This small island is divided in two parts, the French side named San Martin and the Dutch side name Saint Maarten. It has two different cultures in the same destination for vacations. The frontier between both parts of the island is imaginary, you may travel freely throughout the island. If you decide to spend your vacations on the Dutch part of the island, we guarantee you that this is a great place for the persons who like taking part in activities such as snorkeling, tennis and golf. Saint Maarten offers adventures to its visitors in its numerous and wonderful beaches, where you may walk, visit interesting places or practicing all kind of aquatic sports. Cupecoy is one of its most important beaches, where the tourist industry have been successfully developed lately and annually, around 200 000 tourist goes to this place to enjoy sun, sand and sea. From Phillipsburg, the capital of Saint Maarten, visitors may travel to other islands in the ships offering tours, most of them located at Bobby's Marina or in Phillipsburg. You can also enjoy of a duty free shopping, an excellent dinner in one of the restaurants in the area or having a wonderful night life. Other choices at the Dutch part of the island, far from the capital's noisy environment are Oyster Pond, perfect to relax, the Simpson Bay or Maho Beach, where you may spend fabulous time at the warm, white sandy and transparent beaches. For those lovers of casinos and cabarets, there is also place in the island. Just live this fabulous experience in your vacations and you will wish returning one more time.