Tintamarre

Tintamarre Island (also known as Île Tintamarre) is a small, uninhabited island located about 3 km off the northeast coast of Saint-Martin in the French Caribbean.

🏝️ Tintamarre is most known for:

🌊 Pristine Beaches & Turquoise Water

• Beautiful, unspoiled white sand beaches

• Ideal for relaxing, swimming, and snorkeling

🐢 Incredible Snorkeling with Sea Turtles

• It’s famous for sea turtle sightings, especially green and hawksbill turtles

• Also home to colorful tropical fish and coral formations

🛥️ Popular Day Trip Stop for Charter Boats

• A regular stop for private sailing tours and catamaran cruises from St. Martin

• Offers a wild, natural contrast to the developed main island

🦎 Nature & Wildlife

• A protected nature reserve, part of the French Marine Park

• No infrastructure—just raw beauty and occasional iguanas or seabirds

✈️ Fascinating Aviation History

• From 1946–1950, it had a short-lived airstrip and was the base of the now-defunct airline Compagnie Aérienne Antillaise

• You can still see remains of the old airplane hangar—a quirky twist for explorers