| Getting
There:
American
Airlines, US Airways and Air Jamaica offer service
to Provo. Travel time to the Turks and Caicos is
about 1 ½ hours from Miami. Connecting service
to Grand Turk is available on Sky King.
Getting
Around:
On
Grand Turk you can walk, bike use golf carts. On
Provo there are taxi and car rentals.
Location:
The
Turks and Caicos are at the bottom of the Bahamas
chain of islands, just north of the Dominican Republic.
The Turks and Caicos have a total population of
14,000 and consists of eight large islands and more
than 40 small cayes, with a total land mass of about
193 square miles.
Language
and Culture:
The
Turks and Caicos are an English Crown Colony. English
is the official language.
Entry
Requirements:
A
US passport is required for US passengers.
Departure
Tax:
A
$23.00 US departure tax is collected upon departure
from the Turks and Caicos. (Most air tickets are
now including this departure tax in the Turks and
Caicos.)
Climate:
The
average year-round temperature is 83F (28C). The
hottest months are September and October, when temperatures
can reach 90 to 95F (33 to 35C). The almost-constant
easterly trade winds temper the heat and keep life
comfortable. Casual resort and leisure wear is accepted
attire for daytime; light sweaters or jackets may
be necessary on some breezy evenings, especially
in December, January and February. Visitors are
advised to wear protective clothing and a sun hat,
and use waterproof sunscreen when out in the tropical
sun.
Time:
Eastern
Standard Time
Currency/Credit
Cards:
American
Express, Master Card and Visa are widely accepted.
The US dollar is accepted everywhere.
Electricity:
110
volts A.C.
Services
Car
rentals
Avis (649-946-4705)
Budget
(649-946-3709)
Executive
Tours (649-946-4524 / 649-231-2358)
Hertz
(649-941-3910)
National
(649-946-4701)
Rent
A Buggy (649-946-4158)
Scooter
Bob (649-946-4684)
Tropical
Auto Rental (649-946-5300)
Turkoise
Excursions (649-946-5379)
Marinas
Turtle
Cove Marina (649-941-3781)
Leeward
Marina (649-946-5553)
South
Side Marina (649-946-4747)
Caicos
Marina and Shipyard (649-946-5600).
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Let's
start our trip to the Turks and Caicos in Miami, turn left
or east out Andros (the largest island of the Bahamas),
then right or south down the Bahamas chain. Veer a little
east on your southerly course, past Great Exuma, Long Island
while staying a little west of San Salvador. Now stop just
north of the island of Hispanola, home of the countries
of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. You should now be in
or around the southern range of the chain of islands that
start off as the Bahamas and end up as the islands of the
Turks and Caicos.