Turks And Caicos
Family Travel Guide

If you’re looking for the most comprehensive all-inclusive family vacation on a resort that offers every imaginable amenity and the Caribbean’s largest water theme park Beaches Turks & Caicos is for you.Dive into a one-of-a-kind, unbelievably exciting Beaches all-inclusive Turks & Caicos vacation for the whole family. A 45,000 square-foot waterpark; four magnificent villages, boasting the architecture and ambiance of Italy, France, the Caribbean and Key West; a 12-mile beach lapped by clear turquoise waters; endless fun activities for everyone, from tots to tweens and teens, featuring Sesame Street® characters, the new Xbox 360® Game Garage and a sizzlin’ teen disco, Liquid at Beaches-all located on one of the world’s best beaches.Pirates Island is a fantasy world filled with gigantic waterslides, kid-friendly pools and swim-up soda bars. There are also water cannons, whirlpools and lazy river journeys, as well as the Caribbean’s only surf simulator.

19 Restaurants & Bars! There’s something for every taste at 19 gourmet restaurants, from French cuisine to diner favorites, whether you dine as a family or just the two of you while the kids are cared for by professional caregivers.

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

FOR TODDLERS AND BABIES:

Your little ones will go to bed exhausted, dreaming of another picture-perfect day at Beaches.

• Kids Camp at Beaches Resort – They’ll take care of everything, including your kids, with fully equipped facilities and programs supervised by highly-trained caregivers.
• Pirates Island Waterpark – Lil mateys can play by their own rules, in the exclusive Pirates Island waterpark with waterslides, pools and swim-up soda bars.
• Sesame Street® Caribbean Adventure – It’s a colorful cast of characters with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Zoe, Bert and Ernie, Abby Cadabby, The Count, and Big Bird.
• Choo Choo Train – Enjoy the scenery on the tropical Choo Choo Train that takes you through the piazza of the Italian Village, the chateaux of the French Village, and the gardens of the Caribbean Village.
• Professional Nanies – Certified nannies with an infant to staff ratio of 3:1,Certified in accordance with an accredited U.S. university, Included every day of your stay from 9 am to 6 pm, After hours care for infants and kids at additional cost Nurse on property 24-hours a day

FOR KIDS

Kids love the Kids Camps — full of fun and including everything from beach parties to marine science. Kids get extra attention with tailor-made fun just for them. Beaches includes supervised kids programs for five different age levels, and we never charge extra for giving kids the extra special excitement they crave.

• Kids Camp programs, for infants through age 12, are run by professionally trained child-care experts. But what really sets family-friendly vacations apart is that staff is so genuinely caring, kids will feel like they are in the loving hands of a real family member who wants nothing more than to spoil them. And, with Beaches kids vacations, parents will know that they left their little ones in good, trusting hands.
• Kids Camp At Beaches Resort – They’ll take care of everything, including your kids, with fully equipped facilities and programs supervised by highly-trained caregivers.
• Xbox® Play Lounge – The Hot Spot for family vacationing. Guests of all ages can enjoy unlimited play, including cutting-edge Kinect™ for Xbox®.
• Junior Golf Club – Kids at Beaches Ocho Rios who want to take their first shot can enjoy 20 hours of supervised instructions at the Provo golf course.
• Kids Scuba Program – Even kids can learn about the underwater world of the Caribbean, with a variety of PADI® programs.

FOR TWEENS

What’s a tween to do at Beaches Turks & Caicos? Go full speed, go all out. Try this, do that, make cool friends from all over. Go sailing, waterskiing* and snorkeling. They might even want to learn to scuba dive. Play beach volleyball, “sand soccer” and all the Xbox® games you can handle. Twist and shout down water chutes or on the dance floor. Show off your style at the fashion show, sing karaoke, and join the nighttime talent shows. The good news: it starts all over again the next day. Yes, Tweens Rules!

• Club Liquid at Beaches Resort – This sleek hotspot gives tweens and tweens another reason to brag about their Beaches Resorts vacation.
• Trench Town a place to chill – This spot puts fun arcade games at kids’ fingertips, from shooting hoops with electronic basketball setups to lightning-fast laser hockey under black lights.
• Xbox® Play Lounge – The Hot Spot for family vacationing. Guests of all ages can enjoy unlimited play, including cutting-edge Kinect™ for Xbox®.
• Scratch DJ Academy® – Release your inner DJ at Beaches! Come learn how to mix, blend & scratch on vinyl, CD’s or even their iPod!
• Kids Scuba Program – Even kids can learn about the underwater world of the Caribbean, with a variety of PADI® programs

Reasons why this is a great resort to ‘Relax on the Beach’:

• Large furnished balconies to enjoy sunrise coffees and a bottle of your favorite wine at sunset
• Kids will especially love mid-afternoon snack treats by the games room, the games room itself with pool-table and computers, large library and media center, and the super cool tennis courts
• Grab some bikes for everyone in the family and bike around the path that goes along the island (checkout the banana plantation!)
• MASSIVE complimentary breakfast that everyone in the family will absolutely love with amazing choices for everything (including a healthy
• Play by COMO Kids Club – from active zones for high-energy activities and quiet zones where children can wind down and have personal time, to imagination zones for make-believe games.

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• Great kid’s club offering games, crafts, sand castle building contests and so much more
• Large furnished balconies to enjoy sunrise coffees and a bottle of your favorite wine at sunset
• Located on a wide stretch of Grace Bay beach
• Pool and beach drink service
• The resort has a small number of rooms, so not many people on the property
• Beach loungers and umbrellas to enjoy lazy days on the beach doing nothing but basking in the sun, reading, drifting away, having the occasional cocktail, and cooling off with a dip in the pool or beach
• Enjoy a spa treatment at the spa room at the front of the resort, or get a treatment in your suite (on your balcony while enjoying the view!) or walk next door at Exhale Spa at the Gansevoort
• In between naps while on your beach lounger, grab a snorkel, mask and fins and take an eight minute walk to the east or west to hit a reef where you can snorkel right off the beach, and see some beautiful fish, coral and the occasional turtle

Reasons why this is a great resort to ‘Relax on the Beach’:

• Rated the number one resort in all of Turks and Caicos on Tripadvisor, this is a quiet, upscale resort that’s perfect for families looking for some quiet time together, it provides an excellent opportunity to relax and reconnect with loved ones
• With the golf course just across the street, dad can get in a few rounds of golf then come back to join the family on the beach or in the pool
• If you walk towards the east, you’ll pass by The Venetian on Grace Bay Resort (built by the same developer and managed by the same group as The Tuscany) and then it’s empty beach (this is what the island looked like before any development a short 15 years ago) with some beachfront villas
• Tennis courts and a fitness center is available as well for a workout during the day

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• A huge variety of complimentary non-motorized water-sports for teens; and sand toys for the little ones
• Each suite has a full gourmet kitchen to prepare a full meal if you want to, and also has a gorgeous dining room / living room area to sit and enjoy family meals together
• Washer/dryer for all those wet swimsuits and trunks that you’ll have every day will make it easy to keep life ‘in order’ while on vacation – there’s also the added benefit of not having to pack loads of clothes and carry extra suitcases you’re the trip
• Beachside restaurant (with things on the menu for both parents and kids) to easily order smoothies, soft drinks, snacks, etc while relaxing on the beach and of course for mom and dad to have easy access to a steady supply of colorful cocktails with little umbrellas floating on top
• Full service Poolside restaurant and bar
• Literally 8 minutes walk down the beach to an awesome reef that you can snorkel (great learning experience for the kids of all ages if they haven’t tried snorkeling before) – ask the helpful beach attendants for complimentary snorkel gear
• Full concierge service available at the front desk where you can get help to make dinner reservations, call cabs, book excursions, arrange a rental vehicle (we can do this for you too if you prefer to book in advance)
• Dad can score extra brownie points by arranging a spa treatment for mom at the Spa, while dad hits the gym or take the kids snorkeling
• For families traveling with little ones, baby sitting services can be arranged
• A good Kid’s menu available at the on-site Solé, Asú Fish, Deck, Pizzaluka, Jerky’s, Rumba Beach Bar, Coconut Bar, Smoothie Bar and Swim up Pool Bar including chicken fingers and healthy choices too (locally caught fish)
• Sprawling free form lagoon style swimming pool with swim up bar
• Tennis courts with equipment for a few fun rounds of tennis with the kids
• Complimentary bikes to roam around the popular Grace Bay beach area

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• A very upscale family resort with separated areas for adults-only (called the ‘Hotel’ section), and families (called the ‘villas’ section). This way families don’t have to be concerned at all with ‘disturbing adult guests wanting to relax in a quiet atmosphere’.
• This resort is in the heart of all of the action of ‘downtown Provo’, it’s in close proximity including the Graceway Gourmet grocery store where you can stock up easily on food supplies and alcohol! Everything is offered in this area of area so within a 15minute walk in any direction, you’ll have access to about 20 restaurants and bars, lovely ice cream shops, boutiques, 3 outdoor shopping malls (pickup a painting of the turquoise water for your living room!), watersports shops and tour desks, and even Potcake Place (click the link if you haven’t heard of this place before, your kids will love it).
• Prior to arrival, you’ll be provided with a personal preference form which includes a provisions list for shopping and menu of activities for the guest’s Personal Concierge to arrange. On arrival at Grace Bay, guests are greeted by their Personal Concierge and receive a cell phone that connects them to their concierge. Upon check-in, guests will find their fridge fully stocked with all of their requested items, dinner reservations made and activities confirmed. This process ensures that each guest enjoys a seamless stay from arrival to departure.
• Kids club excursions – Whether it’s a kayaking tour of a local marine preserve, or a trip to North Caicos to see the flamingos, eco-inspired full-day and half-day excursions celebrate discovery. Extreme excursions are ideal for our teen guests.
• Vik – Their Very Important Kids package offer exclusive amenities to guests aged infant-17. From welcome greetings and an evening in-suite amenity, to unlimited use of the Kids Town playroom, Treehouse area and water sports, VIK packages treat youngest guests to a very fun surprise. Sample schedule Available daily, mornings are complimentary and are dedicated to on-site activities such as arts & crafts and water sports, while the afternoons offer exciting off-property eco-excursions like semi-submarine, snorkeling, and horseback riding for an additional fee. The sample schedule gives you a sense of the breadth of options available at our Kids Town.
• The Estates area of the resort offers a children’s pool that’s just one foot deep (more of a splash pool really) that’s heated year round
• There are some massive suites at this resort for large or extended families traveling such as the Penthouse 3 bedroom suite with 3,650 sq ft of space, or even the Grace Bay penthouse suite at 6,430 sq ft, or the whopping Estate Penthouse Residence offering 7,000 sq ft of space!

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• For larger families, the two and three bedroom luxury suites are perfectly setup for an amazing family vacation together. The spacious Penthouse accommodations are available in 1, 2, or 3 bedroom options and range from 3,422 to 3,791 square feet. The master bedroom features a king-size bed, and second and third bedrooms come with a king-size bed and full-size sleeper sofa. The master bath has a private outdoor Sun Suite with an outdoor shower, units also feature a full kitchen with deluxe appliances and a washer/dryer
• Beach pods, loungers and umbrellas for everyone to enjoy lazy days on the beach doing nothing but basking in the sun, reading, drifting away, having the occasional cocktail, and cooling off with a dip in the pool or beach
• Mom and dad can escape to what is arguably the best spa on the island; the relaxing and enjoyable ‘Regent Spa’
• Gorgeous tropical landscaping all around the resort makes you feel like you’re in the garden of Eden
• Families thoroughly enjoy the 25,000 square foot spa and state-of-the-art infinity pool along with Plunge, the Pool Bar and Restaurant. The stunning design revolves around wooden decking and an array of sun pods fitted with pristine white parasols, together with a hot tub island located in the centre of the pool. The stylish loungers are covered in an invitingly-soft terry fabric and chilled towels are available for when temperatures soar. A selection of complimentary fresh fruit kabobs is available each afternoon
• Daily activities at the Conch Kritters Club will be a bonus for lively families; as will the absence of guest room accomodation charges for children under 12 and the range of beach toys and floats
• A huge variety of complimentary non-motorized water-sports for teens; and sand toys for the little ones
• Each suite has a full gourmet kitchen to prepare a full meal if you want to, and also has a gorgeous dining room / living room area to sit and enjoy family meals together
• Washer/dryer for all those wet swimsuits and trunks that you’ll have every day will make it easy to keep life ‘in order’ while on vacation – there’s also the added benefit of not having to pack loads of clothes and carry extra suitcases you’re the trip
• Literally 5 minutes walk down the beach to an awesome reef that you can snorkel (great learning experience for the kids of all ages if they haven’t tried snorkeling before) – ask the helpful beach attendants for complimentary snorkel gear
• Full concierge service available at the front desk where you can get help to make dinner reservations, call cabs, book excursions, arrange a rental vehicle (we can do this for you too if you prefer to book in advance)
• Complimentary bikes to roam around the popular Grace Bay beach area
• Complimentary movies, books and games available at the front desk
• Baby sitting service can be arranged
• Enjoy a family game of tennis (lit for night play too)
• In season – enjoy a beach BBQ (sometime with live entertainment) buffet – a wonderful family experience eating delicious food with your toes in the sand

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• This resort is in the heart of all of the action of ‘downtown Provo’, it’s in close proximity including the Graceway Gourmet grocery store where you can stock up easily on food supplies and alcohol! Everything is offered in this area of area so within a 15minute walk in any direction, you’ll have access to about 20 restaurants and bars, lovely ice cream shops, boutiques, 3 outdoor shopping malls (pickup a painting of the turquoise water for your living room!), watersports shops and tour desks, and even Potcake Place (click the link if you haven’t heard of this place before, your kids will love it).
• Guests of Ocean Club West also have full access to all of the resort amenities of the sister resort Ocean Club (East). There’s a free shuttle that goes back and forth between both resorts. Guests also love this setup as Ocean Club has the awesome Opus Restaurant (nice food, ambiance and wine selection) and is located right across the street from the island’s only Golf Course
• The beachfront Seaside Café offers a casual, fun atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and there’s also a Conch Bar menu, kids’ menu, drink list, wine list, desert menu, cocktail menu, beach bar menu and live entertainment on some evenings
• Baby sitting services available for the little ones
• Seafari – an interactive environment exploration game. Upon check-in each child will be given a game kit. It identifies the various indigenous plants and species that can be found at Ocean Club. They then search the property identifying what they found and where they found them. Prizes are awarded for completed searches. Kids LOVE this!
• Walk for five minutes down the beach towards the east and enjoy a, empty stretch of Grace Bay beach… This is what the beach looked like many years ago before the island was discovered and developed.

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• Families love hanging out by the poolside restaurant and Bar, Pelican Bay, where you have easy access to drinks, food, and a fun, lively Caribbean ambiance
• Enjoy a family game of tennis or enjoy a bike around the Grace Bay tourist hub with complimentary bikes
• Pool and beach drink service
• Beach loungers and umbrellas for everyone to enjoy lazy days on the beach doing nothing but basking in the sun, reading, drifting away, having the occasional cocktail, and cooling off with a dip in the pool or beach
• Gorgeous tropical landscaping all around the resort makes you feel like you’re in the garden of Eden
• Large furnished balconies in suites
• Two sprawling pools that the kids will love while mom and dad enjoy some cocktails by the Pelican Bay Restaurant bar or poolside loungers
• Lots of family-friendly restaurants within a 15 minute walk
• A huge variety of complimentary non-motorized water-sports for teens; and sand toys for the little ones
• Each suite has a full kitchen to prepare a full meal if you want to, and also has a dining room / living room area to sit and enjoy family meals together
• Washer/dryer for all those wet swimsuits and trunks that you’ll have every day will make it easy to keep life ‘in order’ while on vacation – there’s also the added benefit of not having to pack loads of clothes and carry extra suitcases you’re the trip
• Full concierge service available at the front desk where you can get help to make dinner reservations, call cabs, book excursions, arrange a rental vehicle (we can do this for you too if you prefer to book in advance)
• Baby sitting service can be arranged

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• For larger families, the two and three bedroom luxury ocean front suites (up to a whopping 3,250 sq feet!) are perfectly setup for an amazing family vacation together.
• Beach loungers and umbrellas for everyone to enjoy lazy days on the beach doing nothing but basking in the sun, reading, drifting away, having the occasional cocktail, and cooling off with a dip in the pool or beach
• Mom and dad can escape to the relaxing spa, or the Adults only pool on property
• Gorgeous tropical landscaping all around the resort makes you feel like you’re in the garden of Eden
• Families thoroughly enjoy the large, heated, saltwater pool that forms the centerpiece of the resort
• Complimentary Shooting Stars Kids Club and children’s playground (Customized children’s scuba classes can also be arranged)
• From lunch poolside to cocktails at sunset, Seven Stars offers a wide range of island-inspired gourmet dining experiences at the fine dining ‘Seven’ or the beachfront ‘The Deck’ restaurants
• A huge variety of complimentary non-motorized water-sports for teens; and sand toys for the little ones; Hobie Cats, kayaks, surfboards, snorkeling equipment and pool floats
• Each suite has a full gourmet kitchen to prepare a full meal if you want to, and also has a gorgeous dining room / living room area to sit and enjoy family meals together
• Washer/dryer for all those wet swimsuits and trunks that you’ll have every day will make it easy to keep life ‘in order’ while on vacation – there’s also the added benefit of not having to pack loads of clothes and carry extra suitcases you’re the trip
• Full concierge service available at the front desk where you can get help to make dinner reservations, call cabs, book excursions, arrange a rental vehicle (we can do this for you too if you prefer to book in advance)
• Complimentary bikes to roam around the popular Grace Bay beach area
• Complimentary movies, books and games available at the front desk
• Baby sitting service can be arranged
• Enjoy a family game of tennis (lit for night play too)
• In season – enjoy a beach BBQ (sometime with live entertainment) buffet – a wonderful family experience

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• Complimentary ‘Caicos Kids’ Club’ (ages 5 to 12) where the kids enjoy fun activities including beach games, fabric painting, sand castle building contests, she’ll collecting, and treasure hunts!
• The popular Beach Party BBQ at The Somerset on Grace Bay, offered every Tuesday, is a fun, festive evening that’s treasured for guests of all ages. Begin the night with a cocktail from the rum bar, followed by a fresh grilled surf and turf menu filled with local Caribbean favorites. After dinner, Winston, our bellman by day and DJ by night, will get you on
• Estates – offered in either one, two or three bedroom categories, these grand, one-to-a-floor villas are located closest to Grace Bay and feature wrap-around terraces with spectacular ocean views from multiple rooms. King master bedroom, queen/doubles/twins in the second bedroom, queen in third bedroom. Three full bathrooms, Private hot tub on patio/balcony, Accommodate up to 8 guests, Approximately 3,200 sq. ft. (298 sq. meters)
• Five bedroom – Located in the Welwyn Estate Building, the grand, fully furnished 5-bedroom penthouse features 2 floors connected by a sweeping staircase. Four master bedrooms (3 king, 1 queen), double bed in fifth bedroom, Five full bathrooms, Private hot tub on balcony, Accommodate up to 12 guests. Approximately 5,300 sq. ft. (492 sq. meters)

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• Friendly, accommodating staff, and home-away-from-home environment)
• Two free-form pools inter-connected, and a third beachfront pool)
• There’s a particular area of the resort that families love to hang out. It’s right by the pool and if you look to the left, there’s the restaurant and bar, if you look to the right it’s the pool, if you look straight ahead it’s the beach! So mom and dad can hang where they want, and so can the kids, and everyone’s within close access to each other)
• Many guests say that the stretch of beach in front of the Sands Resort is the widest, so there’s lots of beach to walk on, jog on, throw a frisbee around or just enjoy the beautiful scenery)
• This resort is literally a six minute walk away to all of the action of ‘downtown Provo’, it’s a three minute cab ride to (or 20minute walk) the Graceway Gourmet grocery store where you can stock up easily on food supplies and alcohol! Everything is offered in this area of area so within a 15minute walk in any direction, you’ll have access to about 20 restaurants and bars, lovely ice cream shops, boutiques, 3 outdoor shopping malls (pickup a painting of the turquoise water for your living room!), watersports shops and tour desks, and even Potcake Place (click the link if you haven’t heard of this place before, your kids will love it).)

Reasons why this is a great resort for families:

• Affordable family resort with upscale guest suites, and complimentary breakfast for everyone
• If you’re coming with younger ones, not fully swimming yet, there’s a shallow area of the pool for them to enjoy
• Mom and Dad can hang at the Tiki Bar with some cocktails, or at the hot tub while the kids swim in the pool (nice selection of kids’ cocktails too!)
• This resort is literally a six minute walk away to all of the action of ‘downtown Provo’, it’s a three minute cab ride to (or 20minute walk) the Graceway Gourmet grocery store where you can stock up easily on food supplies and alcohol! Everything is offered in this area of area so within a 15minute walk in any direction, you’ll have access to about 20 restaurants and bars, lovely ice cream shops, boutiques, 3 outdoor shopping malls (pickup a painting of the turquoise water for your living room!), watersports shops and tour desks, and even Potcake Place (click the link if you haven’t heard of this place before, your kids will love it).
• The two bedroom penthouse suites features an extra large balcony and high vaulted ceilings, so nice and spacious
• This resort is literally a minute walk to Grace Bay beach so beach service is also included in the rate (beach attendant with bottled water, towels, loungers, umbrellas, sand toys, and ability to order drinks from the bar)
• When hanging out on the beach, there’s a lovely beach restaurant to order lunch (burgers are awesome!)

Reasons why this is a great resort to ‘Relax on the Beach’:

• Large furnished balconies to enjoy sunrise coffees and a bottle of your favorite wine at sunset
• Located on a wide stretch of Grace Bay beach
• The resort has a small number of rooms, so not many people on the property
• Beach loungers and umbrellas to enjoy lazy days on the beach doing nothing but basking in the sun, reading, drifting away, having the occasional cocktail, and cooling off with a dip in the pool or beach
• Massage Treatment Room on the resort property
• Gorgeous tropical landscaping all around the resort makes you feel like you’re in the garden of Eden
• Located on the quiet east side of the main Grace Bay tourist area so 15 minute walk away to ‘downtown Provo