Beaches & Watersports

 

Turks and Caicos Islands - TurksCaicosOnline.com


There are 230 miles of white sand beaches round all the islands surrounded by coral reefs and azure water. Grace Bay on Provo is the longest stretch of sand, at 12 miles, and despite the hotels it is possible to find plenty of empty space, but no shade. There is rarely any shade on the beaches.

Get away from it all and enjoy our warm crystal clear water, clean air and miles of pure white sand beaches.  The most beautiful blue water you can imagine surrounds Grand Turk. Clear and warm, the turquoise blue turns a deep dark blue just a few hundred yards from shore where the wall drops. Visibility averages 100 feet and the water temperature ranges from 82°-84° in the summer to 78° in the winter.  Besides the magnificent corals, sponges and anemones, commonly seen creatures include; sea turtles, manta rays, eagle rays, mahi-mahi, barracuda, jacks, parrot fish, drums, atlantic spadefish, short nosed batfish, grouper, snapper, grunts, squirrelfish, lobster, spider crabs, moray eels, octopuses, shellfish, reef sharks, bull sharks, whale sharks, hammerheads, humpback whales.  Combine the adventure of scuba diving and the thrill of whale watching during the winter months.   The North Atlantic Humpback whales migrate south through the Grand Turk Passage to the Silver Banks and return again.