The Turks and Caicos Islands are truly a slice of paradise! The beaches there are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen on my travels, and I’ve been to a lot of beautiful beaches in the world over the years! The biggest challenge for putting together my favorite ten images of Turks and Caicos was choosing between all the photos of gorgeous beaches I took!
But TCI is more than just beaches. During our excursions we saw flamingos, island donkeys, giant rock iguanas, and lots of smaller lizards, including the Turks and Caicos Curly Tailed lizard! I also loved seeing a new type of seagull! There are so many kinds of gulls around the world!
In the water we saw a wide array of marine life as well. I do not have an underwater camera so I didn’t get photos of the sea creatures we saw, like sting rays, parrot fish, barracuda and more!
I did include a photo of a conch that had just been taken out of the ocean. The Queen Conch (pronounced ‘konk’) is an important source of food for the islands, and you’ll find many conch dishes at restaurants. Because conch is becoming endangered in the islands because of overfishing, there are limits for taking shells out of TCI.
I hope you enjoy these ten images of Turks and Caicos!
To read more about our time in Turks and Caicos, click here.
