St Martin/St Maarten / Island Tours

An island tour is one of the best things you can do on St Martin/St Maarten, not least because it offers the chance to compare life on the French and Dutch sides. You'll also discover the island has much more scenic variety than many realise, with its inland hills, salt ponds, lagoon and offshore islands. You can arrange a tour in many ways - in your own rental car, by taxi, on a leisure flight,or on a group excursion by bus or boat. Sailing around the island is perhaps the most pleasurable option as you stop to swim and snorkel over the course of a day - or you can whizz round by speedboat, perhaps with a lunch stop at Pinel Island. Taxis offer a variety of tours at set rates – expect to pay around $90 for two for a three-hour trip, excluding tip.

We recommend:

St Martin

Aéroclub de Saint-Martin, Aéroport l'Espérance-Grand-Case - Take a 20 minute scenic flight over the island.

St Maarten

Dutch St Maarten Taxi Association, Philipsburg - Offers a wide range of island tours with set prices.

Eagle Tours, Philipsburg - Sail round the island by catamaran with a lunch stop in Grand-Case.

Ras Links, Philipsburg - Roar round the island on an escorted quad bike tour.