The Caribbean is a great destination for American tourists especially, but for many European travelers as well. Most European countries and a large part of the US have a pretty unspectacular climate throughout the year, and as soon as your holiday days kick in, you’re on a plane towards a warm and relaxing corner of paradise. There are many little islands you can check out in the region, but few are as spectacular as Turks and Caicos Islands, which is a small, autonomous group of islands, under British protectorate and thus belonging to the EU.
The islands are positioned 1000 kilometers away from Miami, thus being relatively in reach, when thinking about touristic destinations. If you come from Europe, however, you’ll have to fly longer, but you won’t need a visa if you’re an EU member. The Islands are formed of 8 main islands and 300 smaller ones, so there’s practically something new to explore every day if you’re on a 2 week trip. The weather is sunny most of the time and somewhat dry, but the proximity to the North Atlantic Ocean makes for a nice, balanced climate. Still, be advised that the Islands are hit by hurricanes from time to time and you check weather forecasts before booking a flight and a hotel room. The Turks and Caicos Islands are separate by a passage called the Turks Island Passage, which is around 2.200 meters deep.
Only two islands in the group, Grand Turk and Salt Cay, are permanently inhabited, with Grand Turk being the capital and cultural center, as well as hosting the International Airport you have to use to reach the islands. Salt Cay, as the name stands, was a salt producing little island, but that industry was abandoned a while ago. In terms of tourism, the island is more known for the wales passing by, which are appropriately named the Humpback Wales of Salt Cay. So what can you actually do when on the islands? Of course, you could go the beach every day and take swims in the Ocean, as well as diving expeditions.
Considering how many small islands there are around, you can just rent a small boat and travel to each of them, many of them being the size of a couple of football fields put together, but the vegetation and wild appeal are certainly delightful, especially for city slickers tired of the concrete jungle. The islands are home to one of the world’s longest coral reefs, so if you’re quite the diving enthusiast, you’ll have a field day…or days. Also, if you’re quite the music enthusiast, this is the place to go if you want to listen to some rigsaw music, which is a genre originated in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Musicians use handsaws to produce sounds, as well as other instruments, like drums, accordions or the concertina. The Islands are also host of a big music and arts festival every late summer, with artists like Michael Bolton and Boys II Men attending over the years.
As for cuisine, you can taste all natural, traditional cooking on the islands, most of the recipes hinting at influences of all the ethnicities inhabiting the islands over the course of hundreds of years, so there’s a lot of varied food and beverages to choose from. There are seven airports all together on the islands, with many American and European companies having frequent flights to the islands. Alternatively, you can reach the Turks and Caicos Islands by private jet charter, either from South America, Europe or the US.
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