Amazing Plane Spotting at Maho Beach: Experience Low-Flying Jets on Your Caribbean Vacation

Elevate your Caribbean holiday experience at the most renowned beach in St Maarten - Maho Beach. Here, the enticement is unparalleled as low-flying jet aircraft skim just feet over the heads of those on the beach, offering an adrenaline-pumping spectacle you won’t want to miss.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maho Beach - Maho Beach is located on the Dutch side of St. Maarten. It is famous for being adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport making it at attraction to visitors and locals alike and for plane-watchers enthusiast.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Experienced driver/guide
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Complimentary Guava-berry rum punch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Walk with a change of clothing, sunscreen, towel.
Location
Cruise Port
Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
Under the white tents, at the EDC Sand-lot located to the North of the cruise port.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lisa_l
Jan 2, 2025
A great day! - Our driver and guide Raphael was awesome.We learned a lot about the island. He dropped us off and picked us up at the agreed upon times. We had a great time!
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Allen_w
Dec 21, 2024
Great tour, guide, and experience - Great time. Everything went smoothly. The pickup point was precisely described. Our guide, William, gave us a guided tour to Maho Beach, describing life on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten and comparing it to the French side. During the tour we were supplied with refreshments, such as rum punch (Yes, you could taste the rum!), sodas, and waters. He dropped us off right at Maho Beach and was there at the agreed upon pickup time. In the meantime, we were free to experience Maho Beach and the airplanes landing and taking off. The day we went there was only our ship in the cruise port. So the beach was not that crowded. Found a nice place in the shade of the restaurant where we ended up having lunch. The Sunset Bar & Grill's mahi mahi sandwich and tacos were good, as were the drinks. But the best part was dining on their deck and still being able to watch the planes. All in all, it was a really fun day.
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Ron_c
Oct 23, 2024
Watch the jets land - Efficient delivery to Maho Beach. Watched several small planes and a few larger jets (up to 787) land and take off. Great bucket list location to see.
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Jessica_c
Apr 7, 2024
Easy and Fun - Our bus driver/tour guide was fantastic! Was on time and this was a great excursion. This was my first time doing an excursion outside of the cruise and it was simple.
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Deb56er
Jan 30, 2024
Exhilarating - Our drive was prompt, courteous, friendly and very informative. He got us to the venue/beach early before it got too crowded to find a table. He showed us where to meet him for the return trip and again, he was exceptionally prompt and friendly!
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Jon_c
Jan 25, 2024
Great visit, brilliant Driver - Captain K (Mini Bus Driver) was absolutely great, the visit was great, it was easy to organise and easy to find the driver. Couldn’t ask anymore.
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Carol_c
Jan 23, 2025
Airplane beach transfer - Unique experience of planes landing and taking off near beach. Beach is very crowded be prepared. Excursions scheduled ten to two but they changed it to three and traffic was bad and took longer than an hour to get to boat. made it closer than we wanted. Driver was pleasant and was informative.
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Christopher_g
Nov 29, 2024
The area gets really... - The area gets really crowded, seating available for a fee. Nearby restaurant tables were booked in advance by tour companies so no food options for meal unless you get farther away from main area
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Henrydouglas
Jan 29, 2025
Mixed bag at Maho beach - The planes flying over your head was an amazing experience. Mayo beach itself was disappointing: way overcrowded, water was to rough and the current to strong, sticky sand, water gets deep right off shore. The beach is just not suitable for small children. The drive to the beach from the shipping port takes 30 min-1hr one way. The charge for the bathrooms and showers is ridiculous.
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Veena_s
Feb 27, 2024
TERRIBLE! DON’T RECCOMEND. - Tour left without us.! We were few minutes late walking from the ship to the meeting place. Called the operator several times, no answer. The operator never bothered to even message to see where we were. I have used Viator many times before. The operator always checks and confirms. I DONT RECOMMEND THiS ToUR.
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