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Great Bay next to Philipsburg

Beaches on the
Dutch Side:
Dawn Beach
Guana Bay
Pointe Blanche
Great Bay
Little Bay
Pelican Key
Kim Sha Beach
Simpson Bay
Burgeaux Bay
Maho Beach
Mullet Bay
Cupecoy Beach

Beaches on the
French Side:
Long Bay
Plum Bay
Baie Rouge
Nettle Bay
Friar´s Bay
Happy Bay
Grand Case
Anse Marcel
Petites Cayes
Pinel Island
Orient Beach
Le Galion
Coralita Beach
Oyster Pond

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beach map

On the Boardwalk

The older part of Great Bay (at the beginning of the Boardwalk)

A cruise and a
swim on Great Bay

Great Bay: the "house beach"
of Philipsburg on Dutch St Maarten

Beach Life in
St Maarten/
St Martin

Cool cocktail on
a hot beach day!

Dont' miss to visit the new "Boardwalk" in Philipsburg!

At the "Oualichi"
on the Boardwalk

The Tourist Office
on Great Bay

At the new
playground next to
the Tourist Office

Paralleling the main shopping street "Front Street" in Philipsburg, facing South, lies Great Bay Beach. The beach is long of over a mile, and wide. There is plenty of fine white sand, and the water is good for a swim, usually visited by cruise ship tourists.

Great Bay is conveniently located for vacationers staying in one of the hotels, resorts or guesthouses in downtown Philipsburg. Same is true for the (cruise ship) shoppers who´d like to combine a day of bargains and lazying by the beach or hanging out at one of the casual bars.

The "Boardwalk" in Philipsburg, here walking East, toward the cruise ship pier

Great Bay to the West toward Little Bay

Delphine's beach bar on Great Bay, at the Boardwalk in Philipsburg - worth a visit!

The waters are clear and calm. Great Bay is excellent for swimming, but is also a favorite place for beach strollers, as you can watch the coming and going of cruise ships in the harbor.

You have just to cross Front Street in Philipsburg, and after a few yards, you will find yourself right on the beach - bars, restaurants, shopping and entertainment all nearby.

At Great Bay Beach in Philipsburg,
picture taken from the Boardwalk

The beach of Great Bay is long, white, soft,
and the water is clear and calm.

A delicious lunch at Delphine's. A salad, a sandwich or a fresh lobster? You'll get it served right on the beach under the palm trees, located East, in the authentic, older part of Great Bay!

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