The Turks and Caicos Islands in the British Caribbean is home to Grace Bay Beach — a 13km sweep of powdery white sand on the north shore of Providenciales Island, with water so calm and clear that the sandy bottom remains visible at depths of 6 metres or more. Grace Bay is consistently voted the world’s number one beach by travel publications.
Grace Bay
The beach faces a protected barrier reef that buffers Atlantic swell, keeping the water almost perfectly calm and exceptionally clear. The colour is extraordinary — a pale mint-turquoise in the shallows that deepens to vivid cobalt at the reef edge. The beach itself is wide, long, and lined with luxury resorts and private villas.
Beyond Providenciales
The outer islands of Turks and Caicos remain largely undeveloped. North Caicos and Middle Caicos have vast empty beaches accessible by ferry. Salt Cay is a tiny, almost unchanged 17th-century settlement surrounded by pristine reefs.
Access
Fly to Providenciales International Airport from Miami (2 hours), New York (3.5 hours), London, or Toronto. The island has no public transport — rental cars or resort shuttles are the main way to get around.
