Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CAICOS ISLANDS
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. Nearly everyone ar-
rives in Providenciales. Whether or not they stay there depends on what kind of holiday they
want.
Getting There & Around
Providenciales International Airport is the main point of entry for the Caicos Islands as it
is for the entire country. There are connecting flights to the rest of the Caicos Islands from
here, too, with daily connections to South Caicos, as well as to Grand Turk and Salt Cay in
the Turks Islands.
The most normal way to get around Providenciales itself is by rental car, which can be
picked up at the airport or rented through hotels.
There is a ferry connecting Providenciales to North Caicos several times a day from the
western tip of the island.
Providenciales
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Providenciales, or Provo as it's known locally, is the tourism capital of the Turks and Caicos.
It's home to a busy international airport, some fairly rampant development and its crowing
glory, miles of beautiful white-sand beaches along its northern coast. While it's a great place
for those wanting a large choice of eating and sleeping options, you certainly won't be alone
in heading here - and development continues at an impressive pace as the last beachfront
plots are divided and sold.
But there are still pockets of the island that haven't succumbed to the developers' atten-
tions, and thankfully much of the island's western side is protected land, including the Pi-
geon Pond & Frenchman's Creek Nature Reserve and the Chalk Sound National Park.
GO FLY A KITE
The steady winds that buff the coastline of the Turks and Caicos mixed with the
reef-sheltered shoreline are the perfect combination for the snowboarding of the
aquatic world - kitesurfing. The bastard child of stunt kite flying, wakeboarding
and windsurfing, this sport is going off right now. Imagine flying the biggest kite
you've ever seen, strapping yourself onto a wakeboard and holding on for dear
life. Depending on how much sugar you like in your tea, it either sounds terrific
or terrifying. The warm T&C waters are already on the radar of the sport's elite -
