French Beach St. Maarten

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This spot is a unique beach in St. Maarten, where travelers flock to experience the thrilling rush of airplanes flying extremely close overhead. …

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Jan 2, 2025
This beach was well kept and clean. We visited early afternoon and the planes landing and taking off were of varying sizes from small propeller to larger passenger planes. Fantastic experience. We… Full review by Ann B
Dec 23, 2024
This was my husband's and my 20th time to the Caribbean, and we LOVED this one the best! We spent all four days at this beach from noon until 7pm watching the commercial jets land and take off. We st… Full review by DisneyLvr2000
Dec 22, 2024
Rented a car for a week. Went to mahi beach by the restaurants. Waves were strong . Saw a few planes land, small ones only. The big ones were taking off and the jet blast was pushing people into the … Full review by Esther P

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How do you get back to cruise port from Maho?
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Just jump in a taxi there always available and cheap we loved it fence surfing
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Does the jumbo jet land every day and do you know the approximate time it lands? When we were there many …
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Does the jumbo jet land every day and do you know the approximate time it lands? When we were there many years ago, I think it was British airlines. Any info would be greatly appreciated .
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No more 747's land there. There were several A321 Airbus arrival s around noon ( Jet blue and United).
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Answer by allan p · Dec 10, 2024
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Someone mentioned a bus that is like $1.50 per person. Do these buses travel from the cruise port to Maho beach and …
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Someone mentioned a bus that is like $1.50 per person. Do these buses travel from the cruise port to Maho beach and back??
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Not for that about; not sure of buses in the beach area; we took car
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Answer by Travelin M · Jul 10, 2024
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I wanted to go chill here and watch the planes for about an hour before I head to the airport on the day of my departure. …
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I wanted to go chill here and watch the planes for about an hour before I head to the airport on the day of my departure. Google maps shows the airport is about a 15 min walk from the beach but is it actually walkable? I don't want to be walking around on a highway with bust traffic.
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Hi, If you have a look with google maps (oer even street view) you will see that there is a kind of a path on the side. So it is doable but personally I would not recommend it if you …
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Hi, If you have a look with google maps (oer even street view) you will see that there is a kind of a path on the side. So it is doable but personally I would not recommend it if you have some luggage with you.
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