Ultimate Beach and Snorkel
This very popular combo beach and snorkel tour with a short narrated sightseeing island tour includes a light lunch. We travel along the North side of the island viewing Orient then into Grand Case, the fisherman’s village now inhabited by artist’s restaurants and boutiques.
Time to snorkel the Marine Park from the fully equipped tender before relaxing on our beach chairs with umbrella.
A light hamburger style lunch with some time to purchase a unique gift before our return with drop off in Phillipsburg choice.
All included.
Tour time 4 hours.
Discover the quite and quaint Artist village of Grand Case with its wonderful calm beaches combined with clear water snorkeling.
We depart with our tour guide on a narrated tour with air conditioned couch from Phillipsburg, the Dutch capital past the Great Salt Pond, following the North Route overlooking Orient bay to the French side of the island.
Our destination, Grand Case, a truly artistic French village, the boutique and gourmet Capital of the Island, with a natural continental ambience.
Our beach site waits with chairs, umbrellas and a welcome drink before our snorkel adventure.
We board our 50 foot tender with qualified, helpful crew, for the 10 minute boat ride to the snorkel site.
A ten minute boat ride takes us to the Marine Park Nature reserve.
We swim from the boat and spend one hour exploring the natural area complete with coral reef, sponges and colorful reef fishes.
We return for lunch, relax, browse in the village as we have plenty of time to enjoy the beach views and soak up the sunshine.
On the return trip we drop off in Phillipsburg for those wishing to enjoy duty free shopping in the Dutch Capital.
Note: No minimum age except for the water tours 5 yrs.
Suggest swimsuit, beach towel, sunglasses $ for additional drinks or shopping.
This excursion has limited access for guest with limited mobility (Stairway to beach).
Topless sunbathing is allowed on the French beach.
Total tour time 4 hours with approximately 2.45 hours at the venue.
Included: Sightseeing, lunch, beach chair and umbrella, welcome drink, snorkel tour by boat, free time to explore the boutiques.
Menu: Hamburger, fish burgher, hotdog or vegetarian burgher all with French fries.
