Best beach for toddler and snorkeling - please help with advice

[EscaladeHybrid]

Hi guys, I am sure this question has been asked million times… but I am hoping I won’t take too much of your time for your recommendation. I will be visiting St.Maartin in Nov. 1 day while on my cruise. I visited Mullet Bay and Maho beach. Maho was awesome with airplanes landing, will never forget this. Mullet Bay was ok. This time I will be with my toddler, 20 months old and I was thinking a beach with calm waves if any and perhaps some snorkeling. What beach would you recommend for that? I like when the beach is wide, long with some palm trees… Thanks a lot.

[Medtech2]

http://www.sint-maarten.net/St-Maarten-Beaches/LeGalion.html

[EscaladeHybrid]

Thank you. Yea, I have been receiving great advices on other forums since this one seems so sleepy. But thank you for your suggestion as well. It seems like majority people recommend either Little Bay or Le Galion and I am really torn, cannot decide between the two.... When I youtube both, I am not crazy about either because they are so small.... But I guess if I am looking for snorkeling and some toddler time, I must go with either, just having hard time deciding whether Le Galion or Little Bay....

[EscaladeHybrid]

Hi guys, I am back and happy to report that at the end I did decide to visit Orient beach and I am so happy that I did!!! This is the exact ideal beach for me and my toddler. There were waves but not a big deal. My toddler was riding the waves with daddy. My toddler doesn’t have any interest in water and it was actually the only beach that she liked because of waves. The beach was nice and wide, the amount of people didn’t bother me at all because it was huge beach so lots of room to spread out. Saw 1 or 2 nudes, not a big deal. Highly recommend, this beach was the highlight of our trip!!! And I am so glad that we chose it at the end!!!! Thank you all for your input!!!

[LuCruise]

Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear you and your toddler such a good time. How strong were the waves? Would a child get pushed over if standing say, knee deep?

[EscaladeHybrid]

If depends how old is your child, my 2 year old would be pushed over for sure. a 6 year old probably not. towards the end of the day waves were harder, but nothing crazy if you float on the waves.

[Karysa]

Good info thanks for sharing. Many toddlers and small children would be afraid of such waves.

Glad to hear that you picked the right beach for your family.:)

[navybankerteacher]

Glad it worked out - also fortunate that your toddler had a good time with mild waves. Too often if only really calm water is experienced people have a fear of any surf and miss out on great swimming..