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Travel Notes: Latin America - Caribbean - Turks and Caicos Travel Notes - Updated 16 July, 2023.

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About Turks and Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Dependency, are located south-east of the Bahamas.

Although the Turks and Caicos Islands are a British dependency, the people shop with US Dollars.

Mapping Turks and Caicos Islands

Map of Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands consist of over forty islands and cays, with a plenty of resorts and beaches to explore.

Be especially vigilant on Providenciales.

The Turks Islands

The Turks Islands contain the two inhabited islands of Grand Turk and Salt Cay, six uninhabited cays, and a number of small rocky islands.

The Caicos Islands

The Caicos Islands includes the largest in the dependency, Grand Caicos, among its six principal islands.

Even Grand Caicos is less than 10 miles square (under 25km in area).

Language and Culture

Those born on the islands of the Turks and Caicos are known as 'Belongers'.

These inhabitants also have their own dialect, despite the fact that English is the language, but those with a keen ear shouldn't have any problem picking out phrases.

Getting to Turks and Caicos

Airlines and Airports.

American Airlines fly to Providenciales twice a day from Miami, Florida. The flight takes less than one and a half hours.

Lynx Air International also provides an air service from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Turk.

Weekly charters fly in to Turks and Caicos from Boston, New York, Toronto, and other major North American cities.

Internal services connect Providenciales with Grand Turk, Salt Cay, North Caicos, Middle Caicos and South Caicos.

There are also flights from the Turks and Caicos Islands to Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and many other Caribbean destinations.

Turks and Caicos (TCI) Visitors Guide

'Beautiful by Nature' - Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)

Crystalline turquoise waters and white sand beaches are trademarks to the over forty islands and cays that make up the Beautiful by Nature TCI.

Considered the World’s best kept secret, the Turks and Caicos Islands are an easy escape – with connectivity from Miami, New York, Toronto or London.

Grace Bay - Providenciales

You wouldn't want to visit the Turks and Caicos Islands for its massive nightlife but Grace Bay Beach (on Providenciales) is regularly voted Best Beach Destination and best diving in the Caribbean region.

Providenciales is the most well known of the Turks and Caicos Islands and is the centre of the tourism industry with a wide range of hotels, restaurants, attractions and facilities.

Hotels on Providenciales Island.

Living in Turks and Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands offer modern amenities without the hustle, bustle, crime and pollution of major metropolitan areas. Many people have chosen the islands as their part-time residence or retirement home.

As an investment jurisdiction, the Turks and Caicos Islands have no income taxes, no corporate taxes, no property taxes, no capital gains taxes, no inheritance or estate taxes and no currency controls.

Turks and Caicos Islands Magazine

The Where When How - Turks & Caicos Islands' magazine has been named the 'Official Guide to the Turks and Caicos Islands' endorsed by the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board.

Turks & Caicos Travel Guides

Turks & Caicos Islands - Caribbean Islands.

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