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.
Long Bay Beach
Turks & Caicos · Free
A three-mile sweep of firm sand on the southeast coast of Providenciales, shallow far offshore and the country's premier kiteboarding beach.
Time needed
2 to 3 hours
Tips
Shallow water, steady trade winds and a sandy bottom suit beginners and experts alike, and lessons run from the beach year-round. Sheltered by the Caicos Banks, so it stays calmer than the north-shore beaches on rough days. Parking at the main access by the Shore Club fills fast. The wreck of La Famille Express is visible offshore.
Neighborhood
Long Bay Hills, Providenciales
Activity providers
Kosher map of Turks & Caicos
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