Long Bay Providenciales
Long Bay is a low-density residential region on Providenciales. Along with numerous homes and rental accommodations, Long Bay is the location of The Hole attraction, the South Bank Marina, and the South Bank Resort.
This area is bordered by Heaving Down Rock to the east, and Juba Sound and Turtle Tail to the west.
Shopping and dining options in Long Bay are much more limited than in Grace Bay. The main dining options in central Long Bay are the fine dining Lua Restaurant at South Bank Resort and the casual Sail Shades restaurant at the South Bank Marina.
On the eastern end of Long Bay, dining options can be found at The Shore Club resort.
Long Bay Beach
The beautiful and excellent kiteboarding spot of Long Bay Beach lines the southern coast of this region. Private homes and luxury rental villas are found on this beach, but the density is much lower than what is found at other popular beaches.
There are rocky patches on the western end of the beach, but overall the coast offers shallow turquoise water with a clean white sandy bottom.
Two miles off the coast is the wreck of the La Famille Express, a ship that started life as a Soviet oil rig service ship and later became a Dominican freighter. This ship was grounded on the shallows of the Caicos Banks during the 2004 Hurricane Frances, where it has been stuck ever since. It has become somewhat of a tourist attraction and is visited by boat cruises and jet skies.
Long Bay Hills
The interior of the Long Bay Region is referred to as Long Bay Hills. This residential area consists of several ridges of hills that run parallel to the beach.
The inland northern-most hill is the highest elevation in the region and offers beautiful views over Juba Sound. The Karst process sinkhole of The Hole is found at the summit of this ridge.
History
The field walls and ruins of an unidentified plantation remain standing in the eastern side of Long Bay. Evidence suggests that this site may have raised cotton, but unfortunately what little remains is gradually being overtaken by modern construction.
To the east of Long Bay is Bird Rock Trail and Crist Point, where minor ruins of a similar age to the plantation can still be seen, but it’s unclear what exactly these were for.