Island Tour: St. Maarten's Historic Highlights

Explore the top attractions in St. Maarten/St. Martin, rich in history and offering breathtaking views, on both the French and Dutch sides of the island.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Phillipsburg Sint Maarten - Explore The Great Salt Pond
    Take a drive around the Great Salt Pond and admire the Salt Pickers statue, which illustrates the traditional salt harvesting methods of the past.
  • St Martin / St Maarten - Journey Through Fort Willem
    Next, enjoy a drive through Fort Willem, offering stunning views of Philipsburg, Great…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transfer drop-off to cruise ship
  • Free Drinks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Beach chairs
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Itinerary subject to change due to weather and traffic
Location
Cruise Port
Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
The reception center is located behind the Claude Wathey statue. To the left is a walkway to the vending area and duty-free shops. Walk down the walkway and continue walking past the vending area until you reach the roundabout. We are under a white tent.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Andrea_f
Dec 24, 2025
Awesome - Awesome tour guide, The Mailman. We really enjoyed seeing so much . Would recommend this tour for a great time.
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Elizabeth_m
Sep 3, 2025
Mailman was great and... - Mailman was great and knowledgeable about the island. Enjoyed the iguanas and the market. have a great day
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556ceceb
Apr 11, 2025
Lots of Learning, Exploring and Sightseeing! - Action Jackson was a GREAT tour guide! We learned so much about the islands' culture, landscape, regulations, changes, history, etc. My family (which included 2 primary-age students) was very engaged and really enjoyed it. The stops along the way were a great way to explore the area and interact with animals, landmarks and vegetation. The French side is the fun side, lol! Marigot Market was great and the food was delicious. I would 100% recommend and we are so thankful for such kindness of everyone we encountered.
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788zoeh
Jan 7, 2024
French & Dutch with Jackson - we did the french+ dutch tour with jackson, it was exactly as described and he was great. highly recommend, for an overview of the island with a great leader
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Donna
May 11, 2023
Stress free and comfy! - The shuttle buses were clean and air conditioned. There were free drinks offered. Our driver/guide, “Sexy” was friendly and I formative!
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Juliak1759
Apr 16, 2023
Super recommended tour! - We did a tour with Bernards Tours on 28.03.2023. From pick up to return to the ship it was a super great time! We were only 11 people in the group, which made the trip very personal. Tanya made the trip one of our most beautiful experiences in the Caribbean. We heard a lot of interesting things and were provided with information about the island. 😊 The itinerary was followed as indicated. At the respective points we had enough time for sightseeing, to take pictures or/and to swim. We were served drinks of water, cola, rum punch). Everything was perfect from A to Z! We can only recommend this tour to anyone! Many greetings and a big thank you to the team. Anita and Julia
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Mrsross2017
Oct 18, 2022
Ask for the Mailman!!! - This tour was very fun and informative!!! Our tour guide “Mailman” was awesome and very informative. He had the best rum punch everrrrr!!!!! We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone!! Thanks Calypso and Mailman for the great service and excellent tour!
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Shark
Jun 9, 2022
Great time on the Calypso tour! - Good way to see the island! Action Jackson was a great guide, sharing history, myths, and jokes in equal parts. Good drinks, good guide, beautiful island. Definitely recommend!
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Trpette
Nov 21, 2022
Tour changed at check in - When we checked in, we were told that since we were the only ones signed up for the Calypso tour, they were putting us on a different tour instead. Since the new tour included a beach stop, I was concerned because my husband cannot tolerate the sun due to skin cancer. They did accommodate us by dropping us off at a shopping stop as an alternative. Milkman was a great guide, and other than the redirecting of our tour, we were very happy with it.
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Kara_b
Jun 4, 2023
Not as advertised - The bus was super hot for the first 45 min until he finally turned on the a/c. The guide, while very generous on giving our drinks, did not tell us anything about the island at all, other than there were some statutes in the roundabouts that were about freedom fighters. We stopped to feed iguanas and one photo op, and had 15 min in the French part to buy a pastry. Maho beach was nice, we were there for about an hour and a half, then they dropped off my party at some shopping and took everyone else back to the ship and that was that. We took a cab back.about half the people took their own cab back from Maho because the bus was so hot.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).