St.Martin/St.Maarten Magical Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Coral Reef photoshoot Coral Reef is known for its beautiful Atlantic Ocean view, perfect for photo taking. The reef waves can be up to 3 to 4 feet high depends on the weather. On days when the sky is clear you can see St.Barts, an Island just outside St.Maarten.

   10 min

2. Maho Beach Bar Maho Beach Bar is known for its live entertainment and of curse the main attraction, the Planes taking off. thousands of people from all over the world come to gain this amazing experience. If your are looking for lots of fun and beer drinking, then this is the place to be. just imagine being blown away from a plane, the blast of the plane taking off is what tourist are dying to experience and enjoying the beach.

   2 h

3. Marigot is famous for French culture, shopping area, French Croissants and Fort Luis with everything within walking distance. Shopping malls, markets, an Restaurant all is 5 minutes apart.

   1 h

4. The Border Point Photo shoot is the spot where the French and Dutch meet to divide. This historical site indicated where The French and Dutch started their journey on divided both side of the Island.

   10 min

5. Orient Bay Beach is famous for its quite relaxing environment. this beach is divided in two sections, part clothed and the other nude, with several Bars and Restaurants. they also do Jet skies and Para Sailing. Orient Bay Beach is the Oldest beach on the French side on St.Martin with am historical background knowledgeable for tourist.

   1 h

6. Kimsha Beach is one of the new and upcoming beach with lots food attraction and Janskies. Kimsha beach is and already an tourist attraction with over 10 new Restaurants and our local own Beer factory. Tourist can get the opportunity to see how our local beer is made.

   30 min

7. Mr. Bells photo shoot is one of St.Maarten most famous photo shoot on the Island with the national flag in the background making the view more beautiful for tourist attraction, with a view overlooking the entire Cole Bay and Simpson Bay area.

   10 min

Cancellation

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

Reviews

Ratings come from 43 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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• 5We have a good time with...

  We have a good time with Richard our tour guide. We recommend that if you want to get in one day both of the island

  lisue_vJune 2026via Viator

• 5At the beginning, the...

  At the beginning, the tour did not start as planned because somehow they could not find my booking, which was frustrating since everything had already been confirmed. To make matters worse, Viator only provided four pickup locations in the app, when the actual tour company does offer hotel pickup services. The nice lady waiting for us even mentioned that we should not have taken a cab because they could have arranged pickup directly from our hotel. This caused unnecessary confusion and extra transportation costs for our group. Thankfully, once everything was sorted out, Richard, our driver, completely turned the experience around. He was amazing — very patient, professional, and accommodating with our group of eight. He made sure we were comfortable, took us to every location smoothly, and even brought us to an amazing lunch spot. His kindness, positive attitude, and excellent service truly made the tour enjoyable for all of us

  Jaravis_GMay 2026via Viator

• 1Buyer beware!!

  I have never had a bad tour through Viator, but unfortunately, this was the worst. First, this exact tour didn’t even happen. It was supposed to start at 9 o’clock am. My husband and I got off the dock and in the general vicinity of where the directions told us to go at 8:30. We were unable to find exactly the location to go, and when we went to the main hub where tours congregated (EDC), yet no one knew what tour we were talking about. It does not say which company the tour works for/is affiliated with, so that was also difficult to try to figure out where we were supposed to go. Eventually, someone found our name on a list in small writing, and at nearly 930, we followed some people that were also on the same tour. However, we got to the van, and the van was full; they said we would have to wait until another van came. We waited until 945ish and other tours were leaving the hub, and my husband finally had to pester another employee to figure out when we were going to go because we did not want to miss out on any parts of the tour we paid for. Again, we were led to a van, but it was full again and we would have to wait, we were told. My husband had to talk to yet another person and we were pretty heated because this is horrible Customer Service of us being there on time and nobody communicating with us properly. Finally, some employee took us to a van and we got in with another family. We were on the road about half a mile, and the other family was curious where we were going because the beaches we were talking about in the car, were definitely not ones lists in the tour they paid for/ on their itinerary. Come to find out, they had booked on a different tour so we had to turn all the way around and go back to the pick up hub. They got off and went to try and figure out what to do next bc they had smaller kids and a kid in a wheelchair, and they were promised to go on the Rhino Tour, but the employee said, “no, that’s a photo. You didn’t sign up for that.” They were very upset (rightfully so)and then the driver did not want to take just my husband and I on a tour, so again we were left in the parking lot. It was already past 10 o’clock and someone told some other employee (who looked like she was about to just go home for the day) that she had to take us on an island tour in her car. She didn’t particularly look like she wanted to drive us around, and she didn’t even offer her name (I had to ask once we were belted in). We had chosen this particular tour because of the certain places we would be visiting, Maho Beach being the one I really wanted to visit with the airplanes flying over. Immediately this random driver, (although she was friendlier later on) told us we would be stuck in traffic bc of all the cruise ships, so Maho Beach was not the best idea. I was pretty upset, bc this is one of the MAIN reasons I booked this tour (to go to Maho Beach), but we were already in the car so I didn’t know what to do. She kept pushing the idea that we wouldn’t be back to the port on time bc of the bumper to bumper traffic, so I gave in to do whatever she offered. She asked if I wanted to go to Orient Bay and I said yes because that was also on the itinerary. I only stayed for a couple minutes to take photos, but I felt like I was in a rush bc it wasn’t a proper tour. Here’s what our tour promised (2-5 hours) 1. The first place on the tour stated we were to go to Oyster Pond (10 min) I was excited about that because it says there is a coral reef photo shoot, but we didn’t stop there. 2. The second stop: Maho Beach (2 hours). Didn’t even attempt to go there. 3. Marigot - we drove by it on the way back to the port. She offered that we go there, but again she kept stressing about traffic being backed up, and as a person who is a stickler for being on time places, I definitely didn’t want to end up stuck somewhere off the ship. I said we could go directly to the port. 4. Simpson Bay (10 min) - she pulled over so I could take a photo of the landmark 5. Orient Bay (1 hour) - here is where she took us and I offered to only be a few minutes to take photos. I didn’t get to look at the goods people were selling or go in the water. I forgot a towel, so there was no getting in the water bc getting the car wet would cost her money. (Which I understand) 6. Simpson Bay (30 min) - we passed it maybe? We definitely didn’t stop there 7. Cole Bay (10 min) - we were to get “Mr. Bell’s photo shoot …of the island with the national flag in the background…” Nope. Didn’t stop there. We did stop for lunch at Cynthia’s Talk of the Town Lolo Bbq. My husband felt obligated to purchase her lunch since she was our personal chauffeur so we ate and I was able to see some of the beautiful water behind the restaurant. I’m just pretty miffed that we spent $140 ($70 each) for a drive around the island without the major stops the tour promised. I’m pretty sure the woman we drove with doesn’t even work directly with the St Maarten Magical Tour, but I really try to research what I’d love to do in certain places, and this was a bust. Don’t waste your money unless you are guaranteed to go on the tour in the bus, even if you’re super early to the arrival scene. Very poor experience.

  Ron_JApril 2026via Viator

• 5A tour of St. Maarten

  This was a very relaxing, informative and enjoyable experience. Initially, finding our meeting spot was a bit confusing but we were able to get things sorted out and met with Richard, our tour guide. Richard was very personable and accommodating and provided a great tour of the island. We were able to get a good feel for both countries and the island. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested experiencing St. Maarten.

  David_OApril 2026via Viator

• 5Great knowledge of the...

  Great knowledge of the area and showed us many sights. Left it up to our group as far as time at each stop

  Dennis_SMarch 2026via Viator

• 5Fantastic Family Excursion

  We had a great time! It was a 6 hour tour, and they stopped at all the best stops! We went to 2 beaches, a market, Maho Beach to see the airplanes, several stops for photos. He had a cooler of drinks for us to enjoy and they got us to the ship with plenty of time! We traveled with our 2 year old, 12 year old and 14 year old, and they all had a blast!

  Heather_RMarch 2026via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Philipsburg

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 23 day trips we list in Philipsburg.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 7 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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