Reviews for Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

Beaches Turks & Caicos resort advertises itself as "unrivalled luxury in Caribbean" -- if that is the case, frankly, I don't want to visit the other resorts at all. The concept of the resort would allow really luxurious holiday, but unfortunately the all too common American cost and benefits calcula... More >

Fancy coral reefs are one major attraction in Providenciales. However, if you are not into diving, you are not able to visit the reefs -- unless you take an excursion with semi-submarine boat.

As the name implies, the boat is partially submarine vessel that has seating at the bottom with underwat... More >

If you are staying any longer on the Providenciales island, consider having a visit to Graceway IGA supermarket located in the central parts of the island. The big and airy supermarket is shock full of food and drink items, mostly originating from the US.

There is also an extensive wine departmen... More >

Turks and Caicos Islands are mostly exempt of taxes of any kind. Thus, there are plenty of duty free shops selling jewelry, fragrances, sunglasses and other similar stuff. We visited Jai's on Regent Village, a new and upscale shopping center in Grace Bay area on Providenciales.

The big and airy s... More >

When you have basked enough on the sun, and laying on the beach or on the pool deck feels a tad boring, it is time to check Providenciales' shopping malls. We took taxi from our resort to Ports of Call that sounded pretty ok, at least on the paper.

The mall was very sleepy, and there were not muc... More >

The Unicorn Bookstore is a biggish bookstore located next to IGA supermarket. They sell, as name implies, mostly books, but also toys, artist supplies, magazines and all other things that you would envision founding in a bookstore. There is no café in the premises; you need to go across the parking... More >

I have always some reservations when visiting Japanese restaurants outside big cities or especially in tourist areas -- anything seems to go there. So, you can just imagine my amazement when I had the first bite of sushi in Yoshi's restaurant in Salt Mills shopping center on Providenciales. It taste... More >