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St. Maarten Maho Beach Tour: Experience Plane Landings at Famous Maho Beach
4.1
26 Ratings
Upper Prince's Quarter
Experience the thrill of watching planes land and take off just a few feet above your head at St. Maarten’s famous Maho Beach. A must-do on everyone’s bucket list!
Experience the thrill of watching planes land and take off just a few feet above your head at St. Maarten’s famous Maho Beach. A must-do on everyone’s bucket list!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cole Bay - This is the number one photo stop on the island. Take some panoramic pics and breath taking sights.
- Cole Bay - This is the number one photo stop on the island. Take some panoramic pics and breath taking sights.
What's Included
- 6-hour immersive experience packed with fun and excitement
- Guidance from a professional tour guide
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Enjoy complimentary ice-cold drinks: water, sodas, beers, and rum punch
- 6-hour immersive experience packed with fun and excitement
- Guidance from a professional tour guide
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Enjoy complimentary ice-cold drinks: water, sodas, beers, and rum punch
What's Not Included
- This tour do not include food, beach chairs and umbrellas. You can purchase those at the beach bar
- This tour do not include food, beach chairs and umbrellas. You can purchase those at the beach bar
Additional Information
This is the moment you’ve been anticipating! You’ve seen it on news channels and online media, and now you can experience it firsthand. Enjoy the excitement at the world-renowned “Maho Beach,” the main attraction of St. Maarten. Witness planes landing and taking off while you swim in the crystal-clear blue waters, and capture photos or videos of people…
This is the moment you’ve been anticipating! You’ve seen it on news channels and online media, and now you can experience it firsthand. Enjoy the excitement at the world-renowned “Maho Beach,” the main attraction of St. Maarten. Witness planes landing and taking off while you swim in the crystal-clear blue waters, and capture photos or videos of people being sandblasted. Visitors from around the globe come to witness this unique spectacle, the only place on Earth where planes land just a few feet above your head. Some thrill-seekers hold onto the fence to feel the engine blast as a plane takes off, providing an adrenaline rush that will give you goosebumps. Spend your time lounging in a beach chair, enjoying lunch, sipping cocktails, and savoring local food and drinks while being entertained at this world-famous beach. This unforgettable experience is a must-do on everyone’s bucket list.
- Disclaimer/policy: Itinerary can be change due to traffic, weather and other uncontrollable forces. In that event we will try our best that all stops will be made.
Location
Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities
Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(26 Ratings)
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Christinahd1132xk
Mar 9, 2026
A beautiful, relaxing, and fun experience - We had Jesse as our guide and he was wonderful! Showed us more than we expected, extremely knowledgeable and polite. Very clean van, free drinks including rum punch. I would definitely recommend this tour. Would definitely go again and request Jesse!
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Maryhgh1703
Mar 7, 2026
Amazing tour with an even better guide - exceeded expectations by a mile! - So glad we booked this tour. Our tour guide Jesse made our day - he made sure everyone felt welcome and looked after for the whole day, and couldn’t do enough for us! A great way to see Mayo beach and other parts of the island without having to think or worry about anything else!
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Holly_h
Feb 22, 2026
Best guide ever! - Jesse was a wonderful tour guide. He explained all the sights very well. He accommodated our requests to alter the schedule when all the group members were in agreement. He’s also just plain personable. In fact, everyone from the moment we arrived at your booth was very nice.
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Mark
Feb 19, 2026
Must book trip - Had a fabulous day on this tour , Our guide Jessie was brilliant, took us to many places and lots time for pictures and refreshments. We ended up at Maho beach where we had a great time, No rush and he was good fun and really knowledgeable about the places we visited , Definitely recommend a trip with these guys
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Mandy
Feb 5, 2026
Loved St Marten, would return - Our driver Jesse was fantastic, so knowledgeable about everything and happy to stop for photos! It was a bit chaotic at the port as so many people booked on so many trips but all got sorted.
Disappointed with Maho beach as standing room only, not really a beach.
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502kerrieannf
Dec 31, 2025
Best Tour! - I had an amazing experience on the island tour in Saint Martin! From start to finish, everything was well organized and enjoyable. Eddy was friendly, knowledgeable, and shared interesting facts about the island’s history, culture, and hidden gems. We visited beautiful beaches, scenic viewpoints, and charming local. The views were absolutely stunning, and there was plenty of time to take photos and enjoy each stop. The tour was relaxing, fun, and a perfect way to see the best of the island in a short time. I would highly recommend this island tour to anyone visiting Saint Martin, this was truly a highlight of my trip!
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Michelle_m
Dec 28, 2025
Christmas Day tour - The meeting place was not labeled well, but after asking security, we found it. Check in was easy, waited a few minutes until boarding transportation. Eddie and Jamal were pleasant, gave us many facts during the drive around the island. Stop at Maho Beach was too short. Could have done without the rum tasting stop. Food at affiliated restaurant in Marigot was good and the convenience of preordering before arrival was helpful. Guavaberry colada was good there. The small samples of rum punch were tasty. Also offered water, soda and beer.
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Greta_s
Feb 10, 2026
We didn't get the Maho... - We didn't get the Maho Beach Experience that we booked because we were told that we were the only ones booked for that particular excursion and they put us on a different one. We did NOT enjoy a bus ride around the island (we had already seen the island) on a crowded bus, especially after we booked a beach excursion. We had no warning and were not told until time to board the bus nor were we given time to look over the alternate excursion and decide if we wanted to go. If we had known what it was we would not have chosen that experience. It ruined our day on the gorgeous St. Maarten. We have used Viator many times and have always been very happy but this time was a miss.
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Kacy_b
Aug 5, 2025
We purchased this tour... - We purchased this tour based on the itinerary that stated we would make a couple of quick stops but spend most of the allotted time (3 hours) at Maho Beach. When we got to the first stop of the tour, we were told we were getting an “upgrade” and were going to make several stops before ending the day at Maho Beach. We expressed our disappointment to our guide, who called the tour manager, but we were told nothing could be done to get us to Maho Beach any earlier.
We booked this tour specifically so that we would have lots of time at Maho Beach. We did see some beautiful spots along the way, but we ended up only having an hour at Maho Beach. Also, the tour lasted considerably longer than we had planned. We actually were very concerned we would not make it back to our ship on time. If we had booked the longer, more extensive tour, I would give it a high rating. We saw some beautiful places! The fact that we were not able to spend much time at Maho Beach was very disappointing since that was why we booked the tour. I would not book this tour again.
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Laura_l
Apr 23, 2026
Poor service. - He sat there and waited for over an hour from the time we checked in until they said that our van was ready they got us fully loaded into the van and then pulled me out to say that the excursion we had booked we were the only family booked on it so they “upgraded” us to a full island tour. That is not what I wanted and not what I purchased. They made me walk back to the check-in booth with them where the guy said OK then your only option is I refund you your money. Ended up having to take a taxi to Maho Beach. I don’t think I would be so upset if they had just told me that when I checked in instead of wasting an hour of my time.
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