Turks and Caicos Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Turks and Caicos featuring landscape views and a beach
Turks and Caicos featuring landscape views and a beach
Turks and Caicos featuring a coastal town, a house and general coastal views
Grace Bay featuring a pool, a sandy beach and a luxury hotel or resort
Turks and Caicos showing tropical scenes and a beach

Visit a sun-kissed archipelago with long stretches of deserted sands, an extensive coral reef system and clear warm waters.

Crystalline turquoise waters and white sand beaches are trademarks to the over forty islands and cays that make up the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands. Considered the World’s best kept secret, the Turks and Caicos Islands are an easy escape. We welcome visitors to enjoy our pristine and inviting beaches, experience our luxurious accommodations, indulge in our world class spas, treat yourself to delectable dining in paradise and revel in our culture and local traditions.

With such exceptional shoreline, selecting an idyllic beach will not be difficult. Bask in the sun at Grace Bay on Providenciales, a 12-mile (19-kilometer) stretch of sand. Enjoy the privacy of secluded bays and isolated coves, and visit the unspoiled beaches of our Sister Islands.

Each of our Sister Islands are unique and offer an opportunity to indulge your adventurous side with an ‘off the beaten path’ experience. In North Caicos, visitors enjoy bird watching before voyaging to the connected Middle Caicos. Middle Caicos is home to one of the largest cave systems in the Caribbean and offers breathtaking views on Mudjin Harbour from limestone cliffs. Grand Turk, the capital, offers world class diving on the third largest barrier reef system in the world. Salt Cay offers exciting Humpback whale watching excursions, and opportunities to swim alongside them, from December to April. South Caicos is a water sports haven with activities ranging from diving kayaking, fishing and snorkelling.

Our Private Island Collection includes Parrot Cay, Pine Cay and Ambergris Cay - ultra-luxurious and boutique islands, perfect for an exclusive retreat.

The highlight of every visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands are the culinary experiences available in a variety of restaurants throughout the islands. From talented private chefs to quaint hole-in-the-wall eateries or fine dining establishments, your visit to Turks and Caicos will be perfected by delectable dining experiences. The native dishes of the islands include conch, lobster and fish – all skilfully prepared in every way imaginable by our world-class chefs. The islands are famous for our flavourful, mouth-watering foods. Turks and Caicos has quickly become a foodie paradise. Each island offers a vast array of dining options featuring world class cuisines and most importantly, local dishes at open-air restaurants which provide our guests and residents alike with an authentic taste of the islands.

For more details on interesting local attractions and activities, check out our things to do in Turks and Caicos page.

Popular cities in Turks and Caicos

Providenciales featuring island views, landscape views and tropical scenes
Providenciales
Known for Beaches, Islands and Sea
Have a tropical getaway on the most populated and most visited of the Turks and Caicos Islands, where a beach lines the whole north shore and national parks bookend the island.

Reasons to visit

  • Grace Bay Beach
  • Long Bay Beach
  • Leeward Beach
A panorama view along the deserted shore on the island of Grand Turk on a bright sunny morning
Cockburn Town
Known for Beaches, Islands and Sea
Escape to Cockburn Town! Enjoy its island views, beaches and coral reefs.

Reasons to visit

  • Governor's Beach
  • Cockburn Town Beach
  • East Side Beach
Aerial view of the beach at the cruise center of Grand Turk in the Caribbean with a view over Cockburn Town..
Cockburn Harbour
Known for Beaches, Dining and Relaxing
Get away to relaxing Cockburn Harbour! Enjoy the beaches, snorkelling and local cuisine.
Totally abandoned Mandarin Oriental hotel project. These spots (and there are quite a few) are crazy fun to explore, albeit a bit eery!
Parrot Cay
Known for Beaches, Spas and Islands
Stay in luxurious accommodations, wander along miles of beach and take a boat trip to see some endangered wildlife on this tiny private resort island off North Caicos.
View along rocky tropical Caribbean shoreline with turquoise blue ocean in Turks and Caicos
Whitby
Known for Beaches, Dining and Bars
Explore Whitby: its natural setting, island views, beaches and more!
A large conch shell on Ambergris Cay Island, Turks and Caicos Islands
Big Ambergris Cay
Head to Long Cay Beach and The Boiling Hole—just two of the sights around Big Ambergris Cay.

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