I recently went on vacation to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. I stayed at cute place right on the beach called the Crabtree Apartments. We had a wonderful time. The weather was great, there was terrific swimming and snorkeling right outside our door and the restaurants are close enough to walk to. Many of the restaurants are right on the ...

I have been to Grand Turk several times and love the island. After 2 days you are so relaxed, because nothing on the island is fast paced. The people are wonderful. There are gorgeous views from nearly everyplace. Most of the restaurants are sitting on the edge of the sea. Grand Turk is not a luxurious island, it's more like the Caribbean ...

We rented a what was supposed to be a jeep from Tony's Car Rental (he even has a pretty nice website) which turned out to be a barely running Samurai which was sitting at the airport. I've been to many Caribbean islands and I always rent a car to do my own touring rather than take any organised tour. Our plan was to make a quick stop at a ...

We hired a taxi for a tour and asked the driver to leave us downtown so we could look around. When we asked him to come back in two hours, he suggested one hour. Turned out ten minutes would have been plenty. There is some dirty trashy shoreline to see, a bit of old, interesting architecture, and that is it. The biggest features in town are a ...

Horseback Riding was ruined by all of the garbage and debris washed up on shore (flourescent tubes, rusted metal, you-name-it). UGLY, BARREN, gravel-like terrain, no places to go other than the boring Cruise ship pier with one corporate restaurant and what they call a local market--full of items from China and ridiculously overpriced! The local ...

Grand turk is "THE" most beautiful place ever! wonderful friendly people, great beaches(infact the best in the world!). There are so many local dishes that you must try, like conch fritters, conch stew, chicken and pork souse, lobster salad and so many more.
Its a wonderful get away from the stressful business world, you can simply go ...

Positive:
Really laid back, relaxed atmosphere.
Excellent diving. Reefs are close (short boat ride) and unspoiled.
Not a typical "tourist trap".
We have been there six times and are ready to go back.
Crime rate is low.

Negative:
The cruise ships are coming! A cruise ship dock is being prepared at the south end of the ...