Questions before your Jet Ski, Jet Car or ATV ride
Caicos Rentals runs guided rides in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. Here are the answers that hold for every ride.
Booking and paying
How do I book a ride?
To book with Caicos Rentals, send the contact form with the date, how many of you there are and which ride you want. For a quick question, WhatsApp or call us. We come back with a time and a total, tax included, before you pay anything.
How far ahead should I book? Can I book on the day?
Most guests book within 14 days of their ride. We accept bookings up to 60 days ahead, and we take same-day bookings too. Send us your date and we’ll tell you what we can fit in.
How do the deposit and payment work?
A 50% deposit holds your date and your machine, and the balance is due on the day you ride. On the Jet Car rental, a refundable hold also goes on your card at pickup. It’s a pre-authorization, not a charge, and it comes off when the car is back undamaged.
Is tax included in the price?
Yes. Every Caicos Rentals price already includes tax, so nothing is added to the ride price later. That is not the norm in Turks and Caicos: most tours and rentals here are priced before the 12% government tourism tax, which is added to the bill.
How much does a Jet Ski, Jet Car or ATV ride cost in Turks and Caicos?
At Caicos Rentals in Providenciales, every price includes tax. A Jet Ski rental or tour is priced per ski, with one rider or two aboard. A Jet Car is priced per car, with everyone aboard. An ATV tour is priced per ATV, one rider each.
| Ride | 30 min | 1 hr | 2 hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Ski rental, one rider or two | Not offered | $291 | Not offered |
| Jet Car rental, either car | $375 | Not offered | Not offered |
| Jet Ski tour, one stop | Not offered | $291 | Not offered |
| Jet Ski tour, all three stops | Not offered | Not offered | $500 |
| ATV tour, Split Rock | Not offered | Not offered | $260 |
| ATV tour, Northwest Point | Not offered | Not offered | $260 |
Can I cancel or move my booking?
Yes. Cancel or move your booking up to 24 hours before your start time, for any reason, at no charge.
What if the weather turns?
If it isn’t safe to go out, we don’t go out. If we call it off for weather, you have the option to rebook within 30 days or receive a full refund.
Who can ride
Do I need a license to drive a Jet Ski, Jet Car or ATV in Turks and Caicos?
To drive a Jet Ski or a Jet Car you must be 16 or older, and no license is needed. To drive an ATV you must be 18 or older and hold a valid driver’s license. On the water, passengers ride from age 4. The ATVs take one rider each. No previous experience is needed on any of them. Everyone signs a waiver and runs through the safety briefing before they ride.
Can children come?
Yes, as passengers from age 4 on the Jet Ski rental and tours and in the Jet Car. On the Jet Ski tours, a child passenger rides with an adult. The price of a Jet Ski or a Jet Car covers everyone aboard, so a child passenger costs nothing extra. The ATV tours take one rider per quad, so they are for drivers of 18 and over.
Do I need to be able to swim?
Everyone on the water wears a life jacket the whole time. No tour needs you to get in the water, and none of them includes snorkeling.
Is it safe to ride in Turks and Caicos?
A guide leads every ride and stays out front from start to finish. If it isn’t safe to go out, we don’t go out. On the water everyone wears a life jacket, and on the quads every rider wears a helmet. Everyone gets the safety briefing before they ride, and the quad tours start with a practice loop.
On the day
The contact page has the address and a map for each meeting point.
Where does each ride start?
Caicos Rentals has three meeting points. The Jet Ski and Jet Car rentals start at Sapodilla Bay Beach on Chalk Sound Drive. The Jet Ski tours start at Heaving Down Rock Marina, at the very end of Leeward Highway. The ATV tours start at Grants Wheeland Gas Station, 162 Millennium Highway, on the corner of Tom Lightbourne Drive. Each ride’s page shows its meeting point on a map.
Do you pick up from hotels?
No. Caicos Rentals doesn’t do hotel pickup or drop-off on any ride, so you make your own way to the start and back. Sapodilla Bay Beach, where the rentals launch, is about a 15-minute drive from the airport.
How early should I arrive?
For a ride on the water, arrive 15 minutes before your start time. Everyone signs the waiver and runs through the safety briefing before anyone gets on a machine.
Is there parking?
At Sapodilla Bay Beach, parking is free but not reserved. At Heaving Down Rock Marina, parking costs extra and is not part of the tour price.
What should I bring?
For the water: swimwear, a towel and reef-safe sunscreen. We hand you a life jacket. Waterproof bags are not included, so leave anything that can’t get wet on shore. For the ATV tours: closed-toe shoes, and your own goggles and face cover for the dust. The helmet is ours.
What’s included?
Every ride includes your machine or your seat, fuel, a life jacket on the water or a helmet on the quads, the safety briefing, bottled water and the guide who leads your ride. Tax is already in every price. Hotel pickup and waterproof bags are not included.
Can I get photos or video of my ride?
On the Jet Car rental, yes: drone footage of your ride is included in the price. We don’t offer footage on the Jet Ski rental or on the Jet Ski and ATV tours.
Are the tours private? How big can our group be?
Every Caicos Rentals tour is private: your booking gets its own guide, and we never put two bookings on one outing. The Jet Ski tours take up to 10 riders on up to 5 Jet Skis, and the ATV tours up to 10 riders, one per quad. On the rentals, up to 5 Jet Skis can go out together, and both Jet Cars can go out together if you ask, which seats six.
Choosing a ride
Compare the two rentals side by side, or see all six guided tours on one page. Questions about the company itself are on the About page.
Which should I book: a Jet Ski, a Jet Car or an ATV tour?
If you want to drive on the water with no fixed destination, rent one. Take the Jet Ski for speed, $291 per ski for an hour with one rider or two aboard, or the Jet Car to sit down and steer, $375 for 30 minutes in either car, a photo shoot and a drive in one. If you want a place to go and not only a ride, book a tour: the La Famille Express shipwreck, Iguana Island or Noah’s Ark by Jet Ski, from $291 per ski with one rider or two aboard, or Split Rock and Pirate’s Cave or Northwest Point by quad.
Can I rent an ATV in Providenciales?
Not with us. Our quads run only as two private guided tours, Split Rock and Pirate’s Cave, and Northwest Point. Each is two hours, $260 per ATV, one rider per quad, and nobody rides without a guide.
Can I rent a Jet Ski in Providenciales?
Yes. Our guided Jet Ski rental launches from Sapodilla Bay Beach on the south coast and has no fixed destination. Our four Jet Ski tours start at Heaving Down Rock Marina and go to a named place.
Can I take a rental Jet Ski or the Jet Car to the shipwreck?
No. A rental rides the open water off Sapodilla Bay Beach with your guide. The La Famille Express shipwreck is its own guided Jet Ski tour from Heaving Down Rock Marina: one hour, $291 per ski, out to the wreck and back.
Can I go snorkeling with you?
No. Caicos Rentals doesn’t offer snorkeling on any tour or supply snorkel gear. The La Famille Express shipwreck tour rides out to the wreck, about 2.3 miles off Long Bay, and back, and nobody goes inside the wreck.
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