Shore Excursion: Orient Beach and Maho Beach Adventure

Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles

With this 5-hour package you can hang out at the beach, walk on the white sand, swim in the ocean, or rent a beach chair and relax while sipping on your favorite drink. Spend 2-hours at Orient Beach enjoying the sand, sun, water and breeze. Then head off to Maho Beach (Sunset Beach) where some of the largest aircraft come in for landing right overhead and take off right before your eyes, for another two hours. With the day well spent at the beach with a tan line to show for it, head back to town where you have an option of remaining or be dropped back to your cruise ship.

Enjoy this shore excursion that allows you to visit two sought after beaches in St Maarten. After meeting at the designated meeting point near the cruise ship port, begin your adventure by heading first to Orient Beach.

At Orient Beach you can hang out, walk on the white sand, swim in the ocean, or rent a beach chair and relax while sipping on your favorite drinks. For the more adventurous, there is also the option to go parasailing, snorkeling, kite surfing and kite flying. You can also rent a jet ski, water trampoline or banana boat. The options are endless! There are lots of bars and restaurants with Creole and French cuisine where you can grab some authentic local food. You will have two hours at Orient Beach to enjoy the sand, sun, water and breeze.

Next, the adventure will continue to Maho Beach (Sunset Beach) for another two hours. Maho Beach is famous for being located in front of the Princess Juliana International Airport where some of the largest aircraft come in for landing right overhead and take off right before your eyes. These planes land so close you feel like you can reach out and touch them! This is an unforgettable experience that will not soon be forgotten.
With the day well spent at the beach with a tan line to show for it, head back to town where you have an option of remaining or being dropped back off at your cruise ship.

USD $35.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by:   Jennifer M,    March 2018
We had taken this tour previously and loved it. This time it was a horrible experience that just left us wanting it to end. Confusion at departure, shotty vehicle, excursion change not notified about until we were en route, no drinks, only "tour" was driving past stores and told they had good food.

Review by:   mb2352,    September 2017
Our amazingly informative Driver, Paul, told us all about the island as he drove us to each beach. We watched the planes take off and land at Princess Juliana Airport whose runway is a few feet from sandy, Maho Beach. There are bars and restaurants at Maho Beach, but we went in the morning, so we didn't go into anyof them. When we were done with plane watching, Paul took us over to the French side of the island to Orient Bay which has beautiful beaches. There are shops and restaurants here. If Paul is your driver, he can give you a wonderful experience because he knows the island inside and out!

Review by:   MALCOLM Y,    July 2016
Best tour ever. Couldn't have asked for a better tour guide than Douce. Not only did we get the tour that we actually paid for, but much more in terms of history and culture. Couldn't recommend a better tour.

Review by:   Barry H,    June 2016
Tour guides were very nice and accomodating

Review by:   Heather B,    April 2016
Very entertaining and dependable! Gregory was great!

Review by:   Sylvia N,    April 2016
Diederick was friendly very interesting. Would not hesitate to use again

Review by:   Jeff,    December 2015
Our tour guide, Diederick the owner, was great! He was very knowledgeable of the island and shared with us lots of details about the island. No rushing, no pressure tour. This was the best excursion of our cruise. I would not hesitate to recommend him to my friends and family.

Review by:   Jennifer K,    November 2015
This excursion was great. Although a rough start, not due to the tour group but disrespecting patrons that did not show up, the tour was great. Paul was a great tour guide and very informative telling us about the history of the island and showing us tucked away sites. Thanks so much for a great time.

Review by:   Patricia R,    October 2015
We had a great experience. Would definitely recommend this excursion. Our guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable of the island history. Loved the beaches and watching the planes go overhead was amazing.

Review by:   Chelsea F,    August 2015
Ask for DUCE! He was a wonderful tour guide and took his time to really show us what Sint Maarten had to over! Highly recommend!

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