Golf
When here and needing to relax a good game of golf always seems to help. The Mullet Bay Golf Course is open from 6am till 5pm everyday. With 18 holes of pure enjoyment, a putting range, driving range and exclusive pro shop.

Tennis
Many of St. Maarten's resorts have tennis courts available for both day and night games. All are open to the public who make reservations in advance and pay an hourly fee.You can play on your own, or enjoy a game with the resort tennis pro. Lessons are also provided at many resorts so you can get started.........Tennis Anyone?

Hiking
The best way to really appreciate the island is by exploring on foot. You'll meet the local people, learn the customs and above all see the scenery, flora and fauna that you will never see from the main road. The deceptively small Dutch St. Maarten presents some interesting contrasts for the explorer. Wide beaches along the coast, full of sunbathers and watersurfers, seem a far cry from the quiet country roads and small towns of the hillsides. In the evening the hills of the interior become even more peaceful, while the glittering casinos and pulsing clubs of the coast just begin to come alive. Heading north from Philipsburg, visitors soon arrive at the Madam Estate area, site of the island's zoo. Governed by the St. Maarten Zoological and Botanical Garden, it features animals, birds and plants native to the Caribbean Basin and South America, including St. Kitts monkeys.

Northeast of the zoo are Dawn Beach and Oyster Pond, the first best known as a favored snorkeling and windsurfing beach. According to legend, Oyster Pond is the point where a Frenchman and Dutchman stood back to back and starting walking around the island in either direction, determining the present-day boundaries between Dutch and French St. Maarten. Oyster Bay remains divided between two governments, but the border is extremely informal--swimmers can cross back and forth between French and Dutch territory without even noticing! For a view and a taste of history, visitors can climb Mount Concordia, which rises along the border in the center of the island. In 1648, the treaty that divided the island was signed here, and Mount Concordia continues to serve as a proud symbol of St. Maarten's 350-year history of peaceful co-existence between the two cultures.

Horseback Riding
Several operators offer horseback riding excursions across the countryside of the interior and along the coast.

Some rides end on the beach, with both horses and riders wading out into the cool sea. Riders of all skill levels are welcome