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Holidays Turks & Caicos   -   Travel information Turks and Caicos Islands.

Overseas territory of the United Kingdom consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, southeast of the Bahamas.

The thirty islands, primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps.

There are eight inhabited islands: Salt Cay, Grand Turk, South Caicos, Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Providenciales, Parrot Cay and Pine Cay. East Caicos and West Caicos along with several other fascinating cays are uninhabited.

Capital City of Turks and Caicos : Cockburn Town, located on the largest island, Grand Turk Island.


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Holiday Homes

  Caribbean Way
Privately-owned Parrot Cay, the world-renowned retreat island, is home to a collection of secluded Turks and Caicos villas, including the ultra-stylish Turks and Caicos villa complex known as Rocky Point.
Guests of a Turks and Caicos villa can enjoy an extensive coral reef system and sweeps of soft white-sand beaches, making these islands a hidden treasure for scuba diving and snorkeling enthusiasts. Staying at Turks and Caicos villas, you may also indulge in an eco-tour or any number of exciting water sports on the archipelago's most famous blue-green virtue. Ideal for romance, family holidays, and adventure seekers, a Turks and Caicos villa holiday can't help but entice travelers to come back over and over again.

Hotels in Turks and Caicos Islands

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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National Parks

The salt ponds and inland marshes serve as excellent feeding grounds for resident and migratory birds. Search for Great Blue Herons, Flamingos, osprey and Pelicans alongside Egrets, Terns, Frigates, Boobies and other water birds. As part of the National Parks system more than twelve small cays have been set aside and protected for breeding grounds.

On some of the less disturbed and smaller islands such as Little Water Cay or Great Sand Cay, it is the Turks island Iguana that dominates  the land. The Iguana is endangered and delicate but it thrives on these deserted islands, away from the influence of man. These islands are also protected by the National Parks system.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  Kuoni Holidays   

  British Airways   -   Holidays in Turks & Caicos 
Amble through the quiet colonial streets of Turks and Caicos' capital, Cockburn Town, on your holidays. Or spend lazy days on the white-sand beaches of Providenciales island on your Turks and Caicos holidays and go whale-watching at Salt Cay for a lasting holiday memory.
Family holidays, Beach holidays, Romantic breaks, Spa hotels, Golfing holidays, Luxury holidays.

  Thomas Cook    

  
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  Sandals and Beaches Resorts
One of the Caribbean's leading all-inclusive resorts, based in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Cuba.



  Barefoot Traveller   -   specialises in long-haul scuba diving holidays
Tailor-made to your individual needs.

Travel Guides Turks and Caicos / Related Books

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The Turks and Caicos Islands: Lands of Discovery (Caribbean Guides) 
Amelia Smithers, Anthony Taylor
Paperback 96 pages (October 2003);  Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0333929616
Turks and Caicos (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Guides S.)  
Stuart Cummings, Susanne Cummings, Steve Rosenburg (Editor)
This guide to the Turks and Caicos Islands offers information on the area's attractions both above and below the water. On land there is a blend of European colonial charm and spicy Caribbean flavour, whilst beyond the beaches, underwater activities attract divers and snorkellers.
Paperback 128 pages (October 2001);  Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications - Pisces;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1864502940
The Bahamas Cruising Guide: With the Turks and Caicos Islands   -   Mathew Wilson
A thorough explanation of local geography, climate, weather, and navigation techniques for sailors is offered in this comprehensive guide to the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. Tips for planning a cruise, detailed descriptions of the wildlife history of the area, and practical advice for sailing such as entry requirements, currency exchange, and search-and-rescue services are included. Each important area of the Bahamas is reviewed with routes, headings, distances, and full waypoint lists provided. Also noted are things-to-do lists, an easy-to-use reference index, and shore-side information with accompanying street maps for each destination.
Spiral-bound 360 pages (October 1, 2004);  Publisher: Nomad Press;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0972202641

Transport / How do I travel to Turks & Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands have 3 International Airports

  Grand Turk Airport
  Providenciales  -  Provo Airport
  South Caicos

All other islands have domestic airports except for East and West Caicos, which are uninhabited. You will fly into Providenciales upon entry to the islands and then can easily take a commuter flight to the other islands.

  British Airways   -   Flight tickets to the Turks & Caicos

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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights 
Flight tickets Turks & Caicos, price comparison possible

  Maps International   -   Maps of Turks & Caicos    
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  Maps Turks & Caicos [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]


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  Travel Insurance   -   online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

  Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board
Covering 193 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean, the Turks and Caicos Islands has the third largest coral reef system and the best tropical beaches in the world, making it a premier beach, diving and snorkelling destination and an ideal location for romance, family vacations, ecotourism and adventure seekers...

  Cockburn Town [ Grand Turk ]   -   Capital City of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Administrative capital [ seat of government ever since 1766 ] and the historic and cultural center of the islands . It is strongly reputed to be the landfall island of Columbus during his discovery of the New World in 1492.
Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

  Salt Cay
  Grand Turk   -   Capital Island
 Grand Turk is one of the main historical points of Turks and Caicos. You will find many Burmudian and Colonial style buildings and ruins, along with The Turks and Caicos National Museum.
  South Caicos
  Middle Caicos
  North Caicos
  Providenciales / Provo
Grace Bay which features the famous 12 mile Grace Bay beach is the location for most of the tourism infrastructure, the Princess Alexandra Marine Park, and the playground of " Jo Jo " the famous bottlenose dolphin. Visitors to the Islands Sea Center discover how to grow Conch from tiny veligers to four-year-old adults. This is where most of the water sport activities take place from diving to deep sea fishing and everything in between.
  Parrot Cay
  Pine Cay

  Ambergis Cays
  Balfour Town
  Blue Hills [ Providenciales ]
  Bottle Creek [ North Caicos ]
  Cockburn Harbour [ South Caicos ]
  Discovery Bay
  Grace Bay
  Long Bay
  Salt Cay
  Seal Cays
  Whitby Beach 

  Coral Reef
The islands are arrayed around the edges of two large limestone plateaus, the Turks Bank, with deep offshore waters that serve as major transit points for Humpback Whales, spotted Eagle rays, Manta Rays and Turtles. Anglers who are fishing for Tuna, Wahoo and Blue Marlin use these same rich waters. Bordering the edges of the islands are lines of coral reef and some of the most impressive walls of coral in the Caribbean.
  Molasses Reef Wreck  -  dated 1505
The oldest known shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere; lies in the vicinity of Cockburn Town.

  Magazine   -   Times of the Islands   -   Turks and Caicos Islands International Magazine
For people who have more than a casual interest in the Turks and Caicos.
  News   -   TC Free Press   -   Turks and Caicos Islands Newspaper
  Radio   -   RTC   -   Live radio from Turks & Caicos [ RealAudio ]
Radio Turks and Caicos, Grand Turk, Official Government News Radio.

Cuisine   -   Turks & Caicos Cooking Recipes

The primary agricultural products include maize, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits, and fish. Native dishes with fresh fish, peas and rice.

History of Turks & Caicos Islands

The first people to truly discover the islands were the Taino Indians, who unfortunately left little behind but ancient utensils. Then the Lucayans eventually replaced the Tainos but by the middle of the 16th Century they too had disappeared, victims of Spanish enslavement and imported disease.
The 17th century saw the arrival of settlers from Bermuda, who established themselves on Grand Turk, Salt Cay and South Caicos. They used slaves to rake salt for British colonies in America, and were later joined by British Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution.

  Turks & Caicos National Museum
In these pages you will find a thorough record on all aspects of the History of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The pages show material that is on display: The Molasses Reef Shipwreck, Lucayans, Space Race, Stamps and plants in the Museum Garden. If you want just an idea of the History of the islands visit the section entitled Timeline.
There is also material from our Recent Research Projects. This covers such things as Slavery, Message In A Bottle Project, Royal Events, Sisal Industry, Salt Industry and Shipwrecks.

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Web Portal / Search Engine / Directory

  Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos Islands Gateway, the TCI Mall is the largest information directory for the Turks and Caicos Islands found on the Internet. Updated daily with both commercial and community information from the Turks and Caicos Islands, the TCI Mall includes a directory of hotels and useful travel information, island by island specifics, leisure activities, churches and schools as well as an extensive list of business professionals found in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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