bird watching Turks and caicos

TCIFF Education Collaboration

As one of the leading ecotour and adventure companies in the Turks and Caicos, Big Blue Collective considers the environment a paramount resource; doing all we can to preserve these crucial eco systems. Hence supporting local environmental and conservation initiatives is of utmost importance. Inevitably inviting a collaboration with the TCI Film Festival, whose primary…

Shark Week 2021

SHARK WEEK 2021 comes to the Turks & Caicos

This July 2021 saw a real Turks & Caicos first, (two of them actually), land on a Discovery Channel show normally dominated by our northern island neighbours. This year the Turks & Caicos Islands together with our Big Blue team were selected to provide the backdrop and help host two of this year’s legendary Shark…

Kiteboarding

TCI’s first ever kiteboarding Instructors.

This summer Kaylam Pratt, 23, and Pendieno Brooks, 20, of Big Blue Collective, successfully passed the International Kiteboarding Organisation (IKO) exams to become TCI’s first local level 1 IKO kiteboarding instructors. Their course and exams took place in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, where they trained for two weeks during September of this year. Eco Guides to…

Caicos Challenge 2021

THE CAICOS CHALLENGE

May 2021 When Eco-Explorer Mario Rigby decided to return home to the Turks and Caicos Islands and cross the archipelago under his own power, he did not realize just how much of a physical challenge this would prove to be. In 2015, Mario had set out from South Africa on foot to traverse the continent…

Your First Scuba Diving Experience

Deep breathe in, deep breathe out. Absolute serenity. Your first breaths underwater are the ones you’ll never forget. The feeling of being weightless, free to connect and free to explore the beauty of the underwater realm is unmatched. For many, this first breath sparks a passion for scuba diving. Scuba diving provides an up close…

whale watching turks and caicos

The 2022 Whale season is just around the corner!

If last season 2021 is anything to go by then it is entirely understandable that all our guides are thinking about only one thing now and that is the whales. That is because last season was epic. From our very first whale sighting in early January, right through February and March, our team had numerous…

Kayaking in the mangroves

Kayak no matter the Weather

Looking for an accessible, fun-filled, and educational activity, that the whole family will enjoy? Kayaking is by far one of the best ways to explore the shallow channels etched through Mangrove Cay. Seeing the endemic rock iguanas on our neighboring island, Little Water Cay, while you enjoy a picnic on a secluded beach. Without a…