Private Customizable Island Sightseeing Tour in St Maarten
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Private Customizable Island Sightseeing Tour in St Maarten

By Diederick SXM Tours
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Duration: 6h
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Live guide: English
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  • Reserved tour van for your personal needs
  • Complimentary open bar
  • Knowledgeable guide
  • You get to design your own tour accordingly
What's not included
  • Unfamiliar destination points and places.
  • Snorkeling equipment (if applicable)


Start:Traveler pickup offered.
  • Philipsburg, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, St Martin / St Maarten
    Our Meeting Place is the EDC Parking Lot which is all the way left (do not go right) going out of the Port (Philipsburg Port) until you come to a green fence, with the EDC Sign overhead and a white tent inside, know you are booked with Diederick SXM Tours, thank you
Pickup details
  • For Locations apart from the Philipsburg Port of St. Maarten (via Cruise Ship), please email us for more information, thank you.
Port pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
  • Philipsburg Port of St. Maarten
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10092P3

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Infant seats can be rented if need be but please let known at time of booking
    • Minimum drinking age 18 years old
    • Participants are solely responsible for their medical conditions (or conditions they are in) and choice of choosing to go on these tours (or conditions and expenses resulting from being on the tours) or any of our services provided.
    • Please note: any additional guest of 6 or more please contact us directly
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10092P3

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    • 1
      Island History from a Native's Experience Island Sightseeing Island Experience Island decisions of your own free will of what to do or not, such as enjoying our local cuisine, shopping at the flea market from the Dutch and French Capital, swimming in the crystal clear Caribbean waters, enjoying a leisure walk, etc.
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    • Diederick SXM Tours
      168
      Caribbean
      Joined in January 2014
    • mikebP5098KE
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Day in St. Maarten
      My wife and I went to St.Maarten on a cruise. We booked a private tour through Diedrick SXM Tours and we’re blessed to have Ricky as our guide. He told history of the island and memories of growing up there, took us to places we wanted to see plus some off the beaten path we didn’t know about, gave us ample time to do what we wanted and was very friendly. I would highly recommend Diedrick SXM Tours and especially Ricky. It was a great day and at the end we felt as if we had made a new friend. Thank you for a great experience!
      Written August 10, 2022
    • dngtrumps
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Sint Maarten in a Day!
      Family of four, two young adult sons with us, cruising for the first time. Sint Maarten is absolutely beautiful! Our driver Glenn was wonderful, very knowledgeable, accomodating what we wanted to see and always willing to make an extra stop for pictures. We felt very safe with his driving and his recommendations for shopping and a lunch spot. It was easy to see how much he loves his country and welcomes tourists to the area. I would ask for Glenn again if I returned.
      Written December 10, 2021
    • GaynorH123
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Tour
      WOW!!! What a great tour and brilliant value for money! Diederick was knowledgeable and so friendly, he couldn't do enough for us, he included my 13yr old who was the only child on our bus be he wasn't excluded at all, I would highly recommend this company, there was unfortunately a woman who complained I've read her review and totally disagree with everything shes wrote, sadly you will always get one that you can't please no matter what is offered to her which was above and beyond, Diederick did not deserve to be treated with her attitude whatsoever. Me my husband and son and everyone on our bus had the loveliest day with lots of laughs and that was down to a well organised tour at amazing value! I wouldn't hesitate to book on our return, thanks for a great day Diederick and Co x
      Written March 2, 2020
    • caroleh772
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic Day
      What can i say. An absolutely fantastic day, Diederick was amazing. His knowledge about the island is second to none. Rounded off with a 2 hour stop at Maho Beach.. A definate must, alsi chance to shop at the market. Rum Punch, beer and water a plenty on board. Will most definately use Diederick again, Thank you so much
      Written March 1, 2020
    • O9362HXangelad
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      A very disappointing trip.
      45 minutes late starting off on our tour. It was over booked so they put 8 of us in a taxi and consequently we had absolutely no information about the island. A taxi ride as opposed to a tour. The itinerary had changed so we had only 30minutes at a beautiful sandy beach and they left us for 2 hours on the airport beach which was quite frankly, hell on earth. Dierdrick and his wife were a very abrasive couple, very rude and not in the least helpful. After much discussion and I’ll feelings, we did get a small refund. I would not recommend them at all.
      Written February 29, 2020
    • coxster7
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Our tour with Ricky Halley
      My wife and I just spent a wonderful day with Ricky, our guide. We we're lucky enough to have him all to ourselves. He took us all over the island and showed us places "off the beaten path". It was absolutely amazing. We fell in love with Saint Martin and he was a big part of that. The secret stash of rum punch was an added bonus! Thanks Ricky. We'll be back to your beautiful home.
      Written February 25, 2020
    • patrickscan
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      from azura
      great guy. love the team so much passion for where they live. do think they miss much. you learn so much about the island.thank you for a great day. great value for money
      Written December 15, 2019
    • Bob62019
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent
      Our tour was excellent, informative and full of detail regarding both the Dutch and French sides of the Island. Both had spectacular and many unique attributes. The island folks going about their daily activities, the variety of restaurants and many casinos. The island is in final stages of recovery from the hurricane devastation. The Island is working hard to be ready for upcoming. SXM-St. Martin Tours is the best you can get. We highly recommend them.
      Written June 11, 2019
    • esing72018
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great trip!
      I went to the island with a friend and we were so glad we came across this tour. Fantastic, informative and fun. While the island is still recovering, we got a well rounded tour. They knew just where the best food was at the LOLOs and where to shop in Phillipsburg. Diederick and Can are both so sweet and we were happy to spend the day with them. I highly recommend the tour!
      Written June 10, 2019
    • Mari T
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      WOW! Great location.
      I loved the location and would go again. The food and drinks were typical bar service. The servers did not come out to the beach, so you do have to go to the bar yourself.. but no big deal.
      Written June 4, 2019
    • B9383XHsusans
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dierderick tours
      Paul the tour guide was excellent. The tour was informative and comfortable . Cool in the van and Paul went out of his way to point out all of the history and sites. Picked us up and dropped off as promised. Thanks Paul you rock!
      Written February 21, 2019
    • whitneyh846
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Could have been better...
      I have reached out to the company with my concerns and would like to establish that our guide, Edwin, was phenomenal! However, I looked at many different tours before booking this one. I felt this gave us what we wanted- beach time (particularly at Maho) and a little bit of shopping. It was a bit pricey at $90/person. When we arrived, the woman who met us was grateful we were on time as the tour was to start at 9. We didn’t leave until 9:45, after we had waited an hour. The other party had just arrived. The tour was informative, with brief stops for photos at scenic overlooks. However, some of the other guests didn’t want to get out for these. Not a big deal. The first beach was gorgeous. We stayed for 1.5 hours. The plan was to shop in Marigot but this was not possible as there were labor riots. In addition, there was no running water due to the riots as well. We then went on to Maho Beach. The guests with us wanted to stay for 30 minutes as opposed to the up to 2 hours proposed by our guide. We compromised and stayed 1 hour. All told, our 6 hour tour lasted less than 5 and we waited around almost an hour just for it to start. We learned a lot and saw some beautiful sights but if you are booked with others who may not want to enjoy the island as the tour is layed out, you may be disappointed. When I contacted the company about this I was accused of not caring about the elderly and not being patient enough to wait 5 minutes for others (again, it was 45).
      Written February 11, 2019
    • Wise2u
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      scam artists
      bought discounted island tour from expedia for $15 for myself and my stepdad, I e-mailed after purchase to confirm and get directions to meeting place...7 days later we get off ship and find them, but they tell me my tour was cancelled by some unknown person ( i didnt cancel and neither did expedia) and that i could pay $45 in cash and straighten it out with expedia later..and my stepdads reservation couldnt be found at all...so I guess they wanted us to pay full cash price for him as well....even though I had the vouchers in hand and a copy of the e-mail i sent them, the lady said there was nothing she could do. She had no clue why they had no record of his booking or who had cancelled mine, she said she couldnt call expedia from her phone which was only set up for the island and that she could only call them from the office, but she didnt offer to call the office and get anyone to check on it...i guess nobody was there and she was scamming alone that day. I wasn't born yesterday, if we had paid cash she would have stuck it in her pocket and i would have paid full price (which i think is why we mysteriously had problems) then i could deal with expedia for a refund of the discounted price on the tour...instead we gave up (also a win for her) and went back to the ship only to check expedia and fine both vouchers were confirmed and active, but by that time the tour had left...they also had on their site that they would cancel and refund if there was bad weather for a sightseeing/beach tour, it was raining most of the time we were trying to get this straightened out and for a couple of hours afterward, but i'm sure they rode around in the rain and offered nobody a refund....if you find a discounted price on a tour from this company be prepared for them to not honor it, play stupid and clueless, offer no help and no explanations, and pretend it's not their fault....they are scam artists go with another company or book a tour with a taxi driver you will be much happier with the results.
      Written December 17, 2018
    • nnl2869
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome tour!
      This was a fantastic tour to see both Orient and Maho beach and both sides of the Island. Our driver, Clive, was so helpful and allowed us to spend a relaxing amount of time at both beaches. He was a great guide as well while we were in the nice air conditioned van. I would definitely book this again through Viator/Diederick SXM tours. Thank you for giving us an amazing experience. We look forward to coming back!
      Written November 13, 2018
    • Ramblinclam
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Interesting
      We booked this through the cruise line. The area is still reeling from the hurricane, but our driver was funny and informative. He was personally touched by the storm. I think the two shopping stops could have been longer and the Ice cream stop was not necessary. Could have spent the extra time at the other stops. The waterfront was beautiful. Hopefully they can finish rebuilding soon.
      Written October 11, 2018
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    Jeff Z
    Milwaukee, United States16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2018 • Family
    Paul was amazing!!! We had a few ideas of things that we wanted to see on St. Martin, but left the rest of the day up to Paul to recommend. We toured the entire island, from the Dutch side, to the French side, and back to the Dutch side. The local knowledge that Paul shared was amazing, including details of the hurricane relief and recovery process and how it differed on both sides of the island. He took us to a great place for lunch on the French side Rosemary's, as well as ensuring that we had some time at Maho Beach to watch airplanes land, as well as swimming at Kim Sha Beach.

    I was a little nervous at first because we were sent a disconnected phone number with our confirmation, and were unable to confirm our tour, but they were waiting for us at the cruise terminal when we arrived.

    Thanks to Paul, this was easily our best shore excursion of our trip and we booked it through TripAdvisor/Viator, not Carnival.
    Written April 3, 2018
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    rfg_nyc
    Playa del Carmen, Mexico48 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Was pretty fed up with the hotel and their bungling of our tour requests so I decided to directly contact one of the tour companies found on the hotels brochure. Hotel said they were closed Saturday but a call that morning showed they were indeed open and happy to help us!

    We booked a private tour of St. Maarten. We were shocked when the owner Deiderick and his wife Can showed up themselves to takes us out. These two were amazing. They showed us all the highlights from both the Dutch and French sides and to us to a Lolo (Locals) restaurant for lunch.

    I was on a mad search to find a particular spice that I'd purchased on cruise in St Maarten two years ago and was shocked when Can managed to find the place for me.

    All in all it was an amazing trip with two fantastic tours guides. (They even let me force drinks on them.) Tons of laughter, tons of fun and they made the experience of seeing the island all the greater!

    If you're planning a trip into St. Maarten Diedertick SXM tours is definitely the company to use!
    Written June 3, 2019
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    Hello and thank you for Choosing us directly via our website and for your review, we are indeed open seven days a week and our cell number is 1721-5534319. You are indeed welcome and we do hope to see you again. DIEDERICK SXM TOURS
    Written June 10, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Dianne B
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2018 • Friends
    Our driver Paul was happily waiting for us, he was everything and more! The van was clean, stocked well with beverages for everyone's taste and more. It was great being with a local who could explain the utter devastation that both Hurricane Irma & Maria did to this once beautiful island.
    Written February 22, 2018
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    Siggie T
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2024 • Couples
    we had Ricky drive us around for the day and show us what's going on on the Island, he knew his stuff and was very cool. We liked him and the tour very much
    Written January 25, 2024
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    Thank you for choosing us and giving us the opportunity to do what we love to do best, showing off our beautiful friendly Island, hope to see you again in the near future, blessed new year.
    Written January 28, 2024
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    Christy S
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2022
    There are no words to describe the hospitality shown to us by this group! We had a personalized tour of the island for just the two of us, and it was the perfect idea to get the lay of the land for the rest of our stay. Ricky and Candy showed us where to shop, eat, beach, as well as trees and the nature specific to St Martin. We also used the service another day because they took such great care of us.
    Written August 26, 2022
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    Good Day, thank you for choosing us and for making our day memorable as well, it was indeed a pleasure meeting you both, hope the Birthday celebration still going on, hope to see you both again, blessed day and stay safe. Diederick SXM Tours & Taxi Services
    Written August 27, 2022
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    kteej
    Connecticut20 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2019
    Diederick the tour company never showed up. Talking with the supervisor there they never showed up the day before either.
    The supervisor managed to get us another private cab and driver who was excellent. He is George Phipps Taxi 0096--- 1-721-586-1085. George is an excellent guide fun to be with and very personable and accommodating. I can guarantee you won't be disappointed with George.
    Written December 4, 2019
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Hello thank you for your review, but due to updating our website and some other updating, we miss your booking, which unfortunately, has happened to each and every one of us one way or the other, we never said we were perfect and we do not demonstrate a perfect profile neither as we all are prone to mistakes and have made mistakes one way or the other. The policy we do work by is he without error/ sin/ mistakes cast the first stone. We did upon realizing the situation, contacted one of our co-assistant with who we work together with, as we said above, we are each other's keeper (we assist them and they assist us), we work for each other several times and we went out of the way to make sure we got them (the guest) up and going and to see that all went well. Unfortunately if you really have people of integrity and dignity working together with you and you with them, then their fruits thereof would have been seen here, instead we see a boosting of that which has no dignity or integrity but that of one who is of self and has no value for one's words, work or actions business wise. Right now the co-assistance is now wondering if the same worker George has been doing him (his Employer) the same thing that he has demonstrated here, a lack of respect for his Employer and we have just release the one in question as well. We have also had workers under our Company who was also doing the same thing, giving our guest their plate number and phone number instead of the Company (Ours) who they were working for and have had to fire them as well, and we are sure other tour Operators deal with the same issue, but to boost about this disgraceful act, is beyond me. We do hope next time the boosting thereof is of loyalty, dignity, integrity and respect. The same one boosting here of such an act which does not deserve any compliment or recommendation, would love for themselves, their Company, business, friends and Family circle the opposite to what they are here by now boosting about. We are a people of Dignity and Integrity (which involves errors or mistakes as human beings) and have never demonstrated any thing else, thank you and we do hope the boosting next time will be, that which you love others to do to you as well, thank you.
    Written December 16, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    RobLks
    Manhattan, KS2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2019 • Family
    We got to see everything we wanted to see on this customizable tour. There was plenty of time to see sites, learn about the island, and do some snorkeling. Great deal.
    Written July 19, 2019
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    Hello thank you for choosing us, thank you for your contribution and we do hope to see you again. DIEDERICK SXM TOURS
    Written July 21, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Anita C
    Toledo, United States1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2019 • Couples
    Had a great day with Paul. Very informative and fun!!! Took us everywhere we wanted to go and more! Very patient and accommodating!!! Highly recommend doing this tour. Did just what we requested. And his recommendations were awesome. My husband, son and I will not soon forget our day with Paul on St Maarten.
    Written June 7, 2019
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    Hello thank you for choosing us and for your review, it is good to know that our Tour Guides are doing exactly what we have trained them to do, we do hope to see you again. DIEDERICK SXM TOURS
    Written June 10, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Douglas P
    Miami, FL94 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We found this tour browsing Expedia but decided to book it directly through Diederick’s website. The whole process was easy, safe and we had great communication with the vendor. The experience in Saint Martin was amazing. I would gladly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see this beautiful island and enjoy it the way we did. I traveled with a 12 year old and a mobility challenged adult and Diederick was able to accommodate us and was patient and very informative. He tools us to great places where we could see the beautiful island and all it has to offer. He recommended a great restaurant for us to enjoy the local cuisine and took us to an amazing beach. The overall tour was great and we were very satisfied. If you are ever in Saint Martin, please call Diederick; you will not regret it.
    Written April 30, 2019
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    Hello thank you for choosing us and for booking through us, we appreciate and we do hope to see you again.
    Written June 12, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    abs
    Halifax, Canada33 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our driver took us throughout the entire island. And stopped at the greatest lookouts. He was very knowledgeable about the island and what is where. Very accommodating as we needed to stop at a grocery store and he took us to a very large one.
    Drinks, water we're available to us all day. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants their own tour with no strangers.
    Written January 23, 2019
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    Hello and thank you for choosing us we do hope to see you again.
    Written June 12, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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