Are you a surfer? Scuba diver? Perpetual beach dweller? If you rent luxury villas this summer, or throughout the year for that matter, the Caribbean Sea is your oyster, offering countless opportunities to stay active for the duration of your vacation. Turks and Caicos offers some of the area's most jaw-dropping scuba diving adventures because of a steep vertical drop just a few hundred yards off shore.

Scuba divers staying in Caribbean villas can descend into a 6,000 vertical drop at Providenciales, where they can feast their eyes on shallow-water reef fish as well as deep-sea creatures like turtles and stingrays. Despite the depth, the surface of the calm waters are still a pale blue, and dolphins often come up to the surface to play in the wake of boats. Keep your eye out for harmless reef sharks - even though they have been portrayed as frightening creatures, these small fish are actually quite docile and gorgeous.

If you would rather stay above the water than dive below the surface, you can charter a fishing boat to test out your skills catching all sorts of aquatic creatures, from small snappers to massive tuna.