14 ST. MAARTEN Attractions You Can't Miss! | FREE or CHEAP Things to do in St. Maarten

There are so many things to see and do in St. Maarten, it's hard to narrow down a list. These 14 activities are either FREE or CHEAP and are great ways to enjoy the island and see all of the sights in St. Maarten. Here are 14 free or cheap activities we did in St. Maarten and can recommend:

0:00 Introduction
0:37 ✔️ #1 Plane Watching at Maho Beach
1:29 ✔️ #2 Explore Philipsburg
2:16 ✔️ #3 Shopping
2:38 ✔️ #4 Go to a Beach
3:28 ✔️ #5 Snorkel
3:53 ✔️ #6 Sightsee Around the Island
4:37 ✔️ #7 Enjoy a Sunset at the Beach
5:11 ✔️ #8 Carousel Bar & Gelateria
5:50 ✔️ #9 Enjoy Drinks & Food Oceanside
6:22 ✔️ #10 Casino Show
6:49 ✔️ #11 Gamble or People Watch at a Casino
7:06 ✔️ #12 Watch the Cruise Ships
7:28 ✔️ #13 Pool Day
7:52 ✔️ #14 Island Sightseeing Tour
8:31 Closing

I hope these can be helpful for you if you're planning your own trip to St. Maarten in the future!

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[TheAverageTourist]

Have you been to St. Maarten? If so what other free or cheap activities would you recommend?

[senllysamuel]

Tip From Someone Who’s From Sint Maarten.
Bus fees are $1.50 for adults and $1 for children. The only time that you’ll have to pay more is if you’re going from Maho to Philipsburg (It’s $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for kids). Don’t let the bus drivers rip you off sometimes they like to do that.

[RobertMiller-scyp]

Just a heads up for #6 -- specifically say something about it being a bus when you get on. I got on at a bus stop, the license plate said bus, and then the driver said it was going to be $20 each. I said "isn't the bus $2?", and he said "oh do you want to go as taxi or as bus". I was like "as bus..." and he said ok $2 then

[tmarano]

I want to go back ASAP! Love St Maarten 💖

[lifeofmunchy]

Life of Munchy here and I live in St Maarten 🇸🇽 💝💙🇯🇲

[HTEtravel]

St. Maarten is my favourite island in the Caribbean. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[TravelInteresante]

Maho Beach is definitely on our list! You basically outlined all my favorite activities from shopping to snorkelling, from casinos to pool and drinks! Really hope to get to visit St. Maarten one day. Great video!

[CandiceB]

Just booked my birthday trip to go here in September 🥳 this video was helpful, thank you!

[LucasWorldTravel]

These are great suggestions. I love catching the amazing sunsets. Sometimes I plan dinner around the time of the sunset and usually it is perfect.

[brinn]

Heading to SXM in less than 2 weeks. Very good video. Might want to visit the lolo's in Gran Case . Good cheap food nice views.

[melissarodriguez]

As someone who used to live in sxm, the French side has a lot of free things/places to visit! There is many free things to do overall in sxm, also the local bus is a great option to save money, is like a dollar or something, the beaches are basically everywhere and they are beautiful.

[AnSEpisodes]

Just knew that there's so many things to do in St Maarten, we love to stroll around shops and buy souvenirs and our daughter would love the carousel.

[CreativeGinge]

Wow what a beautiful place! OMG those planes! What an amazing experience and great tips. Nothing better than a sunset on the beach right! Lovely video - Jo

[babyst]

Gibbs Bay beach is a tiny, secluded, private beach with spectacular views! The Guard was very nice and let us go down and it was just amazing. Also, I had a lot of fun mural spotting. The murals are all over the island and so I enjoyed spontaneously stopping to take pictures wherever I found one! It’s a gorgeous island!

[mattkolpin]

A lot of great ideas! We're going for the 5th time in 2023 and taking our teenage boys (well, 20 and 16 by that time). We rent a villa and I love the idea of a pool day as an activity as our villa has a beautiful pool, view and it's a great way to cut down on expenses. I would add a day trip to hike over to Happy Bay. It is a beautiful beach and a really fun activity for the day. Pack a few Carib's and a lunch and sit under a palm tree and enjoy this gorgeous secluded beach with a beautiful view of Anguilla. People watching at Orient is another great "free" activity even though we end up spending money on a great lunch, drinks and water sports for the boys. Lastly, taking a tour of the island in the early morning ( I always rent a car for the week so it's not technically free) is my favorite part of the week! I LOVE seeing all the school kids in their vibrant different colored uniforms going to school each morning. Cheers! I appreciate the video.

[KelbyAdamOurLifethroughalens]

My goodness, St. Maarten looks so beautiful. My wild dream would be to see those planes fly over the beach as well as take off. Planes fascinate us 😀 ooooh the shopping looks so awesome for souvenirs and I'm glad there is a mixture of beautiful beaches to choose from. So awesome to see all the great things to do there. Thanks for sharing these tips

[Ruffrider]

Unfortunately Carousel Gelato has closed and is now Toppers Rhum (tour is $25 I think for getting tipsy in an hour or two). The Carousel from the back was donated to PJIA and might be put in the departures lounge as an attraction when is fully reopened.

[foodietravellerraj]

This is that beach, I was wondering as I have seen it in Insta, great informative video. Keep making such wonderful video's.

[Explorcation]

You really thought of a lot of great tips. We have been considering a trip to St. Maarten next year and will definitely plan to utilize the cheap buses and check out the beaches you mentioned. And great tip on walking to the end of the beach to find the cheap beers. Who doesn't love cheap beers?!

[DjusLife]

We went to St. John and St. Thomas on our honeymoon but never St. Maarten. Looks so fun and relaxing. The water is so stunning and turquoise 😍