Jet-Blast Maho Beach Day for Cruise Ship Passengers
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- Meet your local driver at the cruise ship terminal and hop into our air conditioned mini van
- Drive through Philipsburg, the capital of the Dutch side and listen to the brief history of the island
- Stop at Harold Jack Hill and take jaw-dropping photos of Cole Bay and Simpson Bay
- Continue through Simpson Bay passing by the Princess Juliana International Airport
- Spend 3 hours at Maho Beach and experience the jet-blast of the landing and departing planes
- Enjoy drinks and snacks a the Sunset Beach Bar (not included in the price), listen to the radio transmission between the pilots, go for a swim or shop at local stores
- Return to the cruise ship terminal and spend the rest of your day in Philipsburg until it is time to return to your ship
Thrill-seekers who love the beach are in for a treat thanks to this adrenaline-packed beach excursion. Experience a rush as jets arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport swoop over your head just a few feet away as you enjoy a refreshing beverage on the beach and capture spectacular aerial views along the way.
This exciting tour starts with a scenic ride from the St. Maarten cruise port along the Great Salt Pond, which was once a primary source of salt production for the island dating back to the 17th century. Your air-conditioned tour bus will continue down this picturesque route to Cole Bay Hill, where you can catch stunning views of St. Maarten and other nearby islands, including Anguilla, Saba and St. Eustatius. Use your camera or smartphone to capture the perfect aerial shot of the mountainous terrain, hillside homes, sparkling blue bay waters and statutes along with the roundabouts of Cole Bay Hill.
But this guided tour isn't complete without a stop to the main highlights: Maho Beach and the Sunset Beach Bar and Grill. Maho Beach is a must-visit destination for aviation enthusiasts and beachgoers alike as it sits next to the Princess Juliana International Airport, where jets have only a few thousand feet of a runway strip to land. That's part of why these jet-blasting planes come so close to the beach surface, making it one of the scariest runways to land on in the world.
Plan for plane watching by taking a quick look at the Sunset Beach Bar and Grill's surfboard roster of jet arrivals. You can even listen to air traffic control and arriving airplanes at the bar. Spend the rest of your time relaxing on the beach and enjoying the delectable food and refreshing drinks from the bar before your tour guide drops you back to your cruise port.
Enjoy your next adrenaline-rushing adventure and book this beach-day, jet-blasting excursion today!
- Scenic guided transfer between the cruise ship terminal and Maho Beach
- Bottled water
- Driver / guide
- WiFi on board
- Lunch
- Drinks at the beach bar
- Swimwear, sunscreen, towel
- Minimum age: 2 years
- This is a scenic tour to Maho Beach, not a full island tour
- Full refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before the commencement of the activity, no refund after.
- Full refund if cruise ship does not dock in time or does not dock at all and tour is missed.
- Full refund if supplier cancels the tour.
- If there is no specific check-in time then booking must be cancelled at least 24 hours before tour day.
- No refund if you don’t show up for the activity or if it starts with a pick up and you miss it.
- Supplier gets to decide if the weather is good enough to run the tour.
- In case of a dispute, Twistour has the final word in deciding the amount of refund.
- Click on the Book now button and choose the date and amount of tickets
- Proceed and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
- Go to the reserve your spot section on this page and choose the date and amount of tickets
- Click on the Book now button and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
The meeting point is at the EDC Sand Parking Lot inside the cruise ship terminal. After disembarking your ship, walk to the middle of the pier. Passing by the black statue of Claude Wathey you will find the Welcome Center and Information Booth. Ask here for the EDC Sand Parking Lot and the receptionist will guide you to it. Arriving at the EDC Sand Parking lot, your local representative will be holding a Noel Tour sign. We ask all guests to be at the designated departure location at least ten minutes before departure time. Late arrivals may miss their tour and will have to pay for their own transportation.
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