<strong>Mudjin Harbor:</strong> Mudjin Harbor Beach is arguably the Turks and Caicos Islands' most scenic spot. The dramatic seascape is located on Middle Caicos, a delightfully undeveloped island accessible via ferry from Providenciales.
Mudjin Harbor: Mudjin Harbor Beach is arguably the Turks and Caicos Islands' most scenic spot. The dramatic seascape is located on Middle Caicos, a delightfully undeveloped island accessible via ferry from Providenciales.
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<strong>Middle Caicos: </strong>Spectacular views in both directions greet sightseers at the top of cliffs rising above Mudjin Harbor. There's also a stone path leading to a staircase that descends through a sea cave to the beach below.
Middle Caicos: Spectacular views in both directions greet sightseers at the top of cliffs rising above Mudjin Harbor. There's also a stone path leading to a staircase that descends through a sea cave to the beach below.
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<strong>Big island:</strong> With an area of 48 square miles, Middle Caicos is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos chain, but it's home to fewer than 300 people.
Big island: With an area of 48 square miles, Middle Caicos is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos chain, but it's home to fewer than 300 people.
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<strong>Dragon Cay Resort: </strong>Stone paths crisscross the cliffs above Mudjin Harbor connecting cottages at Dragon Cay Resort to clifftop viewing areas. The perches provide especially nice views of the sun rising over the water.
Dragon Cay Resort: Stone paths crisscross the cliffs above Mudjin Harbor connecting cottages at Dragon Cay Resort to clifftop viewing areas. The perches provide especially nice views of the sun rising over the water.
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<strong>Bambarra Beach: </strong>Shallow water and calm surf make Middle Caicos' Bambarra Beach ideal for swimming. In the bay, a tiny island, Pelican Cay, looks deceptively close. It's actually about a half-mile off the coast.
Bambarra Beach: Shallow water and calm surf make Middle Caicos' Bambarra Beach ideal for swimming. In the bay, a tiny island, Pelican Cay, looks deceptively close. It's actually about a half-mile off the coast.
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<strong>Baby bird: </strong>A tiny bird is tucked tightly in its nest in a tree next to the Barracuda Beach Bar in Whitby, North Caicos.
Baby bird: A tiny bird is tucked tightly in its nest in a tree next to the Barracuda Beach Bar in Whitby, North Caicos.
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<strong>Barracuda Beach Bar: </strong>The bar sits right on the beach with a serene water view, an ideal spot for partaking in a local Turk's Head beer or cocktail.
Barracuda Beach Bar: The bar sits right on the beach with a serene water view, an ideal spot for partaking in a local Turk's Head beer or cocktail.
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<strong>Wade's Green Plantation: </strong>Founded by Wade Stubbs in 1789 to grow cotton and sisal, this North Caicos ruin is a prime example of the Loyalist plantations that were established on the islands around the time of the American Revolutionary War.
Wade's Green Plantation: Founded by Wade Stubbs in 1789 to grow cotton and sisal, this North Caicos ruin is a prime example of the Loyalist plantations that were established on the islands around the time of the American Revolutionary War.
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<strong>Sisal: </strong>Sisal was one of the crops cultivated on the plantation. Fiber from the plants was used to make rope.
Sisal: Sisal was one of the crops cultivated on the plantation. Fiber from the plants was used to make rope.
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<strong>Great house:</strong> The plantation's great house is among the limestone ruins that visitors see during guided tours of the site.
Great house: The plantation's great house is among the limestone ruins that visitors see during guided tours of the site.
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<strong>Pumpkin Bluff:</strong> North Caicos boasts its own pristine, rarely visited beaches. A map is essential for some of the harder-to-find spots.
Pumpkin Bluff: North Caicos boasts its own pristine, rarely visited beaches. A map is essential for some of the harder-to-find spots.
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<strong>Bottle Creek Lagoon: </strong>The impossibly aqua Bottle Creek Lagoon is one of the more eye-catching spots in the Turks and Caicos. The lagoon is very shallow, ideal for kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
Bottle Creek Lagoon: The impossibly aqua Bottle Creek Lagoon is one of the more eye-catching spots in the Turks and Caicos. The lagoon is very shallow, ideal for kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
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