Iguana Island Tours: Ecotourism in the Heart of Turks and Caicos

Experience the untouched beauty of Iguana Island in Turks and Caicos, home to unique rock iguanas. Explore white sand beaches, mangrove swamps, and more on an unforgettable ecotourism adventure.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Little Water Cay - If you are looking for unmatchable experiences and exploring amazing wildlife and iguanas where you can watch and take photos of our harmless rock iguanas while relaxing on our beautiful crystal beach of Little Water Cay. TCI Time Tours is your best choice!
  • Turks and Caicos - Mangrove Cay is a haven for marine and bird wildlife. In the channels and shallows surrounding the cay, it’s common to sight juvenile lemon sharks and nurse sharks, small turtles, conch, southern brown stingrays, starfish, and many types of juvenile fish. The sheltering and complex root systems of the larger mangrove trees often hide schools of tiny fish.

Birdwatching is also great, and sightings include brown pelicans, green herons, tricolored herons, reddish egrets, and American oystercatchers.

What's Included
  • Glass bottom kayak
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Little Water Cay, also referred to as ‘Iguana Island’, is located in the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are part of the UK’s Overseas Territories. Resting south of the Bahamas in the Caribbean, it’s under the administration of the Turks & Caicos National Trust. The place has become a popular eco-tourism spot, primarily due to the opportunity it provides to observe rock iguanas in their natural surroundings. It’s the easiest location globally to witness these unique reptiles. The place features dedicated pathways for tourists. Traveling across a stunning channel with a turquoise-blue hue, one arrives on a shoreline that seems untouched by modern life where reptiles have the upper hand. It boasts white-sand beaches, coasts eroded by waves and made of coralline, silver-topped palms rustling in the wind, and mangrove swamps teeming with mosquitoes and home to jellyfish that float upside down.

Location
Little Water Cay
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michele_m
Aug 26, 2024
One of the BEST - My husband and I have been on excursions throughout many Islands, this by far was one of the best. We saw every kind of sea life imaginable. Huge turtles ( I even touched one), sharks, stingrays, conch, fish, upside down jellyfish. Not to mention all the Iguana’s on the Island. Shout out to Innocent. He was the best tour guide, extremely knowledgeable, answered all our questions and went out of his way to find all the species of Sea Life we got to enjoy. Great Excursion.
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A559iekarenm
Jul 10, 2024
Iguanas, turtles and conch….oh my! - Such a fun excursion!! Andy our tour guide was awesome. We were lucky because it was only our family with him. He shared a lot of great information about the island and taught us so much about the animals that we saw. Our kids loved him as well! He made a “sand man” on the beach with my son, found a giant conch that the kids got to hold and we even hand fed iguanas! We were able to see turtles, a lemon shark and some fish as well. Would definitely recommend this tour to families who want to get off the resort for a little adventure!
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Scott_o
Jun 30, 2024
Mangrove Cay / Iguana Island - The clear Kayaks were awesome. We saw many turtles, Conch and even a stingray. Iguana Island was cool and the view was amazing. Our guide was informative and very courteous. I would highly recommend this tour while visiting Turks.
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197jackd
Jun 29, 2024
Fun Kayak Adventure in Turks & Caicos! - Our guide, Jean (sp?) was EXCELLENT! He is very knowledgeable, friendly, and works hard to ensure that everyone on the tour has a safe and enjoyable adventure. The tour included roundtrip transportation to our resort - big plus! The water is beautiful and the wildlife is abundant. The Trip Advisor site is much more informative than TCI’s website. Booking had a few quirks but they worked diligently to take care of everything.
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Laura_m
Jun 24, 2024
Lots of animals to see - The guide was fantastic - he knew right where to look to find iguanas and turtles and conch, and even helped us chase down a lemon shark until every boat got to see it. I wished we'd had a dry bag with us. The only downside was that there were a lot of kayak tours and other tours all at the same time sharing the same water space - so it sometimes got a little hard to navigate.
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W8139jtmichaelf
May 17, 2024
Amazing Wildlife Tour of Mangrove Key - Amazing sights with a knowledgeable and friendly guide! Menelik took us on a clear-bottomed kayak tour of Mangrove Key that stunned us. He picked the perfect time for viewing the wildlife and taught us all about their biology, ecology, and habits (along with great context on the geology and history of TCI). Don’t miss this experience on your next visit!
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Maya_d
Mar 30, 2024
Amazing Turtles and Tour Guides - Beautiful experience. My friend and I had the best time! We had a wonderful tour guide (Menelik/Queso) take us through the experience. He was helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable about every aspect of our trip. He kept the conversation flowing and brought the energy we were looking for. During our experience, we saw native fish, birds, baby lemon sharks, iguanas, and turtles. We recommend this spot to anyone that comes to visit. As a side note, for anyone who gets a free shuttle ride over, we recommend asking for Tyga. He's a great driver with lots of knowledge about the island!
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Mayadm5158pd
Mar 29, 2024
Beautiful Experience - Beautiful trip - my friend and I were enthused! The water was beautiful and the wildlife was incredible. We saw a baby lemon shark, schools of fish, birds, conches, and turtles. We had the best tour guide leading us through the experience. Menelik (Queso) was high energy and made the tour so much more fun. He cracked jokes with us, was knowledgeable about the islands/Mangrove, and checked up on us several times. Our driver was also great - we highly recommend asking for Tyga! He was fun and had lots to tell us about the island.
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Patsye2013
Mar 28, 2024
Amazing tour ! Don’t miss it ! - Brilliant tour with our fantastic guide Bryson !! He fearlessly fended off sharks and rampant turtles while we kayaked through the mangroves …. He saved us from rabid conch too ! Our hero !! 😂
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Corey_e
Mar 19, 2024
Awesome experience - Brycen, our tour guide, was very courteous, informative, and knowledgeable about all of the surroundings and was extremely helpful. We were able to see lots of wildlife, and had a great time. Would highly recommend.
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