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FACTS ABOUT SABA

Population:

• approximately 1400 residents.

Language:

• Official Language : Dutch

• Spoken language : English

Arriving by plane

• There are daily direct flights to Saint Martin / Sint Maarten from North and South America (American Airlines, Continental, Delta, USAir, DCA, BWIA) or from Europe ( Air France, KLM).

• From St. Martin you fly WINAIR with their 17 seat twin Otter, it's a 15 minute flight from St Martin (5/6 daily flights).

Arriving by boat

• New! Boats now arrive from St Martin/St Maarten daily. "The EDGE" or “VOYAGER" depart from Simpson Bay or Philipsburg. Click here for schedules and prices.

• Crossing time is about 80 minutes

Weather

• DaytimeTemperature: 70° / 90° - Night : 60° / 80°

• Water temperature : 77° to 84°

• The easterly trade winds keep summer days cool and bug-free

Electricity :

• U.S. standard, 110 volts AC - 60 cycles

Water

• Water is an invaluable resource as it is provided only by the rain.

• Each home on Saba is equipped with a cistern to collect and store its own private supply of rain water. Please conserve water.

• Actually, all forms of water conservation prevail here in the islands. All Saban homes, hotels, and guest cottages obtain water for drinking and washing from cisterns that trap rainwater. You will be happy to know that, unlike many other popular tourism destinations, the tap water here is pure and delicious. There is also a double-filtration process in place at the Daphne.

Documents requested for immigration :

• A valid passport

Currency:

• Netherlands Antilles Guilder = Nafl

• US dollar is widely used USD 1,00 = NAFL 1,80 (fixed parity)

• Most items are priced in both Guilders and US Dollars.

Banks :

• Two banks: Barclay's and RBTT (Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago)

• ATM: Windwardside's RBTT branch now has Saba's only ATM (hurray!)

• Currency exchange or money withdrawal are available at both banks

• Credit cards are widely accepted.

Telephone

• To call Europe or other islands: dial 00 +country code +area code +number

• To be called from the States or Canada, your friends or family dial 011/599-416 and the last 4 digits of your phone number.

• From the rest of the world dial 00/599-416 then the last 4 digits of your Saba phone number.

Shops & Restaurants

• Saba's two best grocery stores are within a three minute walk

• 3 or 4 galleries and homes of local artists

• Some souvenir shops and local handicrafts are all in Windwardside and easy walking distance

• About 10 restaurants of different styles and cuisines. Half of them are a 2-5 minute walk from Daphne's Cottage.

The Activities

• Diverse hiking and walking excursions over a vast network of trails. Guides are available and happy to show and explain the wildlife and flora.

• World class scuba diving and snorkeling are available with three excellent dive shops (remember your c-card)

• Wide array of training courses for beginners and advanced students

• Rock climbing

• And ... remember to visit the island museum

Saba Trivia

• Sure, it's a big mountain with outrageous terrain. So much so, that the original King Kong movie from the 1930's used Saba's silhouette as the backdrop in the beginning for King Kong's "Skull Island" home.

• They even filmed some of King Kong's jungle scenes here on Saba (Umm, yeah, it took us 3 years of "living here" to find out that those references about King Kong's home had a good reason).

• Now, I can't confirm that actress Fay Wray or directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack actually stepped foot on Saba. But, I'm still asking around and trying to find out where they actually filmed those jungle scenes.

• I've also been told that film actress Lauren Bacall actually spent a weekend here and stayed in the cottage just a few years ago. Allegedly there's a picture somewhere documenting her visit to Saba but I've yet to lay eyes on it.