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St.Martin-St.Maarten: Small Group, Culinary Food Tour

Recommended by 95% of travelers
St Maarten
  • 5 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Try the culinary delights of St. Martin on this small group tour. You’ll keep costs down by sharing the tour, but still have an intimate experience since there is a max at six guests. Your guide will show you to the best spots in town for homemade iced-lemongrass tea, Johnny “Journey” cake, rum tasting, and much more on this half-day tour.
  • Hotel or port pickup included for ease
  • Try all sorts of food and drinks provided for you
  • Lunch with wine or soda is also included
  • Tour for around 5 hours, then the rest of the day is free

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
    Water cooler
  • Coffee and/or Tea
    Home made iced-lemongrass tea
  • Snacks
    Home made banana bread
  • Creole Breakfast, our famous Johnny “Journey” Cake
  • Dutch Cheese & Wine Tasting
  • St. Martin Rum Tasting & Distillery visit at Guavaberry Colombier Tradition
  • French Lunch at the Restaurant of the Day (1 Course & 1 Wine/Soda)
  • Personal Expenses
  • Dock Maarten: Parking is available for the first hour at USD $2.00, each additional hour USD $1.00
  • Souveniers
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup point

  • Philipsburg Cruise Terminal (At parking lot Dock Maarten 10 minute walk toward Philipsburg)

Pickup details

Staying at Oyster Pond or Philipsburg? Pick up is included if you chose pick up at your hotel, lodging address, residence address or company in, and areas between, Philipsburg and Oyster Pond (for example Divi, Belair, Oyster Bay, Holland House, Vicky’s Keys, Alicia’s Inn, Dawn Beach) We’ll meet you at your location at 9 am LOCAL TIME, no pick-up fee will be charged. Staying anywhere else on St Maarten or St Martin? For guests choosing pick-up at other hotels, lodging addresses, residence addresses or companies including cruise ship guests there are 2 options: 1. We can pick you up for an additional fee per person, depending on the location. Please check with your activities desk or contact us to see if your location is listed as a paid pick-up location. 2. We will pick you up at 9 am LOCAL TIME from the parking lot of Chesterfield’s Restaurant, Dock Maarten, in Philipsburg (See location on map below). Parking is available for the first hour at USD $2.00, each additional hour USD $1.00. No pick-up fee will be charged. No Uber or similar services have started on our island yet, so you’ll need to get there by taxi or rental car. WALKING ROUTE DIRECTIONS to MEETING POINT for CRUISE SHIP GUESTS from the cruise ship terminal (it'll take you 10 minutes when walking a regular pace):: Exit the cruise ship terminal through the main exit, onto the main public road and turn left following the road to Philipsburg. After a five minute straight walk you'll see Johnny's Scooter Rental on your left, it's a small shack with a big smiley sign on top. Go to the parking lot behind Johnny's Scooter Rental. We'll be on that parking lot in a silver van. If you prefer not to walk, you can ask one of the many taxis at the cruise ship terminal to drop you off at Chesterfield's Restaurant for a couple of dollars. Bear in mind they, maybe, will wait for their car/van to fill up before they depart.

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Meeting point

  • Dock Maarten
    Juancho Yrausquin Blvd, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

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St Martin / St Maarten

4 hours Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Infant seats available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Joy
Loved this tour on Jan 21, and our guide was excellent (but can't recall her name 😔) Cheese stop was great, everyone ended up buying some! Enjoyed the johnnycakes and fresh juice at next stop (we could choose from several options, which was nice). Lunch was excellent, and again, we chose from a menu). Highly recommend this tour!

Reviews

4.8
based on 21 reviews
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Food tour

Ilissa_G, Jun 2026
Fantastic tour! Tour guide was knowledgeable and warm and friendly!! Highly recommend! Food was delicious!

Nice Driver, Disappointing Stops

Timothy_S, May 2026
Our driver was kind, punctual, and the homemade banana bread and lemongrass tea he brought were a genuine highlight. Credit where it’s due. We came hoping a culinary tour would be a window into the island’s culture and food history — and while that wasn’t explicitly promised, we’ve had that experience on food tours elsewhere and it set our expectations. What we got instead felt more like a series of vendor stops. The cheese shop was essentially a sales pitch for Dutch cheese. The Johnny cake stop was fine but brief, with no context about its cultural significance. The Guavaberry distillery was the biggest letdown — the owner arrived late, and when he discovered we don’t drink and weren’t buying, he largely disengaged. The listing promises a guide who shows you the best spots — what we got was a friendly driver. If you’re just looking to sample foods and aren’t hoping for any deeper connection to the island, you may enjoy it more than we did.

Response from Host, May 2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. While we’re glad you enjoyed the homemade treats and friendly service, we’re sorry the tour didn’t fully align with your expectations. We appreciate your feedback on the stops and guiding, and we’ll use it to strengthen the Culinary Foodie Tour moving forward. Your comments are truly valuable to us.

Loved this tour on Jan...

Joy, Jan 2026
Loved this tour on Jan 21, and our guide was excellent (but can't recall her name 😔) Cheese stop was great, everyone ended up buying some! Enjoyed the johnnycakes and fresh juice at next stop (we could choose from several options, which was nice). Lunch was excellent, and again, we chose from a menu). Highly recommend this tour!

This was great. Nice...

Michael_J, Jan 2026
This was great. Nice tour of the island with some very interesting stops and fun facts. A good history lesson of the small bites and drinks we tried. Authentic and original foods and beverages included in the tour. Our tour guide was very friendly and fun!

Amazing Food Tour!

Gloria_A, Oct 2025
We just had the best day on our food tour and the hostess..ELLIE!! She was very knowledgeable and took us some fantastic places. If you have a chance to book this excursion, you should do it - worth every penny!

We had a lovely cheese...

Robin_B, May 2025
We had a lovely cheese and wine tasting with a chance to shop. Next stop was to taste a traditional journey cake from the Dutch side of the island. Rum tasting at Columbier was enjoyable with good variety of rums. Finishing with a lovely French lunch with a nice selection of food choices. Werner our guide shared lots of insights as we traveled to each location. It was an enjoyable outing and well run. Worth the money.

Yummy in the tummy!!! 😋

Mary_R, Mar 2025
This tour was special! The places chosen were all excellent, and there was food from both the Dutch and the French side. Werner, our guide and the owner of the tour company, was absolutely wonderful! 😊

Won’t go hungry.

William_D, Apr 2024
Our tour guide,Ellie, was very knowledgeable and helpful. Food was good. Cheese tasting should have been after the Johnny cakes. You will not go hungry. The lunch at the French restaurant was very tasty.

Amazing Tour!

Dalene_G, Mar 2024
My guide (Walin?) was amazing. He knew so many interesting facts about the island. His food choices really helped me understand the diversity found on St Maarten. As a refreshment wetreat he provided some absolutely delicious homemade banana cake and lemongrass iced tea. I got to see both sides of the island and learned about their differences. I could not have had a better experience.

Perfecto

Emily_C, Nov 2023
10/10 Charles was an amazing guide, fun and educated! All the stops were perfect. We had a great time!

Highly reccommend!!!

Christine_A, May 2023
Awesome amazing experience- the Dutchman, I'm so sorry I don't remember his name - Gert maybe? - he was so fun abd knowledgeable. Really gave an excellent tour all around, a good overview of the island, and a delicious day! Took us to places that were true hidden gems. I would recommend Gert (?) And any Seagrape tour that he gives!

Would Book it Again!

CharlesMatthew_S, Jan 2023
This was a great tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of history and details about the island as we drove from location to location. Started with a traditional caribbean breakfast before heading to a wine and cheese tasting. Got to sample some excellent Dutch goudas and a great pairing of wines and condiments. The next stop was a rum tasting which was amazing. Lots of samples from a local rum maker. Final stop was at an upscale beach restaurant for some great seafood. We would definitely book this tour again.

From start to finish,...

Saunje_F, Oct 2022
From start to finish, this tour was amazing! Our tour guide, Jenneke was personable and accommodating. The food at every stop was delightful and the rum tasting was both fun and educational. We highly recommend this experience!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much for your nice words, We are happy to hear you enjoyed the tour with Janneke as your guide from start to finish. Werner & Nascha

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