West Caicos

Said to have the most beautiful diving spots in Turks and Caicos, West Caicos is an uninhabited nine sq mi/23 sq km island but a careful look on the limestone shore reveals names etched in the rocks from some of the islands earlier visitors dating back into the 1800's.

West Caicos was cleared in the 1890's for salinas (salt ponds) and the cultivation of sisal. The island still contains the ruins of those activities complete with railroad tracks, engines and old stone buildings.

Eagle rays, manta rays and humpback whales are seen sailing off the coast. Pink flamingos can be sighted at Lake Catherine in the center of the island There are no accommodations on the island.