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Scuba Diving in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Grand Turk Cruise Center on the Waterfront (courtesy, Grand Turk Cruise Center)


Grand Turk Scuba Diving Highlights

By Travel Expert: Linda Samuel
  • Dip into warm water, up to 80 degrees in summer.
  • Wander the 7,000-foot wall dense with marine life at Grand Turk, considered one of the world's best diving destinations.
  • Share the water with dolphins, octopi, manta rays, and a host of colorful fish while exploring tunnels, chimneys, and other unique formations along the reef wall.

Grand Turk Overview

Grand Turk is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, although it is no longer the financial and business hub of the island nation, having lost that position to Provo. It is no longer the transportation hub either, as Provo receives 95% of the international airplane landings. The island is rather barren and windswept, and there is little vegetation. Don't come here...

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Hotels

GOOD FOR SCUBA DIVING
Bohio Dive Resort
Pillory Beach
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Distance: 2.1 Miles
(from destination center)
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GOOD FOR SCUBA DIVING
The Salt Raker Inn
12 Duke Street P O Box 1
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Distance: 0.0 Miles
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GOOD FOR SCUBA DIVING
Osprey Beach Hotel
Duke Street
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Distance: 0.4 Miles
(from destination center)
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Attractions

expert favorite attraction
Good For SCUBA DIVING
Black Forest dive site
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Distance: 0.3 Miles (from destination center)
Description: As its name suggests, this dive site is known for its beautiful display of black coral.... Read More
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expert favorite attraction
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Columbus Landfall Marine National Park
off Grand Turk
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos
Distance: 0.9 Miles (from destination center)
Description: The 1280-acre Columbus Landfall Marine National Park features a beach that runs the length of the western coast of Grand Turk. ... Read More
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expert favorite attraction
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Gibbs Cay
one-quarter mile east of Grand Turk
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos
Distance: 2.2 Miles (from destination center)
Description: Gibbs Cay is an uninhabited island known for its numerous stingrays and offers some of the best dive sites in Grand Turk.... Read More
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