/
Sint Maarten
/
Philipsburg
/
Tours & Activities
/
St Maarten Shore Excursion: Orient Beach, Marigot and Maho Beach
4 h
Instant confirmation
About this activity
Enjoy this narrated historical island tour that takes you to both the French and the Dutch side of the island and includes free drinks! From the Philipsburg cruise port you will be taken to three amazing stops on the island.
The first stop will be at the popular Orient Beach on the French side for approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. At Orient Beach there are numerous water sports available for purchase. You can also relax on the white sand beach or swim in the crystal clear water. The second stop will be at Marigot, the capitol of the French side of the island, for another hour where shopping and great Island cuisine is available. Find amazing souvenirs or stop at a local restaurant for some lunch. After Marigot, the third and final stop will be at the very popular airport beach also known as Maho Beach which is on the Dutch side of the island. You will have another hour to watch planes make amazing landings and take offs right above you.
After your time at Maho Beach is complete you will be taken back to the Philipsburg cruise port or to downtown Philipsburg for some additional shopping (optional).
Read more
Show less
The first stop will be at the popular Orient Beach on the French side for approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. At Orient Beach there are numerous water sports available for purchase. You can also relax on the white sand beach or swim in the crystal clear water. The second stop will be at Marigot, the capitol of the French side of the island, for another hour where shopping and great Island cuisine is available. Find amazing souvenirs or stop at a local restaurant for some lunch. After Marigot, the third and final stop will be at the very popular airport beach also known as Maho Beach which is on the Dutch side of the island. You will have another hour to watch planes make amazing landings and take offs right above you.
After your time at Maho Beach is complete you will be taken back to the Philipsburg cruise port or to downtown Philipsburg for some additional shopping (optional).
Included
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Beverages (rum punch, beer, soda, water)
Not included
- Taxi ride back to cruise port (if you choose to be dropped-off in downtown Philipsburg)
- Food
- Activities
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Features
Tourism
100%
Cultural
60%
Aquatic
40%
Reviews
Similar activities in Philipsburg
Click to discover other experiences
We arrived in St.Maarten on June 10, 2019, excited and ready for a fun day. Got off the ship. Looked for our tour guide. NO WHERE INSITE! Checked with other tours to see it they knew this Company. No one could help. Finally, we found three ladies from SMK tours. Theyvknew him and just rolled their eyes. They told us the gentlemen who ran this tour was extremely unreliable and had left others stranded. We asked if they had any availability on their tours - they did not. After about an hour, we found no one to help us get on another tour - everything booked. One of the ladies from SMK Tours called a person they occasionally used and asked him if he had time to take us on a short tour. HE HAD THE TIME! Howard arrived about 10 minutes later and took the 6 of us on a 4.5 hour tour - Orient Beach for swimming, Maho Beach to see the jet plane land right over us, Marigot for shopping and back to the ship - all for $30 per couple! Of course, he was generously paid a wonderful gratuity at the end of the day. THANK YOU - Howard! Thank you - SMK TOURS!
We loved our tour private with Jose. He was very knowledgeable about the island. We stopped in St Maarten as part of a cruise. My kids loved hearing his stories and as a result want to go back on vacation to the island. Great experience!
We had the BEST time with Jose! He was so much fun and gave us lots of information as we went around the island. The places we visited were pretty cool and I would do it all over again!
Very highly reccomended! Josie is from Houston TX though clearly loves the island and will exceed your expectations. He is talkative no doubt. If you want a quiter narrative then perhaps this is not your fancy. If you want a jovial, informative, knowledgeable, and caring host then he is your man!
Jose provided the best experience we could have asked for. On St. Maarten. He has great knowledge about the island and his dynamic personality was an extra plus. Our children 13 and 8 years old also had a blast. Give Jose a chance, you won’t be disappointed.
Everything about this excursion was top notch. The locations, the vehicle and our wonderful guide Pac-Man. Best excursion of our entire trip woud highly recommend this excursion to everyone. It was a blast !!!
Jose was friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. He left a engineering job in Texas to move to the island for a happier life. My only complaint would be that our departure time said corresponds with the docking of the ship. We were off the ship at 8:30ish, but didn't leave in the van until 10:30ish. I would have preferred an actual departure time, so as not to waste ours, waiting for Jose's arrival.