While many interesting souvenirs can be found in the local gift shops, the vast majority are imported.
Here are some locally made and authentic Turks and Caicos souvenirs that you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. Many are available for purchase at the shopping plazas and boutiques on Providenciales.
This book offers the most comprehensive look at the fascinating history of the Turks and Caicos Islands dating from the time of their indigenous inhabitants (the Lucayans) to the pirate era, Loyalist era, and major events of the 1900s.
The perfect gift for those interested in the history and culture of the islands, it’s available at numerous gift shops as well as the National Museum on Providenciales.
Straw work has been practiced in the Turks and Caicos Islands for hundreds of years, primarily on the islands of North Caicos and Middle Caicos. The Middle Caicos Co-op is a group of artisans who produce straw-woven items like baskets, handbags, coin purses, and more using traditional methods.
Co-op crafts are sold on Providenciales at Anna’s Gallery and the National Museum, as well as at the co-op shop on North Caicos.
Konk Apparel is a local streetwear brand that produces colorful hats, jerseys, backpacks, hoodies, canvas shoes, and more. It's a popular brand with residents, and you'll likely see items like their iconic snapback hats out and about around the island.
Konk products incorporate local symbols such as the national crest, flag, and potcake dog. Shop their products at the Blue Surf Shop on Providenciales or order them online.
This photography studio sells some of the most beautiful fine art prints in the country. Their gallery in the Saltmills Plaza is filled with visual treasures like images of pristine beaches, green turtles and bottlenose dolphins, spectacular reefs, and beautiful sunsets.
Prints are sold in a range of formats and sizes. The studio also offers shipping to international destinations for larger works.
For those with a larger budget, browse luxury store Jai’s collection of exquisite rings and necklaces made from the rare conch pearl. Conch is a marine mollusk common in the Turks and Caicos and is one of the country's national symbols—pearls are only found in approximately 1 in 10,000 conchs.
Pearls tend to be a pink or peach color. You can shop the Conch Pearl Collection at the Jai’s store in Regent Village.
Made by local entrepreneur Laverne Skippings-Reynolds, these soft fabric dolls are the perfect souvenir for kids or doll collectors. All dolls are dressed in the national costume of the Turks and Caicos Islands: a white costume with bands of color that represent the country's islands and resources.
TCI Dolls can typically be purchased at the weekly Fish Fry on Providenciales and at the Tees n' Things boutique at Le Vele Plaza.
You can shop Wildflower Skincare Lab's serums, creams, cleansers, and reef-safe sunscreen at their Caicos Café Plaza boutique or online. These skincare products are made in Turks and Caicos from a combination of foreign and locally available flowers and plants, such as bougainvillea, yellow elder, and flamboyant.
Their products, formulated from natural and organic ingredients, have even been nominated for international green beauty awards.
This artisanal jewelry shop produces rings, earrings, necklaces, and other accessories primarily fashioned from sterling silver and beautiful blue larimar.
Many of the designs are inspired by local symbols like conch, starfish, and stony and fan corals. Pieces are handcrafted right here in the Turks and Caicos Islands and are available for purchase at the Atelys store in Caicos Café Plaza on Providenciales.
Turk’s Head Beer is the only local beer commercially sold in the Turks and Caicos. Their five flagship beers are named after common local expressions and are brewed right here on Providenciales.
The best place to purchase Turk's Head is at the source (the Turk's Head Brewery). The brewery shop also sells branded merchandise like beer buckets, T-shirts, playing cards, and glasses.
Luxury resortwear brand Sea Sage produces a range of women’s swimsuits as well as kimonos, kaftans, and shell-shaped crochet handbags that make for beautiful gifts (or an inspired outfit for a day out in Turks and Caicos).
Various resort boutiques throughout the islands stock their clothing, including the boutiques at Seven Stars Resort, COMO Parrot Cay, Amanyara, and Pine Cay.
Compact and fairly inexpensive, Peppajoy Hot Sauce is a guava-based hot sauce made by Turks and Caicos Islander Delano Handfield. It works well as a seasoning, marinade, or dipping sauce, and is a popular condiment at many Turks and Caicos restaurants.
This mild hot sauce—and its spicier counterpart, Peppajoy Ghost Scary Hot Sauce—is stocked in most Turks and Caicos gift shops. They also ship globally on their online platform.
