800-457-8787; www.oceanclubresorts.com. From $180 to $910. Ocean Club West. This is the sister complex to the Ocean Club described above. It, too, is situated on the shores of Grace Bay and its splendid dinkey creek camping beach. The ambiance here is a little more casual, with an assortment of one-, two-and three-bedroom suites to choose from. All are air-conditioned, have TVs, refrigerators, and safes, along with the usual amenities such as hairdryers and irons. Still expensive, but not quite as costly as its mate to the east. PO Box 640, Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, BWI, 800-457-8787; www.oceanclubresorts.com. From $180 to $550.
The Ministry of Tourism and the Bahamas Training College have established a number of specialty tour guide qualifications: ecotour guides, bird-watching guides, etc. On the Out Islands there are no tour buses and, as yet, few tour guides. This is where the taxi comes into its own. For as little as $16 an hour, your friendly driver will show you his island and tell you all about it. These drivers are experts on the history of their particular island, and are often able to tell the story in a form that s as entertaining as it is interesting.
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