City overview
The Turks & Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory of about forty islands and cays at the southeastern end of the Bahamian chain, best known for Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales and for the reef that runs the length of the archipelago. Providenciales holds almost all of the country's resorts, restaurants and shopping, while Grand Turk, North, Middle and South Caicos and Salt Cay stay quiet and largely undeveloped. Jewish life in the country is young and centres entirely on Providenciales: Chabad of Turks & Caicos Islands, founded by Rabbi Shmulik and Chaya Berkowitz at the end of 2019, is the only Jewish congregation anywhere in the islands. The resident community is small and expatriate, and it swells through the winter season with second-home owners and visitors. Kosher food on the island is limited but real, and everything Jewish sits within the Grace Bay area.
Bight Reef (Coral Gardens)
Turks & Caicos · Free
The most popular snorkelling site in the country, a single coral ridge running about 350 feet straight out from a Grace Bay beach and reachable without a boat.
Time needed
1 to 2 hours
Tips
Free parking on both access roads, with the Stubb's Road side usually quieter. Visibility is best at high tide with winds under 12 mph. Stay outside the buoyed coral conservation zone, wear reef-safe sunscreen only, and keep an eye out for boat traffic. Green turtles, southern stingrays and nurse sharks are regulars. There are no lifeguards.
Neighborhood
The Bight, Providenciales
Activity providers
Kosher map of Turks & Caicos
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.