Uninhabited Turks Cays in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The uninhabited Turks Cays can be reached only by boat from Grand Turk. Trips can be arranged for picnics, snorkelling and deserted isle adventures. Please do not litter.
Gibbs Cay
Thought to be the location of a French gun emplacement during the 1780’s called Fort Castries. Now home to a huge population of seabirds, including sooty and noddy terns. An excellent picnic and snorkel destination.
Long Cay
A sanctuary for the rock iguana. Sea-going terns stop at Long Cay to nest and raise their young, fearlessly employing dive-bombing skills to strike at predators or intruders.
Penniston Cay
Ruled by a rare colony of magnificent frigate birds. These birds never alight on land or water as their large wings and short legs make it hard to take off unless perched on a high rock.
Martin Alonzo Pinzon Cay
Hike to see a large colony of the native Turks Head cacti in the wild. Home to nesting gulls and terns.
