parlatuvier. The bay is almost a semicircle. Fishing boats lie in it, and people fish from the jetty. If you stop in Parlatuvier, it is for the bay, the waterfall or the road through the rainforest.
- People, 2011 census
- 315
- across the Main Ridge to Roxborough
- about 30 minutes
- Coast
- Caribbean side
Whether the bay is good for swimming depends on the source. The tourism agency called the water calm in 2022. Rough Guides, on the other hand, writes of frequent strong waves and a bottom that shelves steeply, with plenty of fishing gear in the water and no lifeguards. discovertnt rates the bay for snorkelling. The 2011 census counted 315 people in the Parlatuvier community.
Five minutes upriver are the Top River Falls, three tiers with two deep pools according to Rough Guides, with a ticket hut at the entrance. Caribbean Beat describes Parlatuvier Falls with two tiers instead. From Parlatuvier a road crosses the forest of the Main Ridge to Roxborough on the Atlantic side, about half an hour according to Rough Guides. And along that road starts the Gilpin Trace, whose guides mostly come from Parlatuvier and Roxborough.
Getting there, sleeping, eating
- Getting there
- Along Northside Road on the north coast, or from Roxborough straight across the Main Ridge, about half an hour according to Rough Guides. You can park next to the Glasgow Bar.
- Sleeping
- Most guesthouses on this coast are in Castara further west, which Rough Guides calls the busiest holiday spot here. Which places our booking partner lists here is on the accommodation page.
- Eating
- The Glasgow Bar by the car park, plus a fish market according to discovertnt (as of 2018).
- Swimming
- Calm according to the tourism agency (2022), often waves and a steep bottom according to Rough Guides. There are no lifeguards.
- Nearby
- The Top River Falls upriver, Bloody Bay about two kilometres further east and the Gilpin Trace on the road to Roxborough.
Our tipAsk the fishermen on the jetty what the sea is like today before you swim in the bay. They know the waves better than any guidebook.
Parlatuvier: frequently asked questions
Can you swim in Parlatuvier?
Sources differ: the tourism agency called the bay at Parlatuvier calm, Rough Guides writes of frequent strong waves and a steeply shelving bottom. There are no lifeguards, so do not go far out when there are waves.
How do you get from Roxborough to Parlatuvier?
A road runs from Roxborough on the Atlantic side through the forest of the Main Ridge to Parlatuvier on the north coast. Rough Guides puts it at about half an hour.
Is there a waterfall near Parlatuvier?
Yes. The Top River Falls are five minutes upriver from Parlatuvier according to Rough Guides, with three tiers and two deep pools. There is a ticket hut at the entrance.
Where does the Gilpin Trace start near Parlatuvier?
The Gilpin Trace starts on the road that runs from Parlatuvier across the Main Ridge to Roxborough. According to Rough Guides the guides there mostly come from Parlatuvier and Roxborough.