Top Things to Do in Saba

Top Things to Do in Saba, Windwardside, Netherlands

Saba is a Dutch island in the Caribbean Sea. Only five square miles with a population of 2,000, this small island is known as the Unspoiled Queen. With little commercialization and no cruise ships, Saba is a tropical paradise! Saba was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 but he did not consider the mountainous landscape important enough to colonize. From its discovery until 1816, Saba changed hands many times…from the Spanish, to the French, and to the Dutch who took final possession. The island includes four small settlements, the world’s shortest commercial runway (1,200 feet), the tallest mountain in the Netherlands which is the potentially active volcano Mt. Scenery, and world class SCUBA diving.

Our first view of Saba was from Winair’s 30 seat propeller plane. We sat in the first row for our 15-minute flight from St. Maarten to Saba. Little did we know that we were flying into such a short runway until we looked through cockpit windows! To us, our island adventure started before we landed!! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Top Things to Do in Saba
Guide Location: Netherlands » Windwardside
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
Read it on Author's Website: https://etbtravelphotography.com/2019/04/11/top-things-to-do-in-saba/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Juliana’s Hotel
  • Tropics Café
  • The Bottom Bean Coffee
  • Juliana’s Tropics Café
  • Saba Snack
  • Long Haul
  • Brigadoon
  • Hideaway
  • Chez Bubba Bistro
  • Bizzy B
  • trail shop
  • tide pools
  • Sulphur mine
  • The Dutch Museum
  • Harry L Johnson Museum