Trip IdeasFodor's In Focus Turks & Caicos Islands, 1st Edition
Free shipping with any guidebook purchase
About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Turks & Caicos Islands!
•Fodor’s Turks & Caicos Islands features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Turks & Caicos.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Turks & Caicos Islands!
•Fodor’s Turks & Caicos Islands features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Turks & Caicos.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 5
When To Go ............ 6
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Turks and Caicos ............ 7
History of the Islands ............ 9
Geography, Flora, and Fauna of the Islands ............ 12
What’s Where ............ 14
If You Like … ............ 15
Chapter 2: Providenciales ............ 21
Exploring Providenciales ............ 23
Where to Eat ............ 28
Where to Stay ............ 42
Beaches ............ 72
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 74
Shopping ............ 79
Nightlife ............ 84
Spas ............ 86
West Caicos ............ 87
Chapter 3: The Caicos and the Cays ............ 89
Little Water Cay ............ 92
Pine Cay ............ 93
Fort George Cay ............ 95
Dellis Cay ............ 95
Parrot Cay ............ 96
North Caicos ............ 97
Middle Caicos ............ 102
South Caicos ............ 104
Ambergris Cays ............ 108
Chapter 4: Grand Turk ............ 109
Exploring Grand Turk ............ 111
Where to Eat ............ 116
Where to Stay ............ 119
Beaches ............ 123
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 124
Shopping ............ 126
Nightlife ............ 127
Chapter 5: Salt Cay ............ 129
Exploring Salt Cay ............ 130
Where to Eat ............ 134
Where to Stay ............ 136
Beaches ............ 138
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 138
Shopping ............ 139
Travel Smart Turks & Caicos ............ 141
Getting Here & Around ............ 142
Essentials ............ 148
INDEX ............ 159
About Our Writer ............ 176
Maps
The Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 18
The Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 19
Providenciales ............ 24
Providenciales ............ 25
Grace Bay Dining ............ 30
Grace Bay Lodging ............ 45
The Caicos and the Cays ............ 91
Grand Turk ............ 112
Cockburn Town ............ 117
Salt Cay ............ 131
When To Go ............ 6
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Turks and Caicos ............ 7
History of the Islands ............ 9
Geography, Flora, and Fauna of the Islands ............ 12
What’s Where ............ 14
If You Like … ............ 15
Chapter 2: Providenciales ............ 21
Exploring Providenciales ............ 23
Where to Eat ............ 28
Where to Stay ............ 42
Beaches ............ 72
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 74
Shopping ............ 79
Nightlife ............ 84
Spas ............ 86
West Caicos ............ 87
Chapter 3: The Caicos and the Cays ............ 89
Little Water Cay ............ 92
Pine Cay ............ 93
Fort George Cay ............ 95
Dellis Cay ............ 95
Parrot Cay ............ 96
North Caicos ............ 97
Middle Caicos ............ 102
South Caicos ............ 104
Ambergris Cays ............ 108
Chapter 4: Grand Turk ............ 109
Exploring Grand Turk ............ 111
Where to Eat ............ 116
Where to Stay ............ 119
Beaches ............ 123
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 124
Shopping ............ 126
Nightlife ............ 127
Chapter 5: Salt Cay ............ 129
Exploring Salt Cay ............ 130
Where to Eat ............ 134
Where to Stay ............ 136
Beaches ............ 138
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 138
Shopping ............ 139
Travel Smart Turks & Caicos ............ 141
Getting Here & Around ............ 142
Essentials ............ 148
INDEX ............ 159
About Our Writer ............ 176
Maps
The Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 18
The Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 19
Providenciales ............ 24
Providenciales ............ 25
Grace Bay Dining ............ 30
Grace Bay Lodging ............ 45
The Caicos and the Cays ............ 91
Grand Turk ............ 112
Cockburn Town ............ 117
Salt Cay ............ 131
Check hotel rates and airfares around the world