Cockburn Town (Cockburn Town) is located on the island of Grand Turk, open to Europeans Christopher Columbus in 1492. The government residence here has been located since 1766, when salt was extracted on an industrial scale.

Today the city has become a serious financial center, as it provides a "tax haven" for offshore investors. ±​​$ Cockburn Town is known among tourists-connoisseurs of stunning surrounding beaches, a peculiar Bermuda architecture of the 18-19th centuries, narrow, winding streets, picturesque lanterns.

How to get to Cockburn Town

International airport on the island of Providenciales arrives aircraft ompany Delta from Miami and New York, Air Canada from Toronto and Montreal, British Airways from London. From there, the local flights of Air Turks & Caicos can be reached at Grand Turk airport.

Cruise liners stop at the port of Grand Turk, private yachts stop here. From the airport and seaport to the city can be reached by taxi.

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Transport

Taxi is the most convenient mode of transport in the city. Most taxi drivers are quite successful in the role of guides and can show guests both the city itself and the sights of the island.

Cars and motor scooters can be hired at Avis, Budget and Hertz offices in Cockburn Town. When you rent, you will have to pay a car tax ($ 15) and a motor scooter ($ 5). It's also easy to rent a bicycle in the city.

Cockburn-Towne traffic on the left side.

Cockburn Town Card

Shopping

Carnival Cruise operates a duty-free shop (alcohol , luxury goods, leather goods), everywhere in the city you can buy works of original local art, jewelry and souvenirs.

Beaches

On the surrounding beaches you can do snorkeling. In the waters surrounding the island of Grand Turk you will find an abundance of corals and a wealth of marine life that you can enjoy with beautiful visibility - more than 30 meters. You can dive and swim on the beautiful secluded beaches of Governor's Beach and Gibbs Cay.

Cockburn Town Harbor

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Cockburn Town

Walking around the city allows you to immerse yourself in the history of the island: you will see the historical cannons and the place where Christopher Columbus went ashore.

The National Museum is located in the original structure of the colonial era on Front Street. The building, which is approximately 180 years old, is almost completely built from wreckage fragments, ship masts are used as support elements. The exposition of the museum includes documents on the history of the island, the development of local industry, as well as historical artifacts carried ashore as a result of famous "historical" shipwrecks. Next to the museum there is a picturesque shady garden.

Cockburn Town is famous among the tourists-connoisseurs of stunning surrounding beaches, a peculiar Bermuda architecture of the 18-19th centuries, narrow, winding streets, picturesque lanterns.

In the vicinity of the city there are a lot of beautiful places that amaze the imagination with the opening views. Built from a local limestone lighthouse, formerly served as the only landmark warning seafarers of the dangerous proximity of reefs, the ridge of which stretches eastward far into the sea. The island has magnificent sunsets, the locals advise to try to see the enigmatic, lucky green flash.

Riding a horse on the beach, especially when the horse swims a part of the way across the ocean - can please any spoiled tourist. And on the surrounding dunes you can ride a buggy, go on a jeep safari or make a bike trip around the island, accompanied by an experienced guide. Photos Cockburn Town (6)