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Little Bay Beach

Philipsburg, St. Maarten/St. Martin
Ranked #3 of 12 attractions in Philipsburg
4.5 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Type: Beaches
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San Diego, California
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

quieter and more private than in Big Bay where the cruise ships dock. More

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Curitiba, PR
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Beach sand not so white and thin as I imagined, but we really enjoyed the beach. More

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Mont Tremblant, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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Quiet and beautiful, needs to be reached by car. Water is very clean and clear. More

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Myrtle Beach, SC
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

This is one of the best beaches on the island. The veiw is great, the water is clear and calm, and there is no seaweed. Other beaches on the island are all beautiful too, but can be rough, breezy, and have a lot of seaweed. More

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Salem MA
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Little Bay Beach offers a nice long stretch of talc-soft sandy beach, relatively calm waters, and some great snorkeling right off the beach. We saw lionfish, reef squid, barracuda and many others. More

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Jacksonville, Florida
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Clean,quiet,beautiful warm water. Jet skis if you want to rent, platform to swim out to. More

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Estero, Florida
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

found it to be too rocky, messy, dirty looking. So many other beaches, but this is where our excursion "Best of St. Maarten" took us. Needless to say, we were disappointed. More

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Clearwater
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

We stayed at Divi Little Bay and loved the beach, very nice and quiet!! More

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Vista, CA
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

snorkel off Divi to the east and over to the "tiki hut" to see the sunken helicopter and tanker. i saw 2 lionfish in April - very cool (even though these are a destructive invasive species) More

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Syosset, New York
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

10 different species of fish in the rocks of the jetties More

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