I will be going to StThomas and St MArteen next month. What is a good beach to go too that is not too crowded

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I will be going to StThomas and St MArteen next month. What is a good beach to go too that is not too crowded

Answer 1

I have been on both Islands many times and have never had an issue with crowds, there is plenty of space for everyone.  Just be careful on St. Maarrten, if you go to the French side of the Island they do have clothing optional beaches.  If you aren't aware it is quite an eye opener.  I really enjoyed all the beaches and cant say I had a favorite.  Have a great time, KG

Answer 2

I just went on a cruise to these two places, both beautiful.

In St Thomas we went to Sapphire Beach. Beautiful beach, wasn't too crowded. It had a shower and washrooms and a small store with food. Not a huge beach, but I really enjoyed it. There is also Magens bay, its more popular and usually if it decides to rain it hits Magens, not Sapphire.  The tour guide told us Magens bay is more popular but can get very crowded. There was also really good snorkeling by the two reefs on either side of the beach.  One of my family members saw a turtle! Go to Sapphire, its beautiful. Just grab a taxi!  In St Thomas what we did was take a taxi/ tour ride. It was about $20-25 per person and a guy took us around and told us about the different things on the island then he dropped us at the beach of our choice and he picked us up 2 hours later and took us back!

In St Maarten I went to Orient Beach, located on the French side. Opposite end from Cruise dock. It was not crowded in the morning but the afternoon was much more crowded. It was a really nice beach, but it was crowded. What you could do is go straight to the beach in the morning and then leave once it starts to get busy.

Hope this somewhat helped, enjoy the two places they are so beautiful!

Answer 3

I was in St. Thomas and St. Marteen 3 weeks ago, and my parents just got back from St. Thomas last weekend.  You'll love Orient Beach in St. Marteen and Magen's Bay in St. Thomas (named a top 10 beach in the world).  I didn't make it to Orient but my parents did and the loved it.  I did go to Magen's and it was amazing.  The cab ride was $8 per person from the ship and they charge $3 per person to get into the park area.  It's worth the money, it wasn't crowded at all.  There wasn't anyone within 100 feet of us on either side.  The water was clean and crystal clear, and the palm trees hung out over the beach like something off of a post card.  I wish I could go back!

Hope that helps.  Enjoy your trip!!!

Answer 4

I went both places last May,  St. John and Magen's Bay are two of the top 10 beaches in the world. You have to pay to get to both of these beaches.  

St. Maarten's beaches are nice and free.  The Dutch side is the easiest to get to.  Take the water taxi across and hop onto the beach.

We opted to do some shopping and sigthseeing in St. Thomas and do the Beach in St. Maarten.  I loved both islands.  HOpe you have a great trip!