The Graceful and Unspoiled – Grace Bay Beach
Posted On November 27, 2009
The Grace Bay beach is a popular beach and because it stretches to about 12 miles, you can always find a quiet and secluded spot here for yourself, even amidst a number of tourists.
Location
The Grace Bay Beach is on the eastern coast of Nation Island of Turks and Caicos. The Turks and Caicos Island or the TCI is a Bahamian archipelago, located at its tail end, bordering the Caribbean Sea, though in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Turks and Caicos Island is to the south east of Miami by 575 miles and one of the series of Islands it has is the Providentiales, popularly known as Provo, spread over 37.5 square miles. Grace Bay beach is in Provo, near the Turtle Cove, the marketing area with a number of boutiques.
Best time to visit
It is pleasant here all through the year and apt for a vacation almost anytime. Compared to some of the islands in the Caribbean, the Turks and Caicos Island are dry. Annual rainfall here is close to 24 inches only.
The temperatures in January range from 73 degree Fahrenheit to 80 degree Fahrenheit and the temperature ranges in July are around 80 degree Fahrenheit to 87 degree Fahrenheit.
Reaching Grace Bay Beach
The major airport at the Turks and Caicos Islands is the Providenciales International Airport on Providenciales. There are direct flights connecting this island to USA and Canada and for other countries, there is a connecting flight from Montego Bay in Jamaica.
Some of the major airlines like the British Airways, Continental Airlines, and American Airlines among others offer their services to the Turks and Caicos Island. Metered and unregistered taxis as well as cabs are available outside the airport.
From then on, to get to any of the islands, ferries and yacht are the best options.
Attractions at Grace Bay Beach and Nearby
There is plenty to see and do when on Grace Bay Beach. You could visit the churches here, if for nothing else then for its architecture. Some of the churches here are the Jericho Baptist Church, the Pentecostal Baptist Church, the Anglican Church, the Catholic Church, the Faith Tabernacle Church and the 7th Day Adventist Church, all of them to the southwest of the Grace Bay.
There are some natural reserves as well that you may want to visit. One and half miles to the south west of the Grace Bay, is the Princess Alexandra National Marine Park, a protected snorkeling post here. The park is also home to JoJo, a unique Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin, one of the few of this species that voluntarily responds to human beings in his habitat. It has been enjoying Princess Alexandra National Marine Park at the Turks and Caicos Island as its home since 1980. He is a symbol of nature conservation, having been declared a national treasure by the TCI government, and in fact, there is warden to take care of him and protect him!
At the National Park Office, about 5 miles to the south west is a Zoo or a Wild Life Sanctuary. The Caicos Conch Farm is 2.7 miles to the north east of the Bay.
Among the historical sites are ruins of the Cheshire Hall, 5 miles away, to the South west of the Grace Bay.
The Grace Bay Beach has some really great scope for snorkeling if that is what interests you. Just pass the beaches is the White house, a vibrant coral reef very close to the shore. This place attracts the tourists up for snorkeling. For the more sporty ones, there are arrangements that can be made to go a little offshore to the surrounding barrier brief while taking the pleasure of a small trip by boat and have fun while having some great snorkeling. Beneath the azure sea is the beautiful marine life, with a great deal of fish, beautiful coral and also turtles who are as excited to see you as you are to see them!
The Malcolm’s Road Beach is another incredible unspoiled beach, home to a variety of marine life and a great place to 
swim in and snorkeling. The uninhabited part of the island is good for hiking.
Just off the Grace Bay are some magnificent locations for those of you who are interested in scuba diving.
Other water sports that can excite you here are parasailing and windsurfing. You will have to check with the hotels or the resorts you are staying in for arrangements on these water sports as there are no public facilities for the same.
The pretty white sand and the deep blue see is as far as your eyes can see when you are at the Grace Bay Beach at the Turks and Caicos Island. If water sports are not your thing, just walk as much as you want to. You can wet your feet to your heart’s content when on this 12 mile beach. There are number of eating joints where you can sit down for a short break.
If you are though with your trip at the Grace Bay Beach, you can check out other beaches of the Turks and Caicos Island which are charming and as unique as the others. Some of these beaches that you can go to are the Sapodilla beach, about 8 miles to the southwest of the island and the Long Bay Beach, about 2 miles to the southeast in the Provo islands.
Grace Beach is one of the many options for you at Turks and Caicos Island, though perhaps the only one when what you want is a relaxed, leisure time for yourself, away from the hustle-bustle of a tourist destination.
Even though the Grace Bay Beach is not crowded and appears to be secluded, it might not have any of the public facilities, yet it is tourist friendly as there are a number of hotels and resorts that cater to the interests of the tourists.
The Grace Bay Beach is certainly one of the best beaches in the Turks and Caicos Island. Wether you want an energetic vacation or you wish to go to a secluded place, wether you like getting beneath the sea or enjoy the waves while sitting with your own thoughts on its shore or simply want to walk along, Grace Bay Beach is an amazing place to be in.
