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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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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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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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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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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From $55
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).