Caribbean - a truly paradise island, which everyone dreams of going to. This is a natural reserve, shrouded in tropical greenery and turquoise sea water. But there is a place in this paradise that literally takes your breath away, and not at all because of the natural beauties. Maho Beach is the most unique and extreme place in the entire Caribbean zone. And all because it is here that huge air liners take off and land above the vacationers, sunbathing under the sun.
A bit of geography
Maho Beach is located on the island of Saint Martin. The island, in turn, is located on the territory of the self-governing state of Sint Maarten in the Netherlands. It is also worth noting that Saint Martin is located in the northeastern part of the Caribbean, where almost all the islands are incredibly small, but still inhabited. This area has a typical tropical climate - rainy and humid summers and dry hot winters. Islands likegreen peas, immersed in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Saint-Martin is only 87 square kilometers. However, due to the fact that this land is a remote province of the Netherlands, an airport was built here, which receives and releases dozens of flights every day. As you may have guessed, their path leads through the famous Maho Beach.
Saint Martin and its features
This tropical island itself is no different from the rest of the Caribbean. Like the landscapes here are typically heavenly, so is the way of life. Saint Martin has a huge number of hotels (of course, they are not adjacent to Maho Beach), both five-star and lower-category. Numerous bars, restaurants, dance floors and other tourist attractions are lined up here. Since the island is a state unit of the Netherlands, the official currency here is the euro.
However, in all establishments, prices are indicated both in European equivalent and in US dollars, which are accepted everywhere here. As for the language, they can understand you here in English. Spanish, Anlo-Creole, French and others are also widely spoken.
Tourist pilgrimage site
The world-famous Maho Beach is the main tourist attraction in Saint Martin. Close to the sandy strip adjoins the take-off leading to the airport of Princess Juliana. Oddly enough, but it was this feature that glorified the most ordinarytropical beach, of which there are hundreds in the world. Cargo and passenger planes fly over the swimming area at a height of 10-20 meters, almost hitting the heads of curious vacationers.
It turns out that sunbathing on a white stove or swimming in blue water, you can simultaneously examine in detail all the planes that the nearby airport accepts. Of course, reaching out to them with your hand will not work, but the impression that you can do this will certainly be created. By the way, Princess Juliana Airport is included in the list of the most dangerous airports in the world, as it is located in close proximity to the sea.
Arrangement and characteristics of the beach
As mentioned earlier, Maho Beach is the most ordinary tropical place, surrounded by palm trees on one side, and the sea on the other. But planes flying past him at a record low altitude made Maho a real social media star. Literally everyone who flies here to relax takes a selfie against the backdrop of a huge flying liner. Many people also shoot entire videos in which you can see the moment the plane approaches, it passes over three hundred sunbathing and lands on the airport runway. But since this miracle does not happen every ten minutes, but strictly on schedule, you can spend the rest of the time in nearby cafes and eateries. Here are the standard beach bars, where they offer cocktails, light snacks and, of course, unlimited tropical fruits.
Measuresprecautions
Many would probably think that this place is certainly unique and exciting, but not entirely safe. There is some truth in these words, but still, since the airport was opened on the island, there has not been a single victim among tourists. The only danger that awaits tourists on Maho Beach on the island of Saint Martin is the strong waves caused by the movement of aircraft. Therefore, before the liner approaches the shore, everyone is informed about this through the loudspeaker and the direct broadcast of the dialogue between the dispatcher and the pilot is switched on.
