St. Maarten Best Island Tour
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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 jewelry, 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 beverages from our cooler and relax. This will truly be a day in paradise. Book now to experience.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers 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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Cole Bay
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
get to sample Rhum , a chance to buy ice cream and hear the history behind the rhum
What‘s Included
Free round trip transfer from Hotel to start the tour
6 stops in 5hrs of fun fun and more fun (Sights, Forts, Beaches, Museums and Shopping)
A cooler with ice cold drinks (water,sodas,beer and rum punch), all free just for you.
A professional tour guide to narrate the tour
A fully air-conditioned vehicle
The tour does not include food, beach chairs or umbrellas.You can purchase and rent at the beach bar
Pickup points
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Cruise ship guests
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.
St. Maarten Best Island Tour
Reviews
1,168 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Island tour
Jennifer H,May 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Roland our driver was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions and inquiries, was a great driver and tour of the island! Thanks Roland!
St. Maarten - My Idyllic Tropical Paradise
992kavitas,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00St Maarten was by far one of my favorite trips recently. It is the most beautiful Island tucked away in the Caribbean, truly described as 'Two Nations, One Island'. The southern side of the Island is the Dutch side with a lot of activity and a bustling nightlife. We got to see their famous carnivals (Tuesdays and Thursdays). The parades are a must see, so dazzling, vibrant and joyful. I found the people in the Island the most kind, friendly and helpful. If you are the type to do a lot during the day by activities and enjoy casual dinner meals, the Dutch side is the best bet. Restaurants like 'Julliete's Bistro', 'The Green House', 'Skip Jack's', 'Ginger' are some places to check out for seafood. The northern side of the island is the French side. One has to cross the border to experience the charm of both sides of the island. The French side is much quieter to experience the peaceful solitude of the pristine beaches. It has a concentration of fine dining places and boasts of some particularly great restaurants. We went to this gem of a restaurant called the Le Pressoir in Grand case and had an amazing dinner. Our 9 day stay there flew by with the blink of an eye. We loved to spend time at the late night bars in the Dutch side and also experienced an evening walking in Phillipsburg and ate at the road side shack and loved the spicy chicken on a stick and hot Johnny cakes!! That was mmmm...delicious!! This island was our quick get away to unwind, relax and get back to the grind! Our vacation in St. Maarten will be a beautiful memory. Hope to be back there again!!!
Fantastic tours
johanna m,May 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Exelent experience nice place and professional guia lovey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Average
SprngstnNatsFan20,May 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We booked for a Sunday, but it turned out that not many shops are open on Sundays. That would have been nice to know ahead of time; or to have been offered a discount. The timeframe is not closely followed, so it turned into an 8-hour day with a fair amount of time spent waiting.
St Maarten Best Island Tour-So much fun!!!
GLENDA A,May 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was very informative. Mr Cutty was very knowledgeable and engaging. He made suggestions on how to utilize our time on the tour better, but he let the group decide which stops we wanted to cut short & which stops we wanted to stay longer. I recommend this tour, if you want a overview of both Dutch and French side. You'll get some great photos, beach time and plenty of shopping it also!! I loved the tour!!!
Go early!
steamfan007,May 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Our visit to the iconic beach at the end of the island's airport runway, with planes coming in to land at what seems just a few feet above our heads, was the highlight of the tour. Our local driver explained that if we wanted to see the 2 scheduled flights land, we would have to skip the distillery tour - everyone agreed, and didn't regret the choice. TIP: if a visit to this beach is your top priority, be sure to book an early tour or you'll miss them. The drive around the small island was scenic (sunny day). To make up for the missed distillery tour our driver stopped at the border between the Dutch and French halves of the island so that we could take pictures of us standing astride the frontier, one foot in each country. The difference between the 2 countries (since that's what they effectively are) was stark: the Dutch side was colorful with typical island buildings and housing, happy go lucky people and bright colours. The French side has more typical European architecture, the people are more austere (some might say unwelcoming) and the whole vibe was different. The one negative (hence 4 stars instead of 5) was the crowds - and the long traffic jams on the one main road around the island. Fortunately the tour van was modern and comfortable so sitting in a long jams wasn't unbearable. All in all a fun trip, with an excellent driver/tour guide.
Great way to see both...
Trishel B,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Great way to see both sides of the island on a budget . The numerous stops were a plus and our driver Cutty went out of his way to make sure we were able to hit every spot on the schedule.
Small tour personal experience
Sean H,Apr 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent small group tour. Driver was very informative and flexible. Was able to see almost everything that we wanted except Orient Beach was swapped out for Grand Case because of excessive sargassum
Great tour for newcomers or not!
Lorien S,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00So much fun saw so many things, had a great time, especially the beaches, the little sneaky entrances to the beaches, the iguanas, maho beach the sights, tour guide was newer, but he was right on it! I had a blast!
Fun Tour!!
G7907UBrutht,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great experience with Mr. Cutty! I traveled solo but the group made us feel comfortable and one particular gentleman really made the trip fun! We were served endless drinks and overall the tour was nice. There were a lot of attractions to see given it was my first time. Would do this again, book you won’t regret it!
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