Saba Town

You can hike to aptly named Mt. Scenery, the villages of Windwardside, St. Johns and The Bottom, to Bottom Hill, Buds Mountain, and the ‘round-the-island hike to Upper Hellsgate. The National Park features all vegetation belts from the desert-like dry scrub vegetation near the shoreline to the lush rainforest towards the top of Mt. Scenery. These can all be explored within a day’s hike. The Park also boasts some unique geological features such as an old sulfur mine and a hot spring, which heats sand rocks and a shallow pool at sea level to 80 Celsius. A complete exploration of the mine and the trip down to the hot spring are adventurous and require the services of a guide. The National Park area offers spectacular views of Green Island where Brown Noddies and Boobies breed. The lower slopes of the park are a prime area for watching seabirds, with Magnificent Frigatebirds chasing other seabirds and forcing them to release their prey, and dozens of Red-billed Tropicbirds returning to their nesting and roosting sites in the afternoon. With some 750-1,000 breeding pairs, Saba has the largest breeding colony of Red-billed tropicbirds in the Caribbean (and 12% of the global population)! While most stay-over visitors in Saba are SCUBA divers there is an increasing interest in combining land and sea activities. Apart from SCUBA diving, snorkeling and sea kayaking are highly recommended. Snorkellers have just as good a chance as SCUBA divers to see the endangered Hawksbill Turtle, Stingrays, Nurse Sharks, and Barracudas. And sea kayaking will give you an unrivalled view of Saba’s imposing volcanic formations, steep rocky shores, and seabird nesting sites.

If you wish to stay at a place that does justice to all the above consider staying at the brand new, ( August 2002) Ecolodge Saba Rendez-Vous. Not just a hotel: but a lifestyle. It is a place in full contact with nature that relieves stress and rejuvenates. Accommodation is in 12 comfortable but simple cabins scattered over terraced farmland, recovered through the efforts of volunteers by rainforest. Each cabin sleeps up to 4 persons. There are no phones or TV sets in the cabins, you'll have to make do with bird and tree frog sounds, and watch the stars at night. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, using organic homegrown vegetables as much as possible. Hiking, bird watching, snorkeling, diving, reading and relaxing will be among your daily routine. The cabins are built of recycled and eco-friendly materials and are equipped with solar panels, a solar shower and composting toiler, while only solar energy is used for lighting. Sounds exciting? 

Mt. Scenery for scenery

Saba Tide Pool

The world below