Sint Maarten · Dining Experience

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4 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Philipsburg. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Enjoy a 4-hour culinary and cultural tour of St. Maarten
  • 02 Visit both Dutch and French sides of the island
  • 03 Savor local dishes, food samplers, and one drink per location
  • 04 Dine along the Philipsburg Boardwalk with beach and harbor views
  • 05 Taste fresh coconut prepared in front of you
  • 06 Sample island delicacies in a local heritage setting
  • 07 Finish with gelato or a rum sampler at a local distillery restaurant
  • 08 Take in scenic drives between each destination

Taste your way through St. Maarten on this culture-filled culinary tour that blends local flavors, scenic island views, and Dutch and French side exploration. Over four hours, enjoy a relaxed journey through Philipsburg and beyond, with stops that showcase the island’s food, atmosphere, and heritage.

Savor a beachfront meal along the Philipsburg Boardwalk, refresh with fresh coconut at a local wellness stop, sample island specialties in a traditional local setting, and finish with dessert or a rum tasting at a local distillery restaurant and gelato parlor. Along the way, take in beach, harbor, and lagoon views while experiencing the sounds, tastes, and character of Sint Maarten.

Savor a beachfront meal along the Philipsburg Boardwalk, refresh with fresh coconut at a local wellness stop, sample island specialties in a traditional local setting, and finish with dessert or a rum tasting at a local distillery restaurant and gelato parlor.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Philipsburg
Languages English, French, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Off to Phillipsburg Boardwalk, offering lovely shops and spectacular beach and harbor views. At a local beach restaurant along the boardwalk, devour your choice of Ribs with Peas & Rice/French Fries and Plantain, or Crab Cakes with Peas & Rice/Fries and Plantain, accompanied with wine, beer or soda pleasing your taste buds. Let the beach views, Island beats and exotic tastes transport your senses.Thereafter, enjoy the Caribbean European architecture and culture as you venture through to the Dutch St. Maarten’s Capital Philipsburg to visit the wellness store for a local must have, where you can be rejuvenated by natures healing fresh coconut as it is sliced and prepared in front of your eyes. There, you may explore and purchase locally branded wellness products as souvenirs of your trip.Next, allow an array of authentic flavors and native cuisines awaken your senses, on your next exploration, in the heart of one of French St Martin’s first and local towns, at a world known local favorite restaurant- Yvettes. There, a choice of island delicacies; conche and johnny cake sampler or chicken brochette and johnny cake, awaits you in a quaint and old-style local heritage point!Finally, on to Toppers, the Island’s local Rum Distillery Restaurant & Gelato Parlor, to satisfy your sweet tooth for dessert. Choose a fresh, savory and cooling gelato ice cream or finish your tour with a rum sampler shot made by the distillery. Enjoy 15 minutes of free time within, exploring the arts and admiring the Mega Yacht views of the lagoon.Scenic drive to first destinationscenic drive to second destinationscenic drive to third destinationscenic drive to fourth destination

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Philipsburg. 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Food Samplers and one drink per location,

Know before you go

  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Kindly meet at the main entrance Port Gates - Next two the Port Sign ' AC Wathey Pier' or the Hotel & Villa Lobby Entrance. Our Guide will be holding a Sign '', at the start time of your tour. Kindly allow a 15 min leeway, should there be extraordinary traffic.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Philipsburg.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Philipsburg.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Philipsburg..

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