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Travel and Scuba Facts
Saba is located in the northeastern Caribbean, situated approximately
172 miles east of Puerto rico,
28 miles south of St. Maarten and 17 miles northwest of St. Eustatius.
 AIRPORT: |
(SAB) Juancho Yrausquin Airport - Go thru
St Martin (SXM) and
WinAir 011-599-5-54237 / fax 52002. Flying time is 15 minutes |
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| FERRY: |
2 of them. The Edge: 011-599-5-42503. Saba
C-transfer www.sabactransport.com
The trip takes 90 minutes. |
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| GETTING
AROUND: |
Taxi minivans, tours and car rentals are available. | ||
| HIGHEST
POINT: |
Mt Scenery 2,864 feet. Very nice hike to the top. | ||
| DEPARTURE
TAX: |
Approximately. US $8 / per person | ||
| ENTRY
DOCUMENTS: |
US and Canadian citizens require official proof of citizenship. Sab is a duty-free port with no customs. | ||
| TIME
ZONE: |
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| LANGUAGE: |
Dutch is the official language but english is widely spoken. | ||
| CURRENCY: |
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| SIZE
OF COUNTRY: |
5 square miles volcanic island | ||
| POPULATION: |
Approximately. 1,400 residents | ||
| ELECTRICITY: |
US standard 110 Volts AC, 60 cycles | ||
| AIR
TEMPERATURE: |
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| CLOTHING: |
Casual - bring sweater. Wearing a bathing suit in town is not appropriate. | ||
| EVENTS: |
Carnival is the last week of July & Saba Day is 1st weekend December. | ||
| WATER
TEMPERATURE: |
75 to 82 F | ||
| VISIBILITY: |
75 ( summer ) to 120 feet ( winter ) | ||
| RAINY
SEASON: |
42 inches / year | ||
| BEST
TIME/DIVE: |
May to October | ||
| KIND
OF DIVING: |
Wall, deep diving - pinnacles - seamounts. No wreck diving. | ||
| DECOMPRESSION: |
Fort Bay Saba | ||
| INOCULATIONS: |
None required | ||
| DRIVING
LICENSE: |
Not required | ||
| OTHER
ACTIVITIES: |
Hiking - Croquet | ||
| TOURISM
BOARD: |
US 800-722-2394/ fax 561-394-4294 in SAB/ Wilma Hassell 011-599-46-2231/ or 2322 fax 2350. Lor 561-394-8580 |
| RESERVATIONS
USA 800-544-7631 951-204-2987 Fax 951-279-0478 email: travel@scubavoyages.com |
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Dive Travel Services 595 Fairbanks St. Corona, CA 92879 USA |
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