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St. Maarten Best Island Tour
St. Maarten Best Island Tour
St. Maarten Best Island Tour
St. Maarten Best Island Tour

St. Maarten Best Island Tour

By St. Maarten Presidential Tours
9.2 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$95 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Sights, Monuments, Forts, Museums, Shopping, Beaches, Art,Culture & History. We have won the award for best island tour on the island for 2023 with Viator. Book now to create memories that will last forever. A complete tour around the island with breath-taking sights and wonderful stops. Panoramic views and a professional narration of the island’s complete history. Browse the capital of both sides of the island and be around the locals to see how they live and what they eat then hike our biggest Fort or just walk around and take pictures of some of our monuments. Spend time at the two most popular beaches on the island, explore our duty free, and tax-free shopping which is great for jewellery, alcohol, real Cuban cigars, local handy craft, souvenirs, rum, spices, etc. There are 6 stops on this tour plus bonus stops to sample free cheese and Rhum, all stops are 25mins apart. Sip on some free drinks from our cooler and relax. This will truly be a day in paradise. Book now to experience.

Activity location

  • Cole Bay
    • Cole Bay, Caribbean

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities
    • 79 Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
    • Upper Prince's Quarter, Caribbean

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Cruise ship guests
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

start time.: If the cruise ship docking time wont permit you to do the 9am tour then we will create a 10am starting time for the tour.

Language options: English
Price details
AU$94.67 x 1 AdultAU$94.67

Total
Price is AU$94.67
Until Thu, 19 Dec
St. Maarten Best Island Tour
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$97.10 x 1 AdultAU$97.10

Total
Price is AU$97.10
Until Thu, 19 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFree return transfer from Hotel to start the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included6 stops in 5hrs of fun fun and more fun (Sights, Forts, Beaches, Museums and Shopping)
  • What's includedWhat's includedA cooler with ice cold drinks (water,soft drinks,beer and rum punch), all free just for you.
  • What's includedWhat's includedA professional tour guide to narrate the tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedA fully air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedThe tour does not include food, beach chairs or umbrellas.You can purchase and rent at the beach bar

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Disclaimer/policy: Itinerary can be change due to traffic, weather and other uncontrollable forces. In that event we will try our best that all stops will be made.

Activity itinerary

Cole Bay
  • 5m
The number one photo stop on the Dutch side, "The Harold Jack look out point" on Cole Bay hill. Breathe taking sights and panoramic views at the top of the hill. Take pictures and selfies with an amazing background of the Simpson bay lagoon and other surrounding islands.
Topper's Rhum Distillery
  • 15m
get to sample Rhum , a chance to buy ice cream and hear the history behind the rhum
Maho Beach
  • 45m
This is the main attraction of the island, you may have seen it on the news channels and internet media now you can live it live. Be entertained at the most talked about beach in the world, “Maho beach”. Watch the planes land and take off while you sip on some rum punch or any other free drink that you can choose from in our cooler. Browse the Maho village and take some more pictures so when you plan your holiday, you might want to stay in this area.
Marigot
  • 30m
WEE WEE, welcome to the capital of the French side, "Marigot" at this stop you will get to experience our duty free and tax free luxury while you shop for gifts, souvenirs, alcohol, organic coconuts, real Cuban cigars and try some of our local food and exquisite French bakeries that would have your mouth running water. After all that you can walk it off and choose to hike the 100 steps to our biggest fort then come back down and visit the French museum.
Orient Bay Beach
  • 1h 15m
Beach time is the best time, Hoorayyyyyyyy. Feel the powder white sand under your feet as your explore this unique beach. Orient beach is most popular for having two sections at the beach, a nude section and a clothing section. We will bring you to the clothing section and for those who want to take a peak on the other side be prepare, you might not like what you see. On the entire beach there will be Beach bars, fine restaurants with beach chairs & umbrellas. You can choose to swim, rent jet skis, fly board, parasailing, snorkelling or any other water sport. Rest rooms, changing rooms, fresh water wash area will be available at most of the beach bars and restaurants.
Orient Bay (Pass by)
Get your cameras ready, "Paradise View" look out point. From the top of this hill you will be in awe with the magnificent view of the Atlantic Ocean as the waves form in order to create Orient beach. Take pictures of St. Barths in your background and soak in this moment as it would be one to remember.
Border Monument (Pass by)
Let’s scream “Goedenmiddag” which means good day in Dutch as we cross the border and come back on the Dutch side. We will drive slowly across the border so we can take pictures of the flags and the border monument while the tour guide explains you about the date of the treaty that you will see there. We will now head on back to the cruise facility or you can choose to get drop off in down town Philipsburg so you can continue your shopping spree, for what you didn’t find in Marigot you will surely get here. Down town Philipsburg is the eye sweets for shoppers, nowhere in the world will you find two back to back streets (Front Street and Back street) with a variety of fine jewellery with the best prices you won’t get anywhere else. You can also visit the Dutch side museum and another beach which is parallel of the shopping area or visit the home of our national liqueur, The Guava berry Emporium. Go inside and sample some flavours and see how we make our local Rum. If you choose to get drop off, you will have three ways on how to get back to the ship. A regular taxi, a water taxi or a 30 minute walk. Those who wants to go back to the ship please remain on the bus and the driver will bring you back to where the tour started at the cruise facility.
Amsterdam Cheese and Liquor Store
  • 15m
Sample free cheese and a chance to buy local and international alcohol, gifts and souvenirs

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCole Bay
    • Cole Bay, Caribbean

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities
    • 79 Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
    • Upper Prince's Quarter, Caribbean

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