Category: Beach

The world-famous Grace Bay Beach is located on the northeast coast of the island of Providenciales. This pristine beach is the hallmark of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the recipient of many designations, awards, and accolades.  The entirety of Grace Bay is excellent and breathtaking, with clean turquoise water, soft white sand, and no…

Blue Hills Beach fronts one of the three original settlements on Providenciales. The main attraction of the area is the scenic Blue Hills Road, a coastal drive that follows the ocean. Along this route are views of the ocean, Caicos Sloops and coconut palms.  Generally, Blue Hills Beach really isn’t good for swimming or snorkeling,…

Sapodilla is found off the south coast of Providenciales near Chalk Sound. This beautiful 900-foot-long (275 m) stretch of sheltered beach has shallow water that is clear and calm, making the ocean here a nice place for families with small children to swim.

Leeward Beach is one of the finest beaches in the Turks and Caicos. The coast is adjacent to and continues east from where Grace Bay Beach ends. This beach surrounds the upscale residential region of Leeward.

Half Moon Bay is a pristine 0.75-mile (1.2 km) beach that’s found between the uninhabited islands of Little Water Cay and Water Cay. Essentially a sandbar that grew over time, this beach is about 400 feet (110 m) wide, and today the central dune supports light vegetation and a handful of casuarina trees. Half Moon…

Long Bay Beach is an incredible three-mile-long (4.8 km) beach on the southeast side of Providenciales. The water at this popular coast is breathtaking turquoise, with shallow depths leading off for a very great distance off the beach. Like nearly all beaches in the Turks and Caicos, Long Bay boasts white sand with perfect consistency.

Northwest Point is a highly scenic coastal environment and the extreme northwestern point of Providenciales. This general region is composed of two protected areas: the Northwest Point Marine National Park, which includes a significant region of the ocean and coast up to the high tide point, and Northwest Point Pond Nature Reserve, an inland marine…

Malcom’s Road Beach is a beautiful and secluded coast found on the remote western side of Providenciales. This beach is about 1.3 miles (2 km) long. The exclusive Amanyara resort is found at the southern end of the coast, and the northern side eventually becomes low limestone ironshore cliffs as it leads towards Northwest Point.…