With the third largest coral reef system in the world and a plethora of white sand beaches and nature reserves, the Turks and Caicos islands have become a major upscale Caribbean vacation destination over the last decade. Grand Turk is the country’s capital, attracting divers and snorkelers with its ...

  Depending on whom you ask, Turks and Caicos (TCI), a gorgeous collection of islands and cays southeast of the Bahamas, either are en route to becoming hopelessly overbuilt (read: ruined) à la St. Thomas or are about to claim their rightful place as the Caribbean destination. It’s true that over the past five ...

Amanyara Providenciales Northwest Point 866-941-8133 www.amanresorts.com Chef Fritz Zwahlen, born in Switzerland, has overseen kitchens for Aman for more than eight years (at the Philippines’ Amanpulo and in Amanwella in Sri Lanka), and his dishes beautifully reflect the influences of the countries he’s ...

Kenard Cruises (649) 232-3866 www.kenardcruises.com Captain Kenard Cruickshank has been navigating around Turks and Caicos for many years, and his cruise company offers full- and half-day excursions aboard a power catamaran. Kenard Cruises, which comes recommended by Tiffany Schauer, a longtime visitor to the ...

  Besides tennis, yoga and horseback riding (see Sports & Activities: Provo Ponies), activities will naturally be based around the sea. You can go sailing, kayaking, waterskiing, parasailing, windsurfing, snorkeling, bone and deep-sea fishing and, above all, diving. TCI is famous for an active and amazing ...

COMO Shambhala Retreat Parrot Cay (649) 946-7788; fax (649) 946-7789 www.comoshambhala.bz Occupying its own section on Parrot Cay, the acclaimed spa is housed in pavilions, cottages and bungalows that are built in the same weathered wood as the rest of the resort. Facing the island’s wetlands, the setting is ...