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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Charlene_b
Feb 15, 2026
Fabulous French and Dutch Tour - Comfortable air conditioned van with good views Flexible on stop times. On time with pickup and drop off Excellent driver provided lots of information and history of the island, past and present. Circumnavigated the entire island giving a great sense of the space. Frien, courteous, professional, respectful.
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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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Richard_r
Jan 27, 2026
Bad island great tour - Not a certain pretty island other than the water and the outdoor shopping area. Tour guide was amazing.
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Manon
Feb 16, 2026
Disappointing. - No indication to find the meeting point and stop of 1:15 in a tourist trap. Strengths: the very kind guide knows his subject well, and offers drinks to quench your drink. We thought we bought the stop at St Martin's beach. Disappointment.
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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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Thomas_f
Dec 26, 2025
Changed Tour Without Notice - We paid $110 for a tour we did not receive. Because they failed to sell enough spots, they moved us to a completely different tour, at a different location and different start time than what was clearly stated in Viator messages. The only communication we received was a vague “pick up time changed to 9:30am,” when the actual tour start time was 10:00am. There was no explanation, no notice that we had been switched, and no opportunity to decline. We were placed on an Adventure tour we intentionally did not choose, because it was not what we wanted. This was a bait-and-switch experience and extremely unprofessional. Paying customers should not be forced into a different product due to the company’s poor planning.
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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).