St. Maarten Hiking

Summary: For aquatic activities, scuba diving and snorkeling are the most rewarding. For non aquatic activities, St. Maarten hiking and horseback riding offers the best experience.

St. Maarten may be among those few places that can cater superbly to both worlds. Underwater or over land, the landscapes of both worlds can more than adequately deliver.

For aquatic activities, we have the usual. Scuba diving and snorkeling are the most rewarding. St. Maarten offers the best underwater habitats of the Caribbean Sea. The most noteworthy is the H.M.S. Proselyte, an English war frigate that grounded over the sharp corals of the bay. Now it blended so well with the corals and nature that only those majestic cannons resembled the warship it once was. Then there's the Pinnacle on one step beyond, an advance diving site that could challenge expert divers with it 70 feet depth but rewards greatly with views of sharks, stingrays and dozens of multicolored fishes.

Beaches along the coast are delivered the trademark Caribbean manner: sunshine, clear crystal waters and turquoise along the depths, white and fine sand. Nobody can dispute the quality of St. Maarten's beaches. The most recommended is the Great Bay Beach Hotel and Casino. The beachfront built is the best in St. Maarten. Plus the nearby restaurants that offer French delicacies heighten its bargain.

For non aquatic activities, this is where St. Maarten shines more than other sites in the Caribbean. For St. Maarten hiking, jogging and running activities, the presence of clearly defined footpaths running 25 miles are solely intended for such. St. Maarten is a rather small island, and these 25 miles can treat you sights of some truly spectacular panoramas as it takes you through the mountains and along the seashore. St. Maarten hiking and jogging is one ultimate activity that will let you experience the unique feel of a countryside setting. You'll meet the local people, take a peek of their culture and unabashed way of life that you'll never see if you cruise over on vehicle.

For a serious St. Maarten hiking, climb the Mount Concordia. This historical mountain rises along the border that demarcates the French and the Dutch territory. Back several centuries in history, the 1648 treaty that divided the island was signed here at Mount Concordia, with the leaders cooperatively discussed the terms of the treaty while watching the overall landscape this mountain affords. Today it continues to stand majestically as a proud symbol of more than 300 years of peaceful co-existence between the two cultures that never existed anywhere in the globe.

St. Maarten hiking can also be complimented rather well by horseback riding. In fact, it is the perfect substitute activity for St. Maarten hiking. Just remember to take alternate riding and walking to rest the horse every considerable distance.