This northernmost island of the chain has lime and papaya trees, the beautiful and nearly deserted 7-mi-/11-km-long Whitby Beach, and a handful of hotels. Flamingo Pond, as you might guess, is where wild flamingos nest.
Visitors can also walk through the ruins of plantations, snorkel Three Mary Cays or dive Cottage Pond to see a newly discovered species of primitive crustacean (class
Remipedia,
Kaloketos pilosus), and visit local towns. Bird-watchers will want to head to the secluded Horsestable Beach or Pelican Point. The island is also home to the East Bay Islands National Park. Above all, North Caicos is a great place to dive and snorkel.
60 mi/100 km northwest of Grand Turk.