Flights to Providenciales

From the airport

Providenciales International sits in the middle of the island. Taxis are shared vans with set fares per person, and most Grace Bay hotels are 15 to 20 minutes away. There is no public bus service, so many visitors hire a car or scooter for a few days. Car hire desks are at the airport, and a short drive gets you to most beaches. Remember to keep left, as many cars are left-hand drive imports from the US.

Grace Bay and the north shore

Grace Bay's beach stretches for around 5 km, backed by low-rise hotels, villas and restaurants, and the sand is open to the public all along it. Bight Reef and Smith's Reef, at the western end, are good for snorkelling from the shore. Further east, Long Bay is shallow and breezy and popular for kitesurfing. The Thursday fish fry at Bight Park brings local food stalls, music and crafts together in the evening.

Around the island

Chalk Sound National Park, in the south-west, is a lagoon of milky turquoise water scattered with rocky cays, easily explored by kayak or paddleboard. Blue Hills, the oldest settlement on Provo, has beachfront conch shacks serving cracked conch and conch salad. Boats for the outer cays and North Caicos leave from the Leeward marina at the eastern tip. Supermarkets on Leeward Highway are useful for villa stays, though imported food is expensive.

When to book

December to April brings dry weather, steady breezes and the highest prices. Late spring is quieter and still sunny, with lower hotel rates. Hurricane season runs from June to November, when some restaurants close for a few weeks.

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