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Animal KingdomSt. Maarten Park, a safari reserve inhabited by more than 500 animals from 80 different species from the Caribbean basin and Amazon rainforest, is the largest park of its kind in the Caribbean. This unique zoological, botanical and floral garden features impressive exhibits like a reptile house, the Squirrel Monkey Island, a walk-through aviary, and a nocturnal exhibit. Other activities include zookeeper talks, feedings, one-on-one encounters with animals, face-painting competitions, puppet shows, clown acts, treasure hunts, and more. Hip HotNot exactly a club and not exactly a restaurant, Bliss is an experience. Its casual tropic chic ambiance with palm trees and private cabanas provides the perfect spot to enjoy one of the designer "Blisstinis" or fresh oysters swimming in vodka shot glasses, and also entices visitors hit the dance floor or heated pool. Something is always happening here, from free massages for the ladies on Wednesdays to two-for-one happy hours on Thursdays. There's also a boutique here in case you want to change into something more, well, stylish. Seek and Find
If you're looking to buy anything from a cool shirt to hot sauce, you'll find it all at the waterfront market in Marigot. Shopping here can be an all-day adventure. Anguilla fishermen arrive early in the morning on colorful boats to clean fish and sell them on the shore. Artists set up stands to sell their paintings and craftsmen work with regional materials to build beautiful boxes with inlaid artwork. There are also several jewelry stands where you can buy locally produced silver and garnet, plus many other shops selling trinkets, hats, sarongs, spices, fruits and more. Located beneath Fort Saint Louis, in front of the new West Indies Mall. Fly AwaySee more than 100 species of butterflies—and feel them fluttering all around you—at St. Maarten's brand-new Butterfly Farm! Exotic and rare species, including the Central American postman, Malaysian malachite, and Brazilian blue morpho, fly through a calming bamboo forest with waterfalls, ponds, and soft classical music. Arrive early to witness butterflies emerging from their pupa and take a 25-minute tour which follows the typical life cycle from egg to caterpillar and on to adulthood. Take home some memoirs from paradise—their shop sells butterfly earrings, wind chimes, pewter figurines, fridge magnets and framed mounted sets. Pic-ture ThisLocated 1,492 feet above sea level on the center of a hill chain, Pic Paradis or Paradise Peak is the island's highest point. You can hike or drive your way up there, but the road is bumpy and you'll need a four-wheel drive if you choose to drive. Once you're up there, you'll find two observation areas to enjoy breathtaking views of the Caribbean rainforest composed of ancient mango and guavaberry trees and hundreds of species of other tropical trees and plants. Get there from Friar’s Bay Beach. Hit the Loterie
Originally a sugar plantation, the century-plus-old Loterie Farm is now a spectacular sanctuary. This peaceful retreat preserves the island's last remaining virgin rainforest and contains thousands of plant species including mahogany, soursop, mango, and papaw. Relax with the sound of streams and cascades as iguanas, parrots, hummingbirds, and monkeys run wild. You can also pretend you're Tarzan or Jane at "The Fly Zone," an adventure park with a canopy of ziplines and rope courses suspended 35 to 75 feet in the air. From here you can also hike your way to the top of Pic Paradis (see above). Explore it on your own or take a guided tour. Yummy BlossomEnter the tiny cottage of L'Hibiscus and encounter a world of immense pleasure and "island-perfumed" cuisine. The seductive aromas of the French-Creole dishes fill the air, enticing your palate to an unforgettable culinary adventure. They will start you off with a chicken-breadfruit cream amuses bouche, and then you can move on to mouthwatering appetizers like the blue crab and tomato tartare. For main course, try the lobster and mashed sweet potatoes or roasted duck breast with mango pulp. And don't leave without trying one of the amazing desserts, which include an assortment of five crème brulées—vanilla, coffee, mint, banana and rose. Click here for more information. Gaga for SpigaThis may be the best Italian restaurant on the island, if not on the entire Caribbean. Set in a 1914 Creole home with only ten tables, Spiga offers freshly prepared dishes made with high quality ingredients, many flown in directly from Italy. You'll taste "la differenza" in menu items such as the insalata caprese (mozzarella di bufala, basil and tomato), homemade gnocchi in a Gorgonzola sauce, balsamic-glazed New Zealand rack of lamb and the most exquisite tiramisu. Give in
Let yourself be led into temptation! Considered the finest restaurant on the island, at Temptation people can't help but indulge in the sophisticated and unusual dishes. Owner/chef Dino Jagtiani’s innovative Caribbean cuisine includes seared foie gras "PB&J" (roasted peanut sauce and Port-fig jelly) and sea scallops in vanilla sauce with Italian sausage and curried lentils. Even the strictest dieters are sure to give in, especially when offered the sinfully delicious desserts like the McDino, Granny Smith apple tempura with honey-thyme ice cream and caramel sauce. |
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