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Diving Deep - Dive with the Whales with World Record Free Diver

From January 22-29, during the peak whale-migration season in the Turks & Caicos, world record holder free diver Tanya Streeter, will be resident at the Amanyara Resort, sharing her knowledge with guests.
Streeter, set a world record free dive in the Turks & Caicos in 2003 - plunging to a depth of 370 feet - and [...]

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Ring in the New Year in Paradise

New Year’s is always a fun time in the Turks & Caicos with celebrations and parties throughout the week between Christmas and New Years. New Year’s Eve features fireworks displays at many resorts, such as Beaches, Club Med and The Sands, as well as gala dinner parties and rocking events with live music at places [...]

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Get on Island Thyme on Salt Cay

Salt Cay is truly a TCI classic. We call it the ‘island the time forgot’ and that’s pretty much how it is over there. No need for a watch on Salt Cay!
It’s our least populated island, but there are few places to stay and eat – surf on over to their local web [...]

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Excerpt from Outside: Kiteboarding TCI

From the December, 2007 issue of Outside:
UNTIL RECENTLY, IT WAS SCUBA DIVERS who salivated over the turquoise waters and Technicolor reefs. But recently, kiteboarders have discovered the Turks and Caicos—a 166-square-mile archipelago in the eastern Caribbean—and it’s fast becoming a hallowed destination for world-class riding. During the winter, cold fronts rolling across the lower 48 [...]

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Secret Dive Spot

Our friends at Bohio Dive Resort in Grand Turk share a special dive spot with our readers. To get in on their little secret, surf over to the site or call 649 946 2135
 
It is no secret that some of best wall diving to be experienced anywhere on the planet can be found on [...]

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Al Gore brings his Inconvenient Truth to TCI

The world’s newest Noble Peace Prize Winner, former US Vice President Al Gore, will be “on island” November 18-20 for an important environmental conference hosted by the TCI government. The event, called Fostering a Green Culture in Small Island Nations, will be held at Beaches Resort and is part of the Year if the Environment [...]

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