The big event on South Caicos is the annual island party, the South Caicos Regatta, attracting locals from throughout the islands and adventurous visitors in large fishing yachts. This memorable event is held around the end of May each year.
South Caicos is the fishing center of the islands for queen conch, spiny lobster and bonefish, most of which are exported to the United States. Local fishermen will hire out boat trips to the island reserves of Six Hill Cays and Long Cay, where exceptional fishing, beachcombing, and snorkeling can be found. Divers can follow the wall edging a 7000-foot drop along the Turks Island Passage or weave around in the shallows through elkhorn coral, exploring a couple of wrecks. Experienced divers may venture into caves found on the east end of the island and on Big and Little Ambergris Cays.
Nature walks will take you past the old Salinas and the boiling hole, miles of non-populated beaches where beachcombing excels, through herds of wild horses and cows and flocks of flamingos, osprey, and pelicans. Hike along the Ridgeway of the Sail Rock hills ( elevation of 150 feet ) and you will have a spectacular panoramic view Belle Sound, fringing reefs, the Turks Island Passage and the bonefish flats of the Caicos Bank.
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