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.

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Melbar_m
Jul 16, 2026
The Adventure - It was fantastic!. Well worth the price and time. Watching the planes land was exhilarating. My guide was great.
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James_h
May 2, 2026
J was a fun and... - J was a fun and informative tour guide. He was from the area and answered all our questions. we had a fun group and appreciated the refreshments!
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Francesg741
Mar 30, 2026
Great tour guide. - Today we took the Fabulous French and Dutch tour. We had the "Mailman" as our guide and he was delightful. He gave us a good tour and besides having sodas, beer and water he gave us some of his homemade, very good rum punch.
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Michael_t
Mar 26, 2026
St. Maarten - Very informative. Sexy, our tour guide, did an excellent job. He made sure everyone enjoyed to the max.
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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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990keno
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend this tour - Very much enjoyed the tour of the island. The only thing we did not find enjoyable was the back road to Orient Beach. The description said to bring a swimsuit. There was no opportunity to swim. I wish we had had this opportunity.
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Joris_s
Mar 31, 2026
Sint Martin, Standard Program for Crusaders - The tour leads to the usual destinations. Whether the French island capital really has only the tourist market to offer? With 23 people, the bus was brimming. This is more in line with the customs of the onboard excursions. The German-speaking travel guide is to be emphasized. For the 4th *
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Lake_m
Jun 26, 2026
Inexplicabale Cancelation - Book Early - The tour operator canceled my ticket on short notice. I was offered to join a different tour option for the same day at an earlier time or this tour on a different date. I don't live in Sint Maarten so rescheduling the tour to 5 days later wasn't realistic. Since the tour meetup was planned for a Saturday, I wasn't able to book anything else and basically I lost an entire vacation day. The tour company's site still had tickets available for the time and date that I booked along with a second 1 pm timeslot not offered on Viator. While I'm dismayed that my ticket was cancelled, I will give the tour operator the benefit of the doubt that perhaps there was an issue with Viator. In any event, an explanation would have been appreciated.
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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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Padreken
Mar 30, 2026
Disappointing in comparison to many others we've done - We arrived at the meeting point about 15 minutes before the tour was scheduled to begin after a fair bit of searching, as the directions we received were poor (they said look for the white tent, which turned out to be a permanent structure with a white metal roof). We were then lead to a van where we met our driver-an extremely nice man who, sadly, is quite hard of hearing and learned we were the only two passengers. He told us that if we caught up to another van at one of the various tour stops we'd be transferred to that one, but this never occurred. The van we were in was suffering from some deferred maintenance, particularly the suspension. Much of the day was spent sitting in island traffic. We got out at Marigot and walked around a bit, where we discovered at a local bakery and cafe that that uniquely francophone disdain and indifference is the same whether you are in Paris or Marigot. Needless to say, I cannot recommend.
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From $55
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).