As a beach enthusiast, the perspective of Saba tourism with no beaches put this island on the bottom of my holiday list. However, over time the prospect of spotting humpback whales, walking around spectacular house villages, as well as interacting along with local people who have got a perpetual humorous disposition ultimately led us to spend four days on the tiny but full of joy island of Saba.
Getting to Saba you have to take a flight out of Miami to Dutch St. Maarten, then taking a small plane to Saba. You might get a chance to enjoy landing on one of the smallest airstrip all over the world.
The outlook of Saba from St. Maarten was of a immense, cloudy mountainous island in the near distance. As soon as the aircraft approached the island, the clouds appeared to lift, and ahead of us was a immense green mountain with a halo of white clouds over head. This lush huge mountain appeared to have got no opening for a airstrip, and on the coast, another amazing site - Not a Beach to be Found!
Stepping foot on Saba at the airport was great. There're only three kinds of transport on Saba, hitch hiking, taxis and car rental. It is one of the few places in the world where hitch hiking is completely approved. There're around ten miles of concrete roads that are secured to the mountainside with stone walls, and we passed many hitch hikers. Saba appears known as a nature, and eco-tourist destination, along with a lot of hiking trails, as well as over 25 excellent diving sites.
I love the elegance of Saba. Itis just 5 square miles, and the only road on the island is aptly named "The Road." There're four mountainside villages, and accurately ten feet of concrete path surrounding the entire island.
The locals of any island put aside, and on Saba the local people are very happy. They stay in quaint, colorful spectacular houses, along with so neat, clean gardens.
When you talk with the local people, you know they appear well read, and many have traveled extensively. They wish to say about their own islands history, world history, contemporary events, nature, and fishing. Right after they meet you, they are also inquisitive about your culture, and points of view on life. They are fond of the fact their island is basically unknown in the Caribbean map, and the low tourism rates hold the island in pristine shape. While they are favorable to traveller, they do not fancy to see their island become a commercialized enterprise.
We hired at a small ging on the Windward side of the island. This was the nice location, and was within a few minutes walk to some of the great restaurants on the island, a appealing spa, hiking paths, and a museum. Our Saba was far more than my expectation, and offered a most spectacular ocean panorama. ging
When I climbed to Mount Scenery, the maximum point at 2,854 feet, I don't know I was omitting my humpback whale sighting chance. Signs along the stone step path way show the different types of plants for example elephant ears, orchids, begonias, palms and other tropical plants.
At first I am not so thirsty with the Saba tourism. Now I can not avoid being addicted to great things here. You don't believe? Try out!