Fall 2024 Pickleball in Paradise trip to Turks & Caicos for our advanced pickleball players.
Improve your game while enjoying Paradise… on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos
Play pickleball each morning with national Pickleball Pros learning technique and proper form, and ultimately discovering what you truly need to work on!
Straight Away Travel’s inaugural Pickleball in Paradise in Jamaica was in the fall of 2021. We are so excited to be growing this incredible trip and extend our location to Beaches Turks and Caicos on one of the world’s most stunning beaches, Grace Bay.
Each day, you will have time on the courts to improve your game with clinics led by Pickleball Pros, while also enjoying the 5-star resort and the all-inclusive amenities Beaches has to offer. Everything is included. Every restaurant. Every bar. Everything on the menu. Every water sport. Every land sport. All included!
Meet Your Pickleball Pros
Chris Powers
Chris Powers is a four-time Nationals Gold medal champion as well as three-time Silver medalist. She competes around the country at the Super Senior Pro level. She competes in the Mixed Doubles and Women’s Doubles categories. She has competed in over 80 tournaments including Nationals in Indian Wells, California, and the U.S. Open located in Naples, Florida. She has won over 200 medals in the four years she has competed. Chris resides in Aiken, South Carolina with her four horses, three dogs, and two pickleball courts. She conducts lessons and camps at her farm called Two Sisters Farm. She loves to teach and her students range from complete beginners to those who play competitively. Chris also runs free pickleball retreats for women diagnosed with any type of cancer through her organization, Women Beyond Cancer.
Kristin Hickman
Kristin Hickman, who resides in Columbia, SC, began playing pickleball in 2014 in Salt Lake City , UT. She was in the #1 position on her college tennis team for 4 years.
Kristin was the #1 ranked Female Mixed Doubles Super Senior Pro and a Top 5 ranked Female Doubles Super Senior Pro in 2023 She has won multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at Senior and Super Senior pro level, including:
· 3 time Gold Medal winning Pickleball National Champion (Singles, Mixed Doubles)
· 2 time Silver Medal winning Pickleball National Champion Runner-up (Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Kristin is Co-captain of APP Masters Pro Team for the 2024 season
Todd Headley
Todd Headley is a PPR Certified Teaching Professional who resides in Ashville, NC. Under his expert tutelage, several of his students are now competing successfully in 4.5 and 5,0 tournaments.
Todd was ranked in Top 10 for APP Masters Tour (60+) for 2023 in Men’s & Mixed Doubles and has numerous medals at such prestigious tournaments as Huntsman, Fall Brawl, Beer City Open and Senior Nationals.
Some notable wins of the past few years include:
GOLD at US Open 2021, Men’s Doubles 5.0, 55+
SILVER at US Open 2023, Men’s Doubles Open 60+ Age (with Mike !!)
BRONZE US Open 2021, Men’s Doubles Open 55+
BRONZE at Nationals 2021, Men’s Doubles 5.0, 50+
Michael McMahon
Michael McMahon, a Nationals Gold Medal Champion and a top Super Senior Pro, resides in Dallas, TX.
During his college years, he played tennis for Duke University in the #1 position for Doubles.
Michael plays pickleball throughout the country on the APP Super Senior Pro Tour as well as being drafted for the APP Masters Tour League for 2024.
With numerous medals under his belt, he is a force to be reckoned with on the courts and loves to share his knowledge with his students.
Location and Accommodations
Beaches Turks and Caicos is an all-inclusive resort. Everything needed for a fantastic vacation is included except for your airfare! Non-playing friends and spouses are welcome! We do not charge extra for entry into the round-robin tournament or any other pickleball activities, so non-playing friends and spouses get to enjoy a Caribbean vacation at the same great value!
Prices start at $6898 ($3449 per person based on double occupancy) in the French Village Luxury Rooms
Upgrades are available in the Italian Village and Key West Villages with and without a butler.
Included in Your Stay
- Pickleball Instruction/Tournament
- 5 Star All-inclusive luxury resort accommodations
- Gourmet Dining: all food and beverages
- Unlimited premium drinks and cocktails
- Water and Land sports
- Fitness center
- Multiple restaurants
- Daily activities and nightly entertainment
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Private Cocktail Party
- Private Beach Farewell Dinner
- Most Gratuities
NOT Included in Your Stay
- Airfare
- Travel Insurance
- Gratuities for Butlers and shuttle drivers
Trip FAQ’s
Do you want to improve your game from some of the best instructors around, watching as they demo a new skill or drill and then coach you while you attempt to model it? A clinic trip sounds like a good fit.
Our clinic trips feature three hours of scheduled pickleball activity each day except on arrival and departure days. On arrival and departure day, you are welcome to use the courts but there are no scheduled clinics. Clinic mornings feature a minimum of two hours of clinics taught by our fantastic Pros, followed by an hour of Open Play, with the Pros mixing in with clinic participants. The clinics are separated in the best way possible, determined by our wise Pros, to accommodate a variety of skill levels. Each Pro writes their own agenda for the clinic topics so we do not have that until approximately one month prior to departure . However, rest assured you will learn lots from our talented group of instructors! Go home with new skills to show off along with your tan lines!
The final full day of the clinic trip is a round robin. The Pros will divide you into groups and set you up in matches. Lots of fun rotating among the courts!
Yes! Many of our guests arrive early or stay late to enjoy all the amenities our gorgeous resorts offer. We are pleased to help you save some money, too, by offering you the group rate we have negotiated with the resort.
No! Vaccination requirements have been lifted for all of our current destinations.
Sandals Resorts offer only one king bed in all of their rooms. However, we can request a rollaway for your room. If two beds are important to you, please consider one of our trips to Beaches Turks and Caicos. Beaches Turks and Caicos rooms offer both king beds and double queen bed rooms.
We highly encourage you to purchase travel insurance. After you have made your deposit and completed your client tasks on our portal, we send you travel insurance quotes from Allianz, a highly respected agency.
Yes! The resorts we use are luxury resorts that cater to anyone who is looking for fun in the sun. There is so much to do at the resort that you can easily fill your day and night without stepping foot on the pickleball court. Those looking for some relaxing down time will find that here too! The lounge chairs throughout the properties, both on the beach and at the pools, offer plenty of places for some R&R.
Discounts are not offered to non-players for the simple reason that we do not charge anything extra for our pickleball clinics or tournaments. All of our guests get a fantastic rate with lots of extra special touches, such as a private dinner on the beach for our group, a private cocktail reception for our group, a Meet & Greet, and a Welcome Bag. Pickleball is included for FREE!
A deposit of $400 is required to secure your room for your Pickleball in Paradise vacation.
- In the event that you need to cancel your trip, $200 of the deposit is refundable 95 days before your departure. Or, if you are unable to keep the reservation for your originally booked dates but would like to change to a different trip, the full deposit amount may be transferred to another Pickleball in Paradise trip through Straight Away Travel in the same calendar year.
- 95 days before the trip – the full balance for the trip is due.
- 95 days before the trip – all payments are nonrefundable.
Optional Upgrades
- Room upgrades (based on availability)
- Butler service
- Private airport transfer
- Expedited airport services
- Extra nights at the resort at a discounted rate
- Island excursions
Private Lessons
Private lessons may be available. We will only schedule 2 hours of private lessons each day, so we encourage you to book in advance.
To get more details about all possible upgrades, pricing, and availability as well as to schedule private lessons, please email [email protected] or submit the inquiry form below.
VIP Extras Included with Every Pickleball in Paradise Trip
- Discounted group rate for a luxury all-inclusive vacation
- Stress-free planning at no cost to you (when you book through Pickleball in Paradise we take care of every detail and you get discounted group rates that are cheaper than if you would have booked the trip online.)
- Meet & Greet with the Pros on the first evening of your trip
- Private cocktail reception with a selection of appetizers
- Private beach dinner for the group
- Welcome Bag for each guest with a Pickleball in Paradise T-Shirt and additional goodies from our sponsors
- 5 X 7 group photo
- and so much more!
