Turks & Caicos
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a UK overseas territory on the south-eastern end of the Bahamas platform, using the US dollar. Grace Bay on Providenciales is routinely named among the best beaches anywhere, and the islands sit beside a wall that drops over two thousand metres into the Columbus Passage.
Known for Grace Bay, the wall dive, salt raking history, conch and US dollar.
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Highlights
- Grace Bay, Providenciales: A long reef-protected beach on the north shore of Providenciales, with water calm enough that the reef edge is visible from the sand.
- Cockburn Town, Grand Turk: The territory's capital on Grand Turk, with Bermudian colonial houses, salinas from the salt-raking era and a lighthouse at the north end.
Places in Turks & Caicos
- Airport Inn · Hotel, Providenciales
- Amanyara · Accommodation, Providenciales
- Ambergris Cay - Private Island All Inclusive · Resort, The Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ambergris Cay Marina · Marina, Cockburn Harbour
- Bark & Bliss · Vet, The Village at Grace Bay
- Big Blue Collective · Nature and hiking tours, Leeward
- Blue Haven Resort – All-Inclusive · Hotel, Providenciales
- Caicos Dream Tours · Boat tours, The Bight Settlement
- Catch The Wave Charters · Boat tours, Providenciales
- Chalk Sound National Park · Parks & Nature, Providenciales
- Cheshire Hall Plantation · Things to do, Providenciales
- Childrens Park · Park, The Bight Settlement
- Cockburn Town Historic District · Things to do, Grand Turk
- Cockburn Town Medical Centre · Hospital, Cockburn Town
- Coco Bistro · Food & Drink, Providenciales
- COMO Parrot Cay · Accommodation, Parrot Cay
- Conch Bar Caves · Parks & Nature, Middle Caicos
- Courtyard PLaza · Shopping centre, Providenciales
- Da Conch Shack · Food & Drink, Providenciales
- Danny Buoys · Restaurant, Providenciales
- Dempsey & Company · Law office, Providenciales
- Discount Liquors · Liquor store, The Bight Settlement
- Dive Provo · Dive and snorkel tours, Grace Bay
- Do It Centre · Hardware store, Provindenciales
Getting around
Getting about the Turks and Caicos means a hire car, a taxi, a scooter or a bicycle — those are what the Tourist Board lists for the islands. Taxis and community cabs carry no meter: a fare varies with the distance and is charged per passenger, so agree it before you set off. Between the islands, the inter-island ferry leaves Walkin Marina at Leeward on Providenciales for North Caicos five times a day. Traffic keeps to the left.