My husband and I took this tour and we sat on the bottom level because my husband can't take too much sun. At our first stop my husband wasn't feeling too well and was feeling dizzy and weak from low blood pressure. He went back to the bus and our tour guide Damy said she would get him a special veggie drink at the next stop to help raise his BP. She tried to get the drink at several shops but they didn't have it. After leaving that stop she had the driver stop at another store on the way and she got the drink and would not let us pay for it. The drink did help. She was so very sweet and did a great job with the tour. Our bus driver Victor was also great and a very good driver around the narrow and congested roads. He was also very friendly and funny and we enjoyed talking to him. Both Damy and Victor were great. Would recommend this tour.
Great tour
lamarbradley, 24-11-2022
This was a great tour in St. Maarten. Our guide, Vera, was the best and the bus driver, Oscar did an excellent job. We got to see both sides of the island- the Dutch side and French side. It was a sweltering day, and my wife made a genius move getting us seats on the lower deck of the bus instead of the upper deck where everyone wanted to go. As a result of her decision, we were spared some of the direct sunlight, heat, and wind the top deckers were exposed to and i think our views were just as good. The stops were great, and the only disappointment was if ewe had been 5 minutes earlier or later when we stopped at Maho Beach we would have been in position to experience a jet airliner landing at the St. Maaretens airport which is an experience. We did experience the jet wash of a jet plane takeoff and it was amazing. We don't drink, so the stop at the Rum Distillery was not for us, but we enjoyed the break and got some gelato at the stop.
Not bad at all
RaymondR516, 31-01-2020
Stopped at the Toppers Rhum factory - yes that’s how you spell it - which isn’t something I was looking forward to even though I love rum but hey it was fantastic and the rhum was delicious and several small samples were provided. Maho beach was amazing as expected next time I’d just go there for half day and Philipsburg the rest of the day. The carousel was probably the what’s happening here moment of the tour. I mean you’re in the Caribbean. Why would I want a ride on the carousel my ship has a carousel and I don’t even go on it there. There were no children on our tour so...... I presume it’s the kickbacks from the ice cream store. The Dutch cheese place was good. I am half Dutch so I love me some Dutch cheese but surely there must be more interesting things to do there..... anyway lots of good photo ops and overall good experience. Can’t recall the drivers name but a nice amicable joking guy. Made it fun for us.
Well organized and enjoyable. Staff is really nice
flaviai2015, 24-08-2022
Well organized and enjoyable. Staff is really nice. There was Rum and cheese tasting. On a sunny day you will roast on the upper open level.
Knowledgeable and interesting
515clivep, 09-12-2022
Nice trip with Ava our guide (who was willing to answer any questions) along with giving us the history of the Island and Les our driver who was very cool.
We had several stops for photos and Rum tasting.
Nice drive on a Caribbean island
jlw0lf, 19-11-2021
Enjoyed a nice drive through the Dutch side. Couldn't visit the French side due to political unrest. Made a couple stops and got blown away at airport beach
Stuck below
michaelsG1511ZJ, 06-02-2020
Three out of the 4 stops seemed to be more about sales then sightseeing would like to have stopped at Bells lookout point for photos.
We stood mid-way in the line on the pier waiting to walk to the bus slow walkers and wheel chair families were sent ahead to give them time to get on the bus. Others behind us in line pushed past and budded in line. By the time we got on the bus, the top of the bus was full who doesn’t want to sit up top? So we sat down below by the noise of the engine. This was ok thinking we could sit up top after the first stop but the guide said we needed to sit in the same seats for the rest of the tour??? Guess we should have joined in with the push to the front crowd after all we will never see them again.
