Island Tours & Transfers · Sint Maarten
Jo Junie Tours
Air-conditioned island tours, airport transfers, and cruise excursions — run by someone who actually lives here.
✓ Established Operator
✓ Both Sides of the Island
✓ Cruise Ship Ready
✓ Private Tours Available
Joe Liburd has been guiding visitors around Sint Maarten for more than twenty years. In that time, he has developed something that cannot be replicated by a cruise ship excursion desk or a 52-seater bus operator: genuine, current, firsthand knowledge of every road, beach, viewpoint, and restaurant on both sides of the island.
He does not follow a clipboard itinerary. Every Jo Junie tour is adjusted on the day based on weather, traffic, beach conditions, and the specific interests of the group. If the wind is wrong for one beach, he knows which one to go to instead. If a restaurant has declined, he stopped recommending it. If a road is congested with cruise ship traffic, he takes a different route. This is not flexibility as a marketing claim — it is the operational reality of a guide who has driven these roads every working day for two decades.
The result is a tour that reflects what Sint Maarten actually looks like on the day you visit, rather than what it looked like when someone wrote the script.
Jo Junie Tours covers both the French and Dutch sides of the island — Marigot, Grand Case, Orient Bay, Oyster Pond, Philipsburg, Maho Beach — in configurations from a 2.5-hour highlights tour to a full six-hour island day. Small air-conditioned vans, small groups, direct pickup and return.
For a first-time visitor wanting to understand Sint Maarten rather than simply pass through it, Jo Junie Tours is the operator St-Maarten.com recommends.
Tours & Experiences
Fast Track Tour
$50 per person
2h 30min
Ideal for cruise passengers
The island's essential highlights covered in two and a half hours. Both the French and Dutch sides, Maho Beach, the best viewpoints — done at pace without feeling rushed. The smart choice when the ship is back at five.
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French & Dutch Beach Tour
$65 per person
5 hours
Beach lovers
Five hours crossing the border from Dutch to French — two countries, two characters, multiple beaches. The kind of day you cannot replicate by renting a car and guessing.
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Fun Day Tour
$70 per person
6 hours
Best all-day option
The full island in a single day — both sides, with a logic that makes geographical and cultural sense. The route takes in Oyster Pond and a hilltop viewpoint above Orient Bay before descending to the beach. From there, Marigot — the French capital, market, waterfront, a completely different architectural register from the Dutch side. Then the Driftwood Boat Bar at Maho, timed to coincide with the transatlantic jets arriving from Europe. The afternoon ends in Philipsburg for unhurried shopping. If you are here for one day and want to leave knowing the island, this is the one.
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Hot Spot Tour
$70 per person
4 hours
The island's iconic stops
Four hours hitting the locations that define St. Maarten's reputation — Maho Beach, the salt pond overlook, the best shopping areas, and the beach that earns the most photographs. Efficient without being rushed.
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Airport Beach Tour
$35 per person
5 hours
Plane spotters & day trippers
Maho Beach is one of the most photographed spots in the Caribbean — aircraft from Princess Juliana International clear the beach fence by meters. Joe times the arrival to coincide with the transatlantic jets coming in from Europe. As he puts it: "Nowhere can you have a drink that near to a landing or starting airplane. They are the most dramatic sight." This shuttle gets you there and back without the taxi negotiation.
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Taste of SXM — Marigot First
$65 per person
5 hours
French side · Culture & food
This tour starts where most tours don't bother — Marigot, the French capital. As Joe says: "Marigot is so different from Philipsburg that I think they need to see it." The market, the waterfront, the fort, a completely different architectural and cultural register from the Dutch side. Then across for contrast. If you want to understand what makes this island genuinely different from every other Caribbean destination, this is where to start.
Private Tours & Group Transportation
Price on request
Weddings · Incentive groups · DMC
Jo Junie Tours handles destination management and group transportation for events, weddings, and corporate incentive programs. If you are bringing a group to St. Maarten and need professional ground logistics, contact them directly for a quote.
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Taxi & Transfers
Airport & Island Transfers
Both airports · All resorts
Air conditioned vehicles
Point-to-point transfers covering Princess Juliana International Airport, Grand Case Airport, and any destination on either side of the island. Clean, air-conditioned vehicles and drivers who know the island. No meter surprises.
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