The Cays
The smaller islands around Providenciales are known simply as the Cays, and most of them boast superb beaches and total isolation, being accessible only by a private boat charter.
The smaller islands around Providenciales are known simply as the Cays, and most of them boast superb beaches and total isolation, being accessible only by a private boat charter.
If you can’t quite envision what the Turks would have been like in the 19th century, take a trip to Salt Cay.
If you’re really looking to get away from it all, treat yourself by checking out Middle Caicos.
Without knowing beforehand you’d be hard pressed to guess that sleepy Cockburn is the capital city of the Turks and Caicos.
Happily lacking the modern development that has enveloped Provo, Grand Turk is a step back in time.
The Turks group comprises Grand Turk and its smaller southern neighbor, Salt Cay, in addition to several tiny cays.
There was a time a century ago when bountiful North Caicos, with its lush farmland and bustling towns, was the center of action in the island chain.
Providenciales, or Provo as it’s known locally, is the tourism capital of the Turks and Caicos.
The fan of islands that form the main landmass of this nation are the Caicos Islands, made up of West Caicos, Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos, and South Caicos, plus numerous other tiny islands both inhabited and deserted.
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