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Eco Fun in Turks & Caicos - Specials in the Big Blue! Sep 02

*BIG BLUE STAND-UP PADDLE-BOARD SPECIAL* $55 per person
The next three days (September 2, 3, 4) are going to be still and the Leeward Channel is going to be very calm. Perfect for some late afternoon paddle boarding in the National Park. Explore the mangroves and see baby sharks, turtles and eagle rays.

Thursday Sept 2 at 3.00pm
Friday Sept 3 at 3.45pm
Saturday Sept 4 at 4.30pm

*Plus discounted prices on other Eco-adventures:

Friday September 3rd            
Heart of the Islands Eco-tour                
8am to 5.30pm            
$250 per person

Saturday Sept 4          
Edge of the Banks Snorkel Adventure  
8am to 4pm                 
$175 per person

Sunday Sept 5           
2 tank dive to French Cay                    
8am to 2.30pm            
$170 per person

Kayak Eco-tour                                              
EVERYDAY              
$75 per person

CALL 649-946-5034 or 649-231-6455 or bigblue@tciway.tc
www.bigblueunlimited.com

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Vacation Turks & Caicos for a month this winter! Sep 01

Thinking of coming to Turks & Caicos for a month?  Consider the well-priced and value for $$$ Island Club Grace Bay Townhouses!

We’ve recently added this lovely townhouse comples to our list of great offerings right here in the Grace Bay tourist area of Providenciales (just minutes away from our Reservation Center!).  Located a mere two blocks from the world-renowned Grace Bay beach, you’ll enjoy being within easy walking distance of many of the island’s famous restaurants, as well as the two main shopping plazas (Salt Mills Plaza and The Regent Village).

Take advantage of the very reasonably priced rates for the two bedroom townhomes offering 1,100 square ft of floor space over two levels and a full kitchen.

Nightly rates start at just $120 per night and promotions are available for extended stay periods (pay for three weeks, stay for four).

More info on this excellent long-term vacation rental townhouse option at www.islandclubgracebay.com

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Enter to win a FREE Vacation to Turks & Caicos Aug 31

Be a Judge in the world’s only Conch Festival by winning your FREE trip including airfare for two to Turks & Caicos this fall!

Signup to receive the Turks & Caicos Reservations newsletter and you and a guest will automatically be entered to be a judge in the 2010 Conch Festival in beautiful Blue Hills, plus win a Five Night Stay at the luxury West Bay Club boutique resort directly on Grace Bay beach, and flights for two.

Your FREE TURKS & CAICOS PRIZE (worth approx $3500) includes:

  • Five nights accommodation for two guests in a One Bedroom oceanfront suite with furnished balcony and full gourmet kitchen at West Bay Club (value of $2420 US) 
  • Daily breakfast
  • Complimentary resort amenities including snorkel equipment, beach service and much more
  • Two Conch Festival tickets
  • One of the judges of the Conch Festival
  • Flights (we’ll reimburse you a maximum of $1,000 US dollars for your airfare)

Sign up here http://www.turksandcaicosreservations.tc/contest

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1st Maskanoo Event to be held in Turks & Caicos Aug 31

MASKANOO EVENT IN TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

The 1st MASKANOO event to be held in the highly visited tourist area of Grace Bay in the island of Providenciales in Turks & Caicos is to be held in December 2010.  It will be an event aimed at showcasing the islands’ cultural heritage with the incorporation of activities indigenous to the TCI including “Masses”, Junkanoo, food, drink, arts, crafts and local entertainment (including ripsaw, drums etc).

The event will take place along Grace Bay Road between Seven Stars Resort and Salt Mills Plaza, creating a close‐knit environment in the “tourist capital” of Providenciales.

MASKANOO will run from 5:00 p.m. until midnight, with vendors selling local food and beverage, arts and crafts along the route. A variety of entertainment will be scheduled every hour on a main stage to be located opposite the Regent Village Entrance. A grand finale with fireworks will take place on the beach at mid‐night.

Proposed Programme:
5:00pm ‐ Kick Off (DJ music playing)
5:15pm ‐ Welcome by the TCHTA
5:30pm ‐ Cultural Performance by TUCA or other group
6:15pm ‐ Live Band
7:00pm ‐ Parade of Bands (Masses/Junkanoo)
8:30pm ‐ DJ
9:15pm ‐ Ripsaw group performance
9:45pm ‐ DJ
10:15pm ‐ Live Band
11:00pm ‐ Cultural Performance
11:30pm ‐ DJ
Midnight ‐ Fireworks on the Beach

Here’s a taste of some of what you can expect to experience in Turks & Caicos!

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Alverna’s Craft Market in Grace Bay Turks & Caicos Aug 31

We’d like to tell you a little bit about the craft market in the Grace Bay area of Provo. It’s officially called Alverna’s Craft Market.

If you’re a visitor coming to Turks and Caicos, this is one of the spots that you wanna check out to get some nice handicraft that’s ‘almost’ authentic from these islands. The vendors that sell at the market are actually of Haitian decent, but they’ve been here in Providenciales for so long that many of our visitors that come frequently have grown us to buying souveriers for friends and family back home.  There’s a very wide assortment of shells, basket weaved crafts, tee-shirts, bent metal and some local spices and treats.

 

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Provo Golf Club - One of the Top 10 courses in the Caribbean Aug 31

Welcome to Provo Golf Club – a residential and vacation golf community in the Grace Bay area of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies.

This green oasis hosted the 2009 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship and the course is consistently voted one of the Caribbean’s best golf courses. We’re sure you’ll enjoy our challenging, and beautifully maintained, 18-hole championship course which is extremely popular with our members, guests, and visitors to the island.

Provo Golf Club, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos from HAB Group.

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Sands Resort Turks & Caicos offers 3rd night FREE Jun 30

From September 1 through October 31, 2010, book any room for 3 nights or more and receive every third night free!

Value Added Promotions!

*** Vaild for travel until May 15 to October 15, 2010 ***

Book a 2 Bedroom Oceanview or higher category for 7-nights or more and receive one of the following:

* Two day free car rental or $100 water sports credit.

Book a 1 Bedroom Oceanview or higher category for 5-nights or more and receive one of the following:

* One day free car rental or $50 water sports credit.

Guests bask in the sun alongside one of our free-form swimming pools or on the sands of our pristine beach. For those seeking a bit more adventure, world-class diving, a variety of water sports, golfing or day cruises to secluded islands are the order. Providenciales also offers many quaint boutiques for fun shopping excursions and a number of historical attractions worth visiting. The stars shine inviting guests to stroll along the beach in the moonlight or take in the evening’s beauty with a gathering on the dune deck at Hemingway’s Beachfront Restaurant or on their own private balcony.

More information at http://www.discovertci.tc/special–deal–the-sands-resort-many-ways-to-save.html

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EXCLUSIVE Ocean Club Resort DISCOUNT Turks & Caicos Jun 30

Enjoy an additional 5% savings off the already low rates & promotions at Ocean Club and Ocean Club West Resorts in Grace Bay, Providenciales.  This exclusive 5% discount is COMBINED with the 25% discount, so you save a total of 30% off your reservation!  More info here  http://www.discovertci.tc/special–deal–ocean-club-west-free.html

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Three cool & FREE Turks & Caicos ebooks to download Jun 29

People from all over the world live and work here in the Turks & Caicos Islands.  Partly because of the laid back lifestyle of living on a gorgeous Caribbean island, but also because we just enjoy being around water as blue as can be!  There’s just something about the these islands that make people come back again and again (shhhhh… don’t tell them that we actually put something in the water!)

Our friends over at Brilliant love living here too, and they’ve put out some eBook guides on some great topics that are certainly useful to read if you’re thinking of visiting our shores for the first time.

The three e-books include

  • Best beaches in Turks and Caicos
  • Things to do with families in Turks and Caicos
  • A guide for those with children under five

What’s best is that they’re all FREE! 

Interested?  Here’s where you go to get ‘em!

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Fool’s Regatta 2010 - top Turks and Caicos event !! Jun 23

The 20th Anniversary of the Annual Fool’s Regatta in beautiful Grace Bay beach in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos was the best ever this year!  If you’ve missed it, mark your calendars for June 2011 to come and help us celebrate this wonderful event.

June 19th was a fun filled day for all as residents and visitors joined in the festivities of Native Sloops battling for the first ever ‘Tom Lightbourne Memorial Trophy’, Tug-O-War, Hobie Cat races for all ages, the Great Raft Race and much much more.

With lots to eat and drink (the Bambarra Rum tent was very popular), great music by DJ and the Provo Primary Steel Band, and to top it all off, the crystal clear turquoise waters of Grace Bay beach - a great time was had by all.

All proceeds from this event went to benefit the TCIFA Youth Programme.

See you next year!!!!

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