E&M Travel Division of EMCO Travel, LLC.                      Since 1993

 

Caribbean, Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands, Providenciales

Harbour Club Villas and Marina

Affordable accomodation - an easy, relaxed vacation in your own private villa - 3 to 4 times larger than an average sized hotel room.

Caribbean style villas steps from bonefishing and scuba diving and just a quick drive to the best beaches on Providenciales. Harbour Club Villas, are fully equipped single bedroom villas, comforably furnished to enhance your Caribbean holiday. Great accommodations and fabulous BONEFISHING right in front of your own private villa. Go when you want to - no guide needed! Scuba divers enjoy the easy walk to the dive boats moored in our marina by some of the islands' best dive operators.

Harbour Club Villas and Marina are removed from the noise of night life yet close enough for easy accessibility. Enjoy our tranquil, quiet days and star studded evenings away from the resort crowds.

Kids and parents too, will enjoy exploring our area: watch for resident wildlife, geckos and hummingbirds abound; stop to admire our wide variety of flowers such as hibiscus and bouganvillas; spin cast or fly fish from our marina docks, in the lake or in the ocean off the point.

Meet Ficus the dock dog and fisherman Stanley who frequently poles his boat out looking for conch and fishing for snapper, grouper and other sea delights. Watch the dive boats leaving daily from our marina or we can arrange for you to go diving or take scuba lessons.

Take time out to enjoy quality time spent with those you love in beautiful surroundings you can call your own. Be assured you are receiving the best value in accommodation on Provo.

 

Enjoy Caribbean accommodation on the waterfront at Harbour Club Villas and Marina offering six, one bedroom vacation cottages, three times larger than your average hotel, B and B, inn or guest house room. The roomy openess of our villas gives guests plenty of space in which to relax and enjoy the peaceful days and starry nights away from the hustle and bustle of the resort crowds.

Each villa has a single bedroom with air conditioning, a queen sized bed and a bathroom with walk in shower, toilet and sink.

Our open-plan living area is spacious with rattan sofas and a queen sofa bed, dining room table with seating for four and a countertop bar with rattan stools separates the living room and TV room from the kitchen. The entrance of each villa has an area where guests can find ample room to place fishing rods or scuba gear, or they can sit to tie flies or put on wading shoes, or where children can play and all with an incredible view.  

The kitchen is fully equipped with stove, fridge, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, cutlery, dishes, glasses and everything you might need. (something missing......just ask and we will accommodate). 

These Caribbean styled villas are furnished throughout in tropical rattan and bamboo. Our guests know they have "arrived" when they look out the windows and see the view of the lake shimmering in the late afternoon sun while cooling breezes play through screened louvers giving a feeling of paradise found. It doesn't take long to unwind, to take in and marvel at all the exotic colours, sights and sounds of our special island home. 

Each room in our villas has ceiling fans which often turn on their own, pushed by the prevailing trade winds off Flamingo Lake. All villa floors are finished in rustic, terra cotta tile and selected prints of old world maps,tropical plants and bird motifs, adorn and complete the overall caribbean look of the interiors.

Long, enjoyable hours have been spent on cultivating the garden, pool and marina areas of Harbour Club. Guests will find coconut, alexandria and Christmas palms, neem, cordia and maho trees, flowering shrubs such as bouganvillia in red, orange and purple hues, hibiscus and jasmine, desert roses and allamanda along with native cactus, sapodilla, sea grape and palmettos, all with a full compliment of wild life...geckos, hummingbirds, doves and bananaquits to name only a few.

Our pool and patio offers a comfortable retreat, a place to read a book or a rest in the sun on our  brightly coloured, cushioned lounges or have a cooling dip in the pool. Had enough sun.......? Our shaded tiki hut is the place for relaxation, an ice cold beer and a bite to eat or a barbecue where an outdoor grill has been provided for guests to use.

Dive boats leave from our marina daily to Providenciales' most spectacular diving - uninhabited West Caicos and French Cay, each 40 minutes ride from our dock, located on the edge of the Caicos bank where the wall drops to deep blue depths of 7000 feet.

Guests have an easy, short walk as Harbour Club Marina is conveniently situated right below our villas. Several dive operators are moored in our Marina......Flamingo Divers, Caicos Adventures, Ocean Vibes and Provo Turtle Divers. We will gladly help our guests in making diving arrangements. Just let us know your needs and remember we are the closest marina to the incredible sites of West Caicos and French Cay.

The dive operators also include snorkeling tours along the wall above the divers or drop you on the beach of the unihabited islands while the divers go for the blue.

Beachcombers find lots of shells and other treasures as well as some carvings in the limestone dating back into the 1800's.

 

Bonefishing

Turquoise, shimmering water with endless, gleaming white flats......home to the mighty bonefish, Turks and Caicos style.

The silent ghost, the mighty bonefish, the grey ghost of the flats. Call them what you will but bonefishing is the ultimate lure and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the mecca for fishing enthusiasts. 

In recent years, the Turks and Caicos Islands have become known as one of the top bonefishing sites in the world. Situated at the southern end of the Bahama chain of islands, this island group is creating attention not only amongst the ranks of avid fisherpersons but also for scuba divers looking for spectacular reef diving adventures in crystal clear waters; holiday makers looking for that unique, undiscovered feel where beaches can be enjoyed without crowds; and investors taking advantage of this zero tax jurisdiction which is a British Dependent Territory.

Picture yourself on a shallow flat beneath an endless blue sky, with a silver-streaked bonefish tearing line off your reel. It is just you and the fish as you stalk the plentiful bonefish in the waters of Flamingo Lake, right in front of the holiday cottage you are staying in for the week. Your fishing dream holiday has begun on the island of Providenciales at Harbour Club Villas and Marina, a six cottage resort complex which overlooks the best bonefishing lake on island. At any time of day, from dawn till the sudden island nightfall, just grab a rod and one minute later you can be wading the lake and experiencing the world class bonefishing offered in these waters.

Time after time, as the golden sun casts a red-orange tinge over the lake, the bonefish strike. What a thrilling, exhilarating experience to challenge and fight these fish. Pound for pound they are the strongest fighting fish in the world. Catch and release fishing at its’ best.

Morning dawns clear and calm, ideal fishing conditions as you head off to meet your island guide at Leeward Marina. Are you ready for an incredible adventure as you meet the challenges of catching this elusive fish on the fly. You will be flyfishing the south side of Provo, which boasts miles upon miles of deserted flats ranging from one to three feet deep and teeming with fish in concentrations fishermen rave about.

Shrimp, crab and clams are their favourite foods and bonefish are found in schools, sometimes running in the hundreds. Life is spent on the Caicos Banks, a large "bank" of shallow, turquoise water encircled by an extensive coral reef on the other side of which is the "deep", a 7,000 plus foot drop into the deep water over the reef wall.

Your "belonger"Captain knows where "the silent ghost" is waiting as he poles his skiff around secluded areas. Only the sound of the water lapping against the skiff is heard as he quietly poles the skiff while searching the waters with knowledgeable, eagle eye.

"Two o’clock, coming straight at ya, cast infront," he whispers. The fish is difficult to sight at first because of looking too far ahead but then all of a sudden a huge bonefish slowly grubs its way towards the skiff less than 35 feet away.

Another cast and suddenly, that heart stopping tug on the line as you let the fish run. A hundred yards of line and backing screams off the reel. Quick, out of the boat before he hides in the mangrove roots jutting out from along the shoreline. Off he goes again. Too late, the clever bonefish alters course heading around the mangrove and snapping the line. Another one gets away.

All the island guides seem to have their favourite areas and they love to show you where the fish are. One of the delights of fishing in the Turks and Caicos Islands is that you rarely encounter another angler. Firm, white sand bottom, stunning water clarity provides visitors with a spectacular environment for sight fishing while wading the flats or casting from the bow of a flats skiff.

Providenciales has several expert fly-fishing guides whose knowledge of fishing in local waters spans upwards of 20 years each in some cases. Many of them have fished from childhood and are exceptionally skillful in finding where he bonefish are. All have stories to tell, some with a quiet, unassuming manner whilst others are full of chuckles and smiles as they proudly show you what the best kept bonefishing secret in the Caribbean is all about.

The silent poling of the skiff provides the fisherman with every opportunity to catch bonefish in the flats areas that are seldom fished and therefore contain bountiful and unsuspecting prey. Your guide will direct you as he watches the surface for tell tale signs...."tailing", digging for food or "mudding", foraging in deeper water in muddy bottoms. Average size is about four to six pounds but the mighty bonefish can reach up to nineteen pounds.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a year round bonefish heaven with the winter months being the best time for tailing fish. Spring finds the bonefish schooling as the warm waters and calm winds stimulate them to school in vast numbers in the hundreds. Since summers can be very hot , fishing is best in the relative cool of the evenings and early mornings and fall is the prime time of year for fishermen to find larger bonefish.The Turks and Caicos Islands are a year round bonefish heaven with the winter months being the best time for tailing fish. Spring finds the bonefish schooling as the warm waters and calm winds stimulate them to school in vast numbers in the hundreds. Since summers can be very hot , fishing is best in the relative cool of the evenings and early mornings and fall is the prime time of year for fishermen to find larger bonefish.

SPORT FISHING

Light tackle fishing for grouper, snapper and blue runners provide good entertainment and variety as well as being very good eating. Most can be cleaned and kept and even taken to a local restaurant where local chefs will cook and serve your catch.

A sportfisherman's dream.........from deepsea fishing to bonefishing with excellent reef and bottom fishing thrown in for variety. Local fishing charters are available to take you in minutes to where "the wall" drops off some 7000 feet into the deep blue, home of the big fish: blue marlin, sailfish, mahi-mahi, wahoo , tuna, dolphin,mackerel and the ever present shark and barracuda, all this, less than two miles from white sand beaches along the shoreline.

Anglers are lured here from all over the world for a chance at fishing in some of the finest waters of the Caribbean. The numbers are growing as we can see by the interest generated by the annual billfishing tournaments held in the Turks and Caicos Islands during the summer. This year's Caicos Classic Tournament brought in a 437 lb. marlin, as well as a tuna and dolphin fish. More excitement followed with the Caicos Cup Tournament scheduled for July and entered by some 12 fishing boats from all over who arrived in Providenciales to catch those big marlins.

The blue marlin can be fished all year round but the summer months are some of the best for this spectacular and acrobatic fish. November through April are the popular months for sailfish, white marlin, wahoo, tuna, mackerel and dolphin fish. Fish can weigh between 100 to 500 lbs and the record is close to 600 lbs.

Choose the type of fishing you want and let us show you enjoyable days of fishing excitement for all ages. Excellent charter captains and knowlegeable, experienced crews are eager to help novices as well as seasoned anglers have days to remember and stories to tell of fishing off Provo in Turks and Caicos waters.

BEACHES

For those visitors that are not fishing enthusiasts, the islands provide wonderous days of sunshine, sand and sea in abundance. Provo has some of the world's best beaches, long stretches of pure white sand lapped by shimmering turquoise water, a breathtaking sight for all to behold. Best of all is that you can find beaches to walk and explore entirely alone, no crowds, just the occasional pelican swooping down and skimming the water in search of fish. Finding your favourite beach is quite a task since all are so spectacular.

Malcolm Roads Beach with its weathered, fallingdown tikihuts is well worth the drive of approximately five miles on a dirt road that winds its way past the picturesque, ocean side communities of Blue Hills and Wheeland and then through hills of native bush. A two mile beach of soft sand, and water sparkling in bands of turquoise through dark blue capped with white, an unforgettable sight. Here you will find great snorkeling as well as scuba diving only a mile swim off shore. On your return trip, stop for refreshments at Smokey's on the Bay in Blue Hills. Erebus Beach at the mouth of Turtle Cove is where you will find Smith's Reef an excellent spot to snorkel that is well marked with trail signs for all to follow. This is where Provo's 12 mile beach begins and stretches all the way to the eastern end at Leeward.

Grace Bay Beach has been rated one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and and at The White House Beach, you will find a perfect area for swimming and snorkeling the reef which is conveniently close to the shore line. It is important to remind swimmers and snorkelers to please not touch the fragile coral with fins or feet or hands......protect the beauty of our reefs so all can enjoy its wonders.

There are many other beaches and coves on Provo, some are more secluded than others, some are more popular with a selection of activities to enjoy, but be assured that you will find that special one to make into your own favourite.

Come, let us show you our country of seven inhabited islands, 30 uninhabited small cays with deserted beaches, crystal clear waters, outstanding dive sites and miles of incredible, endless flats that are a flyfisherman’s paradise found.

Come let us show you our cottages where you can spend quality time with those you love, tranquil quiet days and star studded evenings away from the resort crowds.

Harbour Club Villas and Marina will provide you with comfortable accommodation surrounded by lush vegetation, lake and ocean views, daily scuba dive trips from our marina, self guided fishing in Flamingo Lake or local, guided excursions to the flats of the Caicos Banks.

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