After being picked up from the cruise port at 9 am we make a stop at Oyster Pond, a small lagoon surrounded by tall hills with luxury homes. The border between the islands two sides runs straight through the middle.

Next, we are off to one of the best beaches on the Islands, considered to be the “St. Tropez of the Caribbean.” This stunning strip of white sand with clear turquoise waters is the perfect place to relax and soak up the sun. There is no shortage of bars, restaurants, and beach clubs to choose from, watch the colourful parasailing, kitesurfing, and hand gliding. We stay here for an hour and a half.

Our next stop is Marigot to scope out the shopping and market areas, enjoying the local food, have a delicious pain au chocolate form one of the local bakeries. Visit the famous West Indies shopping Mall or climb approx. a hundred steps to the old Fort. 45 min to an hour stop.

From the French Capital we head over to the most popular area on the Dutch side, which is Airport beach Maho area for 1-hour stop to watch the planes land and take off! And enjoy this beach. This spot is a unique ,where travellers flock to experience the thrilling rush of airplanes flying extremely close overhead. Great for those special photo ops.

Making our way from airport beach we go through the Simpson Bay area.

With so many restaurants to choose from and great local bands you will not be stuck for food and enjoyment .

Our last photo stop is on Cole Bay Hill where you can see the full Island layout of Simpson Bay, the airport area and neighbouring islands Anguilla, Statia and Seba.

From here we head back to Phillipsburg around 3 pm, where you can either choose to remain in the vehicle and head back to Port or for those who decide to stay here to do some sightseeing or shopping, you can walk back to the Port in about 12-15 minutes or take a taxi for around $3.

This Beach Hop/Shopping excursion lasts approximately five hours and to add to the fun a good supply of beer, water, sodas and rum punch are included on the bus.

If there are a number of ships in port or road restrictions,  then timings may be subject to change to return you back on time to the ship.