Turks and Caicos, one boat at a time.

Almost everything on this site happens on one island or the other, and the Columbus Passage between them is a flight, not a taxi. Pick the island first and the day plans itself.

Providenciales

Grace Bay, and the reef a swim from the sand.

The resort island. Catamarans leave the beach after breakfast, the reef starts a few strokes out, and the mangrove flats behind Leeward hold the clear kayaks and the rock iguanas. Nearly every water day on these islands starts here.

• 14hour Group Half Day Snorkeling Excursion in Grace Bayfrom $125
• 24-Hour Catamaran Sail and Snorkel Tour from Grace Bayfrom $145
• 3Love Buggy Island Tour with Lunchfrom $229

Best ofGrace Bay12 toursBest ofClear Kayaks15 toursBest ofIguana Island14 toursBest ofBuggies & ATVs9 tours

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Grand Turk

A lighthouse road, a wreck reef and no traffic lights.

Seven square miles of donkeys, salinas and Bermudian shutters, with a wall that drops away a few hundred metres offshore. The cruise pier is at the south end, the old town is a slow half hour north, and the way to cover it is a rented cart.

• 1Drive GDT – Golf Cart Rentalsfrom $110
• 2Exclusive Supreme Snorkeling Tourfrom $149
• 3Grand Turk Historical Sightseeing Tour by Tramfrom $25

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A beach that tops the world lists, a reef you can reach by kayak, an uninhabited cay full of rock iguanas, and a fleet of carts on the other island. Start with the ones people fly in for.

More travellers take these than anything else on the islands. What each one costs, how long it runs, and what it is really like once the boat leaves the dock.

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4hour Group Half Day Snorkeling Excursion in Grace Bay

Review of the Grace Bay half-day catamaran tour, with reef snorkeling, Iguana Island, lunch, drinks, water slides, and practical booking tips.

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2 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,465 reviews 4-Hour Catamaran Sail and Snorkel Tour from Grace Bay from $145 3 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,242 reviews Love Buggy Island Tour with Lunch from $229 4 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 1,222 reviews Morning Half Day Cruise from Providenciales with Snorkeling and Iguana Island from $159 5 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,010 reviews 2 Hour Champagne Sunset Cruise from Grace Bay, Providenciales (Adult Only) from $121 6 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 794 reviews Mangrove Clear Kayak Tour from $125 7 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 690 reviews Drive GDT – Golf Cart Rentals from $110 8 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 535 reviews Exclusive Supreme Snorkeling Tour from $149

The whole catalogue, cheapest ticket first. The lower bands are per person; the top band is mostly whole boats, which splits well across a group.

Under $150

60 tours

Shared snorkel runs, cart rentals, the tram round Cockburn Town and an hour on a parasail.

• 14hour Group Half Day Snorkeling Excursion in Grace Bayfrom $125
• 24-Hour Catamaran Sail and Snorkel Tour from Grace Bayfrom $145
• 32 Hour Champagne Sunset Cruise from Grace Bay, Providenciales (Adult Only)from $121

$150–300

63 tours

Half-day catamarans, the clear kayak and iguana combinations, jet ski circuits out to the wreck.

• 1Love Buggy Island Tour with Lunchfrom $229
• 2Morning Half Day Cruise from Providenciales with Snorkeling and Iguana Islandfrom $159
• 3Mangrove & Iguana Clear Kayak Tourfrom $155

$300 and up

57 tours

Private charters and yachts, priced for the boat rather than the seat. Four people in and the maths changes.

• 1Private 4 Hour Power Catamaran Excursion in Grace Bayfrom $1,800
• 2Jet Skiing around La famille ship and smaller pristine caysfrom $350
• 34HR Private Half-day Boat in Gracebayfrom $1,575

Reef snorkeling and sunset sails belong to the whole Caribbean. Clear hulls over the Leeward flats, a cay run by iguanas and a bay that lights up after the full moon belong to these islands.

Glass floors

The Clear Kayak

Polycarbonate hulls turned a routine mangrove paddle into the thing people book the trip around. Behind Leeward the water runs a metre deep over pale sand and turtle grass, so a clear boat shows rays, juvenile sharks and conch without anyone getting wet. Go on the morning run: the wind gets up after lunch and a rippled surface hides the floor.

1. 1Mangrove Clear Kayak Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 794 reviews
2. 2Mangrove & Iguana Clear Kayak Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 507 reviews
3. 3Clear Kayak Photoshoot in Turks and Caicos Islands Providenciales★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 221 reviews

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A cay of its own

Little Water Cay

The Turks and Caicos rock iguana lives nowhere else on earth and the cay off Leeward holds one of the last strong populations. Boardwalks keep feet off the nesting sand, and the animals long ago stopped caring about visitors. Most boat trips fold the cay into a half day with a snorkel stop, which is the right way to see it.

1. 1Morning Half Day Cruise from Providenciales with Snorkeling and Iguana Island★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 1,222 reviews
2. 2Mangrove & Iguana Clear Kayak Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 507 reviews
3. 3Afternoon Half Day Cruise from Providenciales with Snorkeling and Iguana Island★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 431 reviews

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Three nights a month

The Glow Worms

For a few nights after each full moon, marine worms spawn in the shallows off Providenciales and the water flashes green for around half an hour after sunset. The boats run on that calendar and nothing else. If your dates fall wrong, the champagne sunset sail is the consolation, and it is a good one.

1. 12 Hour Champagne Sunset Cruise from Grace Bay, Providenciales (Adult Only)★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,010 reviews
2. 2Private Sunset Cruise in Grace Bay★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 46 reviews
3. 3Providenciales Sunset Safari Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 37 reviews

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