Top St Maarten Day Trips

OMG, I sure wish we would have done this sooner. It was AWESOME. From the captain to the entire staff, everyone treated us so good. They feed us appetizers and then had an amazing meal. The drinks were amazing (both alcohol and non-alcohol), the weather was PERFECT! I would DEFINITELY recommend this. Also met some amazing people on this ship as well. Would 1000% recommend this. PS: people I have met who were just coming to our resort (Sonesta Maho Beach), I definitely told them about the Tango Sunset Caribbean Cruise and they were excited to book it.

The tour was very informative. Mr Cutty was very knowledgeable and engaging. He made suggestions on how to utilize our time on the tour better, but he let the group decide which stops we wanted to cut short & which stops we wanted to stay longer. I recommend this tour, if you want a overview of both Dutch and French side. You'll get some great photos, beach time and plenty of shopping it also!! I loved the tour!!!

I visited St Marteen in a cruise and this tour was perfect to get to know the island and its history in 6 hours. Our guide Eddy was great!! He was really knowledgeable about the island, answer all of our questions, guide us to the best places to get food and French pastries. I went with two friends and our kids, he was patient, friendly and with a good sense of humor. We left on time and came back on time for our cruise departure. Really loved the experience!

We decided to book a private tour in Sint Maarten to move at our own pace and skip unnecessary shopping stops—and overall, it was a great decision. The directions from the cruise pier to the meeting point were excellent. It was just a few minutes’ walk from the ship and very easy to find. Our driver was friendly and accommodating, taking us to all the places we wanted to see. The only small downside was that she didn’t introduce herself, so unfortunately we didn’t catch her name. Although the booking mentioned complimentary drinks (soft drinks, beer, and water), these weren’t offered initially—we had to ask for them later on. Our final requested stop was Maho Beach, and we were hoping to stay a bit longer (until around 2:00–2:30 PM). However, we were told we had to be back in Philipsburg by 2:00 PM to finish the tour. That was a bit disappointing, especially since it was a private tour and we would have gladly paid extra for more time—particularly as the beach wasn’t crowded that day. Despite that, we would still recommend Pelican Tours, especially for first-time visitors to Sint Maarten

Ask for Anthony! He was our driver and tour guide and he provided great information and explanation to things we were seeing, whether drive by or an actual stop. We really appreciated that he suggested we do Maho Beach first as it was less packed. He did a great job with 14 of us and was always by the van if we wanted to sit in earlier than departure time due to the heat.

Jo Junie offered a really affordable tour of both French and Dutch sides of St. Maarten. Beautiful sites, enough time to stop at several places, beaches, etc. Our guide Etienne was very knowledgeable of the areas we explored and seemed genuinely happy doing what he does. Definitely would recommend this tour to anyone visiting St. Maarten.

I had a wonderful trip in Sint Maarten but we decided to do this activity on our last day and it was EVERYTHING. I had the time of my life laying on a boat tanning, eating (really amazing bbq chicken and other things by the way), drinking, snorkeling!!! It was the best day I had by far. Shoutout to the crew Eddie, Lisandro and Samir (I can’t remember names very well but I think that’s correct lol), they made the experience that much better!

I wanted to see Anguilla while we were in St. Maarten. You don’t go into towns or anything but visiting the beaches and swimming in the water was perfect for me! The water was a little choppy as a hurricane had passed north a few days before but it wasn’t anything you can’t do with the help of some preventative Dramamine!