Grand Turk Tours: The Best Island Experiences

By Liliana Mills


Swim with giant stingrays, scuba dive the Black Forest, or snorkel Library Reef. These are just a few of the simple pleasures awaiting you in the Turks and Caicos. Maybe you would rather get a beachside massage, soak in island history and culture at the national museum, or ride horseback along the beach at sunset. Perhaps lying on a sandy beach, staring into the distance where the sky meets the sea at the blue line, is more your style. All of this is available to you with Grand Turk Tours.

No island visit is complete without experiencing a beachside massage. You have the option on this tropical island of working the stresses out of tired muscles in a shaded beach hut. You will receive an expert massage in a serene and beautiful setting that is reasonably priced, and leaves you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Try beach massages for couples too.

If horseback riding sounds like fun to you, you will not be disappointed on this tropical isle. For the novice, slow-paced trail rides that wind through and around the island are available to visitors. Try an independent outfitter for personalized rides that allow you to canter or gallop with your horse. You can even swim with your horse if you want on these private tours.

Walk into the water from the white sand beach of Gibbs Cay and feed the stingrays encircling your legs and gently brushing against you. If you are feeling courageous, go out a little farther and swim among them, petting and touching them with the help of handlers. If you prefer, you can jump off the boat as it approaches the cay from Grand Turk and snorkel above them. It is up to you how you want to experience these beautiful, docile creatures of the sea.

Visit the Turks and Caicos National Museum on Front Street for a lesson in the culture and history of the islands. You will get an opportunity to see the remnants of an authentic Spanish shipwrecked sailing ship from the 1500s, a thousand year old chair, salt harvesting artifacts, medicinal herbs, a 500-year-old oar, and so much more.

If you dream of exploring the fascinating underwater world of the Caribbean, there are few places rival Grand Turk Island. Many of the island vendors offer both dive and snorkel tours of the deep blue waters of Grand Turk and the nearby cays. Popular snorkel tours are Gibbs Cay or Library Reef, while the best dive spots are MacDonalds Arch, The Tunnels, and the incredible Black Forest.

Deep-sea fishing tours leaving from Grand Turk are sure to help you land the big one. Tour operators know just the right spots and techniques to ensure that you come away satisfied. Common catches include barracuda, wahoo, or delicious yellow fin tuna. You may even get in some incidental whale watching on your tour. When you get back to shore, you can get your fish cleaned for a night of island grilling.

Whether you arrive by cruise ship or by air, when you get to the Turks and Caicos, you have entered another world. There are so many Grand Turk Tours to choose from, you will be finding yourself saying, so much to do, so little time. The island offers something for everyone, on, under, or beside the water. Take your pick, and have the time of your life.




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