Things to do in Grace Bay Providenciales - South Fleetwood Villas - Turks and Caicos Vacation Rentals

Provo

Just beyond the Bahamas and about 575 miles south-east of Miami, lies a string of islands known as the Turks & Caicos Islands. These islands make up some 40 cays and are mostly flat with very beautiful tropical beaches. The highest elevation is found on Grand Turk at only 163 feet. These islands were proclaimed as “Beautiful by Nature” by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage in search of the far east.

Providenciales, better known as Provo, is one of these beautiful islands which is 37.5 square miles big and is the focal point of the islands. With some of the most pristine beaches in the world stretching for miles this is the perfect place to relax.

The island has around 50 restaurants; many of which are located within walking distance or a short cab ride away. The surrounding cays as well as Grace Bay hosts some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in the world. For the golf lovers there is a high class bird sanctuary 18 hole golf course. By the way, most charters and other planes will allow you to take sports equipment for free above and beyond the regular 2 suit case rule.

With great sailing, fishing, windsurfing and other water sports along with many secluded surrounding empty islands (cays) which are perfect for a getaway, Provo is an attractive place to take your next vacation.

Also, JoJo, a friendly wild bottle-nosed dolphin has been frequenting Grace Bay for some 13 years. JoJo will typically follow the boats in and can often be seen swimming close to shore or in the wake of a boat.

Testimonials

Well, if you want a lovely, small and private, well-located place to stay in Provo, South Fleetwood is it. That is, if you can forego room service, multiple extra pillows, beach treats and water excursions, and night time activities on location. Kit and Colin (much praised by many reviewers) are the ideal hosts—generous with their information, charming to talk to, ready to help with almost anything when you need it. Together over the years they have created a wonderful one acre oasis of palms, plants, ceramics, and flowers surrounding their three rental units. We stayed in the Cottage and loved it: it is most accessible to the shared pool and the lounge chairs around it. Frequent visitors to the pool, amazingly enough, were water birds: a black crowned night heron, a large white egret who landed on a bush two steps from the pool, and an eccentric little green heron who daily came for a drink and did not stir when we walked by. Our friends stayed in the Studio down a path from us, a little smaller interior space but with a wonderful private patio where we often gathered for drinks or lunch. The Suite, the largest unit, is more removed from the other units with a porch of its own.

South Fleetwood is only a short walk away (maybe 100 yards or so down a sandy road) to Grace Bay Beach in all its glory—beautiful white sand, usually calm silky turquoise water, not that populated even though there are condos and small resort hotels nearby. It is one of the prettiest beaches we’ve ever been to. We spent most mornings on beach chairs with our books (and Kindles). Luckily the weather while we were there (for 2 weeks in January) was sunny and warm around 80 degrees—a few rain showers usually at night.

Location is important in Provo. Without a car, staying where we were, you can walk down a dusty road (during the day, along the beach) to some restaurants in the Grace Bay Regent Village area (notable: Yoshi’s Japanese, Danny Boy Irish Pub) but we liked best the restaurants further afield so needed a car---best of all, Da Conch Shack, Tiki Hut and Sharkbite in Turtle Cove, Somewhere at Coral Gardens (the best off-beach snorkeling site), Hemingways at the Sands. Food is expensive in Provo—at the restaurants and at the two IGA groceries so be prepared. We recommend Grace Bay Car Rentals—very accommodating—with an office in Grace Bay Regent Village area as well as airport pick up.

So although we hesitate to come on too enthusiastically for fear that Provo and South Fleetwood will be overrun with visitors, we have to admit that our experience there was splendid. Thank you, Kit and Colin, and love to you!!!

Nancy and Leo, West Stockbridge, MA

Nancy and Leo

Provo

Galleries

Testimonials

In the News

Newsletter