Things to do in

Cockburn Town

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The state capital and administrative center of the Turks and Caicos is Cockburn Town.  On the west side of Grand Turk, which is the second-most populated island in the Turks and Caicos, there is a small coastal town of Cockburn Town.

Things To Do in

COCKBURN TOWN

Grand Turk is the best Caribbean port for scuba diving on an east coast trip. You'll witness friendly Nassau groupers, garden eels, parrotfish, spiny lobster, stingrays, trumpetfish, yellowtails, wrasse, blue tangs, and angelfish.

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Scuba Diving

One way to see the beautiful waters, beaches, and reefs of Grand Turk is on a boat. There are a lot of boats to choose from, including sailing yachts and party boats with a lot of space and shade.

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Charter a Boat

If the ocean is relaxed, Boaby Rock Point is the best place on the island to snorkel. As long as you can deal with the enormous amounts of seaweed and debris on the beach, you’ll get to see really wonderful sea life in the shallow water.

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SNORKELING

Even though you might not think so at first, you can see humpback whales on Grand Turk during the winter months of January to April. Humpback whales migrate from the northern Atlantic to the north of the Caribbean every year to give birth and mate.

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Whale Watching

Great for water sports, horseback riding adds a little bit of the ocean to what is usually thought to be a land sport. Rides on most beaches, like Pillory Beach, Governor’s Beach, and East Side Beach, give you the chance to walk in the crystal-clear coastal waters.

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Horseback Riding

West coast sites like the Cruise Center Beach, Governor’s Beach, Cockburn Town Beach, and Pillory Beach are beautiful beaches. However, they aren’t usually good for kiteboarding because the typical east trade winds that blow offshore don’t make it safe.

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Kiteboarding

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