St.Martin-St.Maarten: Small Group, History Tour
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
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Visit historical landmarks and discover beautiful viewpoints on this guided and very informative 4-hour History Tour of St. Maarten and St Martin. See the entire island and learn about the unique and fascinating history of this 37 square mile island divided between the Dutch and French. With a maximum of six guests per group, enjoy personalized attention from the guide. Learn about St. Martin's culture, as well as their geological and natural history. Along the way, a stop with iced coffee or tea and homemade banana bread is included.
Great for cruise ship guests as well, starting point of the tour is a parking lot next to the cruise ship port.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
One 5-minute uphill walk on steps to get to the Fort
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Viewpoint overlooking Philipsburg, Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond
Visit to Emilio Wilson Park
What‘s Included
Local guide
Home made iced-lemongrass tea
Water Cooler
Home made banana bread
Gratuities
Souveniers
Personal Expenses
Dock Maarten: Parking is available for the first hour at USD $2.00, each additional hour USD $1.00
Pickup points
Parking Lot Dock Maarten close to Philipsburg Cruise Terminal
Options
Starts at 8.30 AM Local Time
Duration: 4 hours
Bottled Water and a Snack
Around the Island
Airconditioned Mini-van or SUV
Pickup included
Reviews
93 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great first thing to do on St. Maarten
daniellev146,,Nov 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome history of the island, great stops. We all appreciated the tea, yummy banana bread and water. Would definitely recommend this tour for a better appreciation of the island.
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Diane P,,Oct 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Gert drove us around both sides of the island providing lots of interesting information all along the way. He also added stops he thought we would enjoy. He was very knowledgeable and always happy to answer our questions. It was a great tour and we recommend it wholeheartedly.
The Perfect Tour Guide made it the PERFECT TOUR!
DAVID S,,Oct 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide was John, a Dutch national who has lived in St. Maarten for approx. 30 years, spending most of his time as a reporter for regional publications. Then in retirement, he started working part-time as a tour guide. His love for this tiny island was as effervescent as it was palpable and infectious. We spent a little over five hours with him - all by car, with frequent stops for walking to historical monuments, museums, shorelines, lookout points at high elevations and parks. He even brought lemongrass tea and the BEST Banana Bread ever for a mid-tour snack! His historical narrative started back around 400 - 500 AD, through the discovery of the Americas in the late 1400s, through the era of the slave trade, wars and political shifts of fortune between the Dutch, French and English, then finally into the current era of peace between the Dutch and French sides of the island, including the island's celebration of independence - all with its current ups and downs, economically. We asked lots of questions and conversed at great length with John in great and wonderful conversation. He is truly a gem amongst the island dwellers of St. Maarten! Whenever we travel, we always book a history tour and we have learned over the years that the tour is only as good as the guide. John was absolutely the best guide (and driver) that we've ever had the pleasure of spending time with! He certainly was one of many people that we met there who made our first St. Maarten experience so rich! One quick note about the roads in St. Maarten - there is one traffic signal on the entire island, very few road signs (at least on the Dutch side) and very few traffic signs so I am so glad that we opted to use taxi services for all our transportation needs! John made very easy work of negotiating the transit system of roads on the island and provided informative and fascinating commentary on a host of subjects pertaining to art, faith, culture, history and politics! It was an amazing tour, at incredible value and lots of fun!
Amazing time
Tania S,,Aug 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Highly recommended!!! Amazing service… detailed information on the history of the whole island!!!. Tour guide was so polite and very knowledgeable. Fun fun all the way!!
Not a lot to see, but the local tour guide did provide some interesting discussion
Patricia M,,Jul 14, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00Started off very interesting but seemed to wane as there is not a lot to see in St. Maarten. Only got a glass of water as beverage even though it was super hot. The banana cake as promised was very very good - one of the highlights of the tour. The Natural Museum is a waste and should be removed from the tour.
Great tour!
Michelle M,,Apr 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Gert was a great guide, very informative.It was a very personalised tour with just 2 couples and we very much enjoyed it.
Awesome small group tours!
Z8626PXsharonh,,Mar 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went on 3 Seagrape Tours during our stay in Saint Martin, the History, Museum beach lunch and Cultural Heritage. We had wonderful tour guides; Jon, Ellie and Nascha. All were knowledgeable of the island and shared a wealth of the history. We saw and experienced more than we imagined on each tour. The lunch at Aloha on Orient Beach was delicious. The small group of 6 or less was also perfect for us. We would recommend any of these tours.
Guide was knowledgable ,...
Susan K,,Dec 27, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Guide was knowledgable , courtesy and answered all questions. Only advice put in meeting info distance from port to meeting parking lot in km...not just walking time
I didn’t get to go on the...
Azalee B,,Dec 15, 2023
- Review from Viator
1.00I didn’t get to go on the tour, because of miss communication and no one came to the designated place to pick me up.
Amazing tour
VagabondClub,,Dec 11, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Werner took us on a great tour of the island, providing us with context the entire time. We learned so much about the history of the island, and about current events as well. He also brought homemade banana bread and lemongrass tea. Werner was very knowledgeable and easy going. 💯% recommended!
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