Today's destination pick is Turks & Caicos.
Just 90 minutes from Miami by plane, this sand-and-sea (and not much more) Caribbean chain offers the ideal setting to act out your desert-isle fantasies. There are only eight inhabited islands and cays out of forty. The rest are nature-lovers’ playgrounds overflowing with wildlife, bone white sand and the most brilliant turquoise water you’ll ever see.
WHY GO: These isles will bring out your inner god and goddess, mixing indulgent spas and Eastern minded retreats on the main tourism hub of Providenciales with a rugged sense of adventure on outlying cays.
WHAT TO DO: Don masks and snorkels and swim to the nearest coal reef. Dive deeper and find buried “treasure” – as shipwrecks both large and small are still visible in the ocean. Set sail to a deserted isle for a picnic and an afternoon of soaking up rays and spotting iguanas.
WHERE TO STAY: Parrot Cay, where a 1,000-acre private island resort lavishly pampers both body and soul;
The Gansevoort Turks & Caicos, where hip Manhattan meets the soft sands of Providenciales; and
The Sands at Grace Bay for maximum value, plantation style, on a gorgeous stretch of Provo beach.
Just 90 minutes from Miami by plane, this sand-and-sea (and not much more) Caribbean chain offers the ideal setting to act out your desert-isle fantasies. There are only eight inhabited islands and cays out of forty. The rest are nature-lovers’ playgrounds overflowing with wildlife, bone white sand and the most brilliant turquoise water you’ll ever see.
WHY GO: These isles will bring out your inner god and goddess, mixing indulgent spas and Eastern minded retreats on the main tourism hub of Providenciales with a rugged sense of adventure on outlying cays.
WHAT TO DO: Don masks and snorkels and swim to the nearest coal reef. Dive deeper and find buried “treasure” – as shipwrecks both large and small are still visible in the ocean. Set sail to a deserted isle for a picnic and an afternoon of soaking up rays and spotting iguanas.
WHERE TO STAY: Parrot Cay, where a 1,000-acre private island resort lavishly pampers both body and soul; The Gansevoort Turks & Caicos, where hip Manhattan meets the soft sands of Providenciales; and The Sands at Grace Bay for maximum value, plantation style, on a gorgeous stretch of Provo beach.
