A sandy beach with turquoise waves, red rocky cliffs to one side and white buildings visible along the coastline under a blue sky.

Cupecoy Beach

St Maarten, Sint Maarten

Plan your visit

Check local conditions before visiting, as this is an open beach with no facilities.

About this place

Cupecoy Beach is a coastal stretch on Sint Maarten characterised by sandstone cliffs, small coves, and natural sea caves along its shoreline.

Location

Find Cupecoy Beach

Cupecoy Beach lies on the western side of Sint Maarten, bordered by limestone cliffs and a series of small coves.

Coordinates: 18.0525° N · 63.1376° W

Nearby places

All of St Maarten

Other stops in St Maarten

Bell's Lookout Point sits on a hillside above Cole Bay on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten, with views down to Simpson Bay Lagoon, one of the largest lagoons in the Caribbean.

Divi Little Bay Beach Resort sits on a peninsula near Philipsburg on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten, beside a calm, sheltered beach quieter than many others on the island.

Attraction

Fort Amsterdam is a partly ruined 17th-century stone fortification on Sint Maarten, with antique cannons on site and views across Great Bay and Little Bay.

A lively beach on Simpson Bay, on St Martin's Dutch side, with calm water, beach bars and sun loungers to hire.

Location

The small beach at the end of Princess Juliana Airport's runway on St Martin, where landing jets pass low enough overhead to feel the roar.

Mullet Bay Beach is a wide white sand beach on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten. Planes pass at low altitude overhead on their approach to Princess Juliana International Airport.