St. Maarten / St. Martin Island Hopping Blog

The island of St. Maarten / St. Martin is in the middle of a beautiful and diverse archipelago, with many islands small and large within eyesight from our island beaches. As a hub in between, the island offers a perfect base for a day of island hopping. See below blog posts to inform you about news about our surrounding islands and the connections to those.

Island hopping to Dutch Caribbean island Saba from St Maarten

September 16, 2022

GREAT ECOTOURISM INITIATIVE ON OUR NEIGHBOR ISLAND SABA!

The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has been at the forefront of the eco-tourism movement for decades. Just a day-trip away from St Maarten! And a big part of that has been the island’s popular Sea & Learn Month,

Blue turquoise water at Orient Bay Beach on the French side St Martin hosted the 2023 Caribbean Foiling Championships

August 22, 2022

ROYAL CARIBBEAN RANKS ST MARTIN’S ORIENT BAY AMONGST BEST CARIBBEAN BEACHES

There’s nothing quite like relaxing on a Caribbean beach with no worries in the world except deciding which tropical cocktail to order next, and on a cruise vacation, you’ll have the chance to do this at a different beach every

St Maarten cruise

August 22, 2022

TRAVELPULSE: ST MAARTEN IN TOP 10 OF THE MOST BELOVED CRUISE DESTINATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN

An up-and-coming destination in the Caribbean, St. Maarten is the smallest dual-country island in the world and offers one of the best-underrated foodie cultures in the Caribbean.   Read full article here   Read about other St Maarten / St Martin

Signs to Saba Airport (SAB), Tidepools, Kelbe’s Ridge and Spring Bay

June 30, 2022

SABA, A GREAT DAY TRIP FROM ST. MAARTEN

Visiting Saba Visitors need a Netherlands Visa to go to Saba. To get to Saba one flies first to Sint Maarten island, and lands at Princess Juliana International Airport, where major world airlines fly to and from daily. From Sint Maarten take a ferry to

overlooking from street at house in Saba

February 14, 2022

DAY TRIP FROM ST MAARTEN TO SABA!

Read an article of www.caribjournal.com about Saba, the “Unspoiled Queen” of the Dutch Caribbean. It is a perfect day trip destination, close to St Maarten, yet far from the Caribbean most travelers know.   To read more about island hopping,

overlooking from street at house in Saba

February 9, 2022

VISIT SABA!

Visiting Saba is like traveling to a land barely touched by time. It wasn’t until the mid-1930s, in fact, that residents built the island’s first road. This winding thoroughfare is an attraction in itself. Lined with spectacular stone walls, it

February 7, 2022

ST EUSTATIUS

St. Eustatius is another special municipality of The Netherlands with appeal for nature lovers as well as history buffs. It’s a quick plane ride from St. Maarten / St. Martin and makes for a perfect day-trip destination. The island, known

February 4, 2022

ANGUILLA

Information on trips to Anguilla from St Maarten   For years, visitors have arrived at this British Overseas Territory looking for that typical Caribbean experience. What they find is more than sunny skies and fruity cocktails. Ah, tranquility. It’s in

February 4, 2022

ST. BARTHELEMY

Duty-free shopping, designer boutiques, luxury hotels and villas dotting hillsides. No wonder Saint Barthélemy — St. Barths, as it is affectionately called — is known the world over as a playground for the rich and famous. This petite French isle