Philipsburg Vacations, Philipsburg Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, the island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands Antilles; it is the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two nations. The southern Dutch half comprises the Eilandgebied Sint Maarten (Island area of St. Martin) and is part of the Netherlands Antilles. The northern French half comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St. Martin) and is an overseas collectivity of France. ...

Carnival Glory slipped quietly into Sint Maarten. Before I realized it, we were docked. As I looked across Great Bay, the water was the deepest azure blue I've ever seen! Beautiful place! We booked a tour to begin at 12:30 so had the entire morning to explore on our own. A taxi from the Wathey port complex to Philipsburg was US$5 round trip. The taxi companies give you a plastic wrist band, so you'll be identified for the return.  (A taxi to Marigot on the French side of ...

St. Maarten is a pristine island and home to beautiful beaches, amazing landscapes, and great shopping. Visited their naturalist beach, and believe me, these are not the people that you want to see around getting naked in the beach. The island is very small that you can roam the whole place for about a day. They also  have the small butterfly farm, and be fascinated on how they raise those butterflies. Tourism is the number one source of income here. Busy season starts from early No...

4 hours in the air, 20 minutes of taxiing the runways later, we touched down in St. Maarten.  WOW!  The runway was surrounded on 3 sides by water.  Clearance of about 100 feet on either end of the runway had me gripping the armrest tight enough to turn my knuckles white.  What a thrill!It seemed to take us forever to get out of the airport and into that hot Caribbean sun.  We were greeted outside by throngs of taxi servicemen.  Not knowing a good price, we took o...