FUN DAY St.Maarten Island Sightseeing Tour with Beach

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Itinerary

1. The first stop of the day is at Oyster Pond! Spend 5 minutes here before heading over to one of St. Martin's most popular beaches -

   10 min

2. Take a stop to see the terrain and neighboring islands as well take a pictures on the balcony overlooking the beach.

   10 min

3. Orient Bay Beach. Here you will stop for 1.5 hours of beach time more or less. Stop by the local restaurants for a drink or a beach chair and umbrella to pass the time. From Orient, the tour will continue over to the French capitol city of Marigot for about 40 minutes. Indulge in local fair, open air shopping, French pastries or higher end shopping in the West Indies Mall.

   40 min

4. While in Marigot, climb the colorful steps and hike up to the fort to see the beautiful breathtaking view of the whole french side. Take some lovely pictures of the ancient artifacts before coming back down to the market area.

   20 min

5. After stopping in Marigot, head over to the most popular area on the Dutch side. Spend one hour at Maho Beach, where you can watch the planes land and take off. After making your way from Maho Beach, you'll go through the Simpson Bay area, where the nightlife is very lively with multiple delicious restaurants to choose from as well as great nightlife.

6. Make one last picture stop on the Cole Bay Hill. See the island layout of the Simpson Bay Marina, airport area and the neighboring islands: St.Kitts, Statia and Saba. You can hike up to the large St. Maarten Flag and see a better 360 view. Upon arrival in Philipsburg area, you may choose to remain in Philipsburg to shop or sight see at your leisure. If you decide to walk back to the ship, it takes between 12 and 15 minutes, or a taxi may take you for approximately $3. For those who would like to return to the ship immediately, simply remain in the vehicle. It is recommended to bring swimwear, suntan lotion, a towel and a fun attitude! Beer, water, soda and rum punch are included all day.

   5 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 246 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3Not what we paid for

  We paid for funday but they put us on a maho and orient beach tour. They said it was the same tour but it was not. It had less stops and we paid $60 Per person for a $45 per person tour. I reached out to the vendor but they did not respond. The tour was fine but it felt a little bit like a bait and switch.

  Derek_PSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Beautiful St Marteen

  It was excellent it covered both the Dutch and the French side. Our driver was extremely wonderful. Showed us everything took us to this gorgeous beach. We will never forget it was just overall a wonderful experience.

  Tracy_BAugust 2026via Viator

• 2Disappointed

  After we finally found the location of our tour, we were pleasantly surprised to see it was only our family of 6 on the tour. Ricardo was difficult to understand as he frequently got right/left mixed up. The tour included unlimited water, sodas, beer and rum punch. He had a small cooler with small waters and was out as soon as we all had one. No big deal, but that along with the “tour” just telling us where stores/ restaurants were along the route and things like who put in the round about, it was a lot of driving with very little stop time and not interesting. We only stopped at Orient beach for 20 min. We really wanted to stop at Maho beach and he acted like we were asking for something outside of what the tour included. We stopped for 30 minutes. He wanted us to determine the length of time we stayed, which would be fine if we were familiar with the route and knew how many stops were left. We ended up getting done quite a bit early. A little interaction and guidance would have been helpful. It just seemed like a lot of driving, looking at nothing. He did drop half off is off at the Philipsburg beach/shops and the other half at the ship so that was nice. The beach group just took the water taxis over to the ship for $5. I wouldn’t take this tour again.

  Betsy_WAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Great fun!

  Great experience but confusing to find them. Walk all the way past the taxis and before the exit, there's a parking lot to the left. You'll find the van with the yellow stripe there (and Ricardo was wearing a yellow shirt). Don't forget cash to tip. Ricardo was super nice and I'd very proud of the island!

  Laura_KAugust 2026via Viator

• 3Tour was good but we did...

  Tour was good but we did not spend time at all at orient beach. Would look for a private tour next time.

  aj987789July 2026via Viator

• 5We got a great overview...

  We got a great overview of the island, along with stops at two beaches and Marigot. Ricardo was very knowledgeable and friendly!

  sherri_bJuly 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Philipsburg

• Its from-price is 23% below the median of the 23 day trips we list in Philipsburg.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 23.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Philipsburg

Philipsburg, capital of Dutch Sint Maarten, is a narrow town between a long sandy bay and a salt pond, with a beachfront street of shops.

Philipsburg stands on a narrow strip of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond, on the Dutch side of the island of Saint Martin, which is shared with France. It was founded in 1763 and named after John Philips, a Scottish captain in Dutch service. Front Street runs along the bay, lined with shops, cafés and old wooden houses, and a boardwalk follows the sand. Wathey Square, with its courthouse of 1793, is the heart of the town.

Top-ranked sights in Philipsburg: Maho & Mullet Bay, Maho Beach , Simpson Bay.

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