Turks and Caicos

We went in 2019 in February. Weather was just about perfect. We stayed at Grace Bay. Cant remember the name of the condo's but they were directly in front of the reef at Grace Bay. We took a boat out one day, rented cars and kayaked Chalk bay. There is also a Thursday night Fish fry beach party that was a blast.

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I'm heading there in April and staying at Seven Stars. It really seems like this is more of a chill-out kind of island and not a big party scene. We have a few places picked out and have seen a lot of recommendations for the Thursday fish fry. As of now, I have two days planned to dive, one to snorkel, and one day trip to Middle Caicos. The rest is just sitting on the beach not doing a damn thing.

Just booked for May. Will report back after that. We are older so we avoided resorts. Went with a smallish place that looks to be in walking distance to food.

Just got back a week ago. We stayed at a resort in Grace Bay, so I can’t tell you much about the island outside of the resort or beach.

We went to a bar, a grocery store and some shops near the resort on our one outing. Stuff there is Uber expensive. Like $20 for a 6 pack of Coors light and $12 for a box of cereal. The resort was the way to go price wise IMO.

Water and beaches are amazing. Snorkeling is great. Iguana island and Noah’s arc boat stop are fun places. You can rent little go carts and tour the island. We didn’t do that, but it was offered by our resort. I saw there is a place on the south side of the island that you can go horseback riding and they go in the water with you.

Lots of boat-paragliding. I wanted to do a fishing trip, but it was pricy unless you have a decent sized group.

We were there a few years ago. It'd be a perfect place for vacation, especially if you’re looking for a relaxed, understated location.

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We rented a townhome that was 2 blocks from the beach. Easy 15 minute walk to the beach or into Providenciales.

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Frankly, wasn't our favorite island that we've visited. I'll give my pros and cons:

Pros:
Easy flight from the US
Beautiful beaches
Good seafood

Cons:
VERY expensive
Flat non-descript arid island
Poor island outside of the main tourist areas
Have to drive on the left side of the road

Highlights of the trip:

Rented a car and went to Taylor Bay Beach. One of the most idyllic beaches on the island of Providenciales. A bit of a drive from Grace Bay Beach, this relatively isolated beach is definitely worth the trip. Later stopped on the way back for lunch at a really cool restaurant on the water: Bugaloos Location is on water and very nice. Little dark area to travel to at night, but once you are there, it is very nice. Best conch on the island in our view. Often have live music.

The other highlight was our snorkeling trip with Island Vibe Tours. I used to dive extensively, and will say the shore access snorkeling isn't that great of the several spots we tried. But once you go off shore, it's very nice. They did a great job and we stopped off at the Iguana Island.

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