We recommend contacting the appropriate parties for updates and verification. Tickets can be purchased on the spot. Island tours and luncheon included in fee. For details, telephone Chantel or Edouard. Though Mullet Bay hotel on the Dutch side is temporarily closed, its 18-hole golf course is open to the public.
All diving is done from boats since most sites are some distance offshore.
To the north, Anse Marcel is a good choice, as is the neighboring island of Anguilla. Among dive sites on the Dutch side is Proselyte Reef, named for the British frigate, HMS Proselyte, which sank near Great Bay in 1801. The calm waters ringing the shallow reefs and tiny coves of St. Martin make it a snorkeler's heaven. Equipment can be rented at hotels and dive shops, with trips available to a shallow 15 ft. coral reef. Using harpoons is forbidden.