Tourism Appeals
Although Visited By Christopher Columbus In 1498 And Ponce De
Leon In 1512, The Turks & Caicos Islands Have Been Relatively
Undiscovered But, The Area Is Beginning To Be Noticed Quite Rapidly
Primarily Because Of Its Mystery And Its Very Secrets, For Example In
1980, The International Media Reported The Finding Of Christopher
Columbus Ship, The Pinta, Which Disappeared, It Was Believed, in The
Caicos Area Around 1500 To 1515. It Was The News Of The Ship And The
Many Other Still Undiscovered Recorded Shipwrecks That Have Made
People World Wide Ask: ``Where Are The Turks
& Caicos Islands?''.
Slowly The Tourists Are Noticing That Besides The Ideal Climate
(70-90 Degrees.)The Turks And Caicos Islands Offer So Much Exotic
Natural Beauty And Mystique. Like The 200 Miles Or So Of Unspoiled
Beaches And Some Of The Most Spectacular Continuous Reefs or The
Breathtaking Sights Of The Endless Ocean And Midnight Moon.
And The Sea Itself, Relatively Virgin And Unchartered, Offers
Hundreds Of ``Secrets.'' According To One Writer: ``The Unusual
Species Of Marine Creatures Migrating Through These Waters Include
Humpback Whales And Giant Mantas And A Roster Of Pelagic Gamefish.
There Are Stationary Reef Creatures Which Exist In Astonishing
Numbers Less Than A Mile Off The Coasts Of Every Island In This
Chain...That Flabbergasts Even Serious Professional Fisherman. "It Is
A Divers Paradise And Is Considered One Of The Top Ten Diving Spots
In The World. According To One Writer: ``You Could Dive Every Day Of
The Year Here And See A Different Sight And Different Marine Life
Every Day On Each Dive.
For The Sportfisherman, There Are Blue Marlin In Excess Of 450
Pounds, Bonefish That Will Tear Your Arms Off, Sailfish, Dolphin,
Wahoo And A Host Of Other Teasing Gamefish, Not To Mention Hugh
Lobsters, There For The Taking In Season.
For Those Who Crave Sailing Adventures, The Turks & Caicos
Islands Offer The Excitement, The Mystery And The Magnificence Of
Wide Territory, Beauty And ``Dozens Of Crusoe-Like Specks For Very
Private Sailing Adventures.''
Middle Caicos Offers Mammoth Caves With Carvings Dating Back To
The 1600's, Spanish Silver Coins Minted 1500-1512 Still Lost And
Arawak Artifacts Among The Many Treasures Still Waiting To Be
Discovered. The Caves In Middle Caicos Are Vast And Breathtaking With
Huge Chambers And Underground Saltwater Pools. There Are Also 200
Species Of Migratory And Indigenous Birds Including Flamingos.
The Caicos Islands, It Was Described, Is For Those Incurably
Curious Or Daringly Adventurous People Who Want To Experience The
Exotic. Perhaps, It Is Just As Important, That The Island People Are
Extremely Friendly And They Sincerely Want To Please Island Guests.
CALL DICK ZEBO @ 800-645-1179
Turks & Caicos Islands British West Indies
Reservations (800) 645-1179 * Phone/Fax: (941)
793-7157