Turks and Caicos Sites, Caves and Wildlife

October 31, 2026

Travel advisory as of October 2026: Washington rates the Turks and Caicos Islands Level 2 (“Exercise Increased Caution”) for crime, and the UK FCDO reports higher serious crime on Providenciales and Grand Turk. Keep bags and phones out of sight at car parks and sites, and do not resist a robbery. Customs treat any ammunition, even one stray bullet at the bottom of a bag, as an offence with a minimum 12-year sentence, so empty every pocket and pouch before the airport. Hurricane season runs through November. See the UK FCDO entry requirements .

Most of the paid attractions in the islands are small, and several are run by the Turks and Caicos National Trust. Prices are in US dollars. Some sites take cash only, some are guided only and one follows the cruise-ship calendar, so the catch matters as much as the fee.

Costs and catches at a glance

Site	Island	Fee	Catch
Little Water Cay	Near Providenciales	$20 short, $25 extended	Boardwalk only, Monday to Saturday
Cheshire Hall	Providenciales	$15	Ruins, not for strollers
Wade’s Green	North Caicos	$15	Cash only, call ahead
Conch Bar Caves	Middle Caicos	$30	Guided only, call first
National Museum	Grand Turk	$5	Hours follow cruise ships

Near Providenciales

Little Water Cay, known as Iguana Island, has about 3,000 rock iguanas by the National Trust’s count and two loop boardwalks, a north trail and a south trail. The short tour is $20, the extended tour is $25 and Half Moon Bay is $10, with free entry for members. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 15:30. A boat takes about 15 minutes, or you can paddle across from the marina area. Buy tickets at the island visitor centre, from most tour operators or at the National Trust office in Saltmills Plaza. Stay on the boards, never touch or feed the animals, and take your litter home because there are no bins.

Cheshire Hall Plantation stands beside the Leeward Highway. Children under three are free, and everyone else pays $15. A guided tour lasts about 30 minutes, and signed trails allow a walk on your own. Most of the ruins are in poor shape, and Hurricane Irma badly damaged the Great House in 2017. The site cannot take wheelchairs or strollers.

North Caicos

Wade’s Green Plantation, near Kew, was founded in 1789 by the Loyalist Wade Stubbs. You can see the ruins of the Great House, the kitchen and the slave quarters. Entry is $15 per person in cash, bought in person, Monday to Saturday from about 9:00 to 15:00. Call ahead if you want a guide. The site is about six minutes by car from the ferry landing at Bellefield.

Middle Caicos

The Conch Bar Caves, on Airport Road in Conch Bar, are described as the largest dry cave system in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos island chain. The $30 fee covers a guided visit of 20 to 30 minutes. The entrance is gated, so nobody goes in alone. Pay cash at the door or buy a ticket ahead of time. Hours run Monday to Saturday from about 9:00 to 15:00, and Saturday may start later. Phone +1 649-941-5710 to confirm that a guide is there. Four bat species live inside. Wear closed-toe shoes.

Grand Turk

The Turks and Caicos National Museum occupies Guinep House on Front Street in Cockburn Town. Admission is $5, and children under 12 enter free with an adult. Opening hours move with the cruise-ship schedule, usually about 9:00 to 14:00 on ship days, so call (649) 247-2160 first. The star exhibit is the Molasses Reef Wreck, the oldest European shipwreck excavated in the Western Hemisphere, which probably sank around 1513. Lucayan artefacts, including a duho (a ceremonial chief’s seat), fill another room, and a small section covers John Glenn and the space race.

Boat tours to the stingrays at Gibbs Cay leave from Grand Turk, and prices vary by operator. The rays are wild, so do not touch or feed them.

A site that is closed

The Caicos Conch Farm shut after the hurricanes of September 2017 and has not reopened, so it is not a place to visit.

Search organised outings on Viator . The National Trust posts heritage site hours and prices , and the museum has a visitor page .