Getting there - We had Jet Blue, Southwest, and American Airline flights available to St. Maarten (maybe more). We were able to go immediately from our flight into St. Maarten to our flight to Saba without much waiting. Once we had landed on St. Maarten, we went to WinAir and had them change to an earlier flight. We liked doing this because another diver had to wait until their bags came on the next flight due to weight restrictions on the Twin Otter. Be careful how much weight you are packing, look up the WinAir limits. As I said earlier, we loved the flight into the island. I would highly recommend this over the ferry. Sea Saba arranged for pickup from the airport, drop off to the airport and all transfers to the dive boat.
Diving - The diving is mostly pinnacle. There are dives that go to 110' where you are over much deeper parts. The best dives we did are Shark Shoal, Man O' War, and Twilight Zone. We had wanted to do Eye of the Needle but could not make it due to the current. The reef is volcanic so it is dark sand with 'newer' growth but very dense and interesting. The fish life is fantastic as they have setup preserves from the beginning. There is a dive, Ladder Bay where you can put your hands in volcanic sands that are warm to the touch. Also if you are interested in doing a night dive, schedule it with the dive company as soon as possible. Sea Saba goes twice a week typically. The dive boat takes about 15 minutes at most to get to any site and no matter what the winds, there are dives completely surrounding the island. The crew of Sea Saba was absolutely the best group I have dove with in 30 years, they went out of the way for you and made it a great experience. They also let you dive your profile. We had brought our younger daughter with us and they had no problem letting her dive with us on all dives. We really appreciated Sea Saba for this. Typically there are 3 dives per day that you can sign up for. We did 2 morning dives and then 1 night dive. You are picked up at your hotel, driven to the dive shop where you can make dinner/lunch reservations if needed and then to the boat and back. There seems to be always a 20-30 mph wind around the island. It does not affect the diving as they can chose to dive the other side of the island as necessary. Never saw more than 1-2 ft waves all week.
The Road - The road is a very neat part of Saba. It was thought to be impossible to build but was done anyway. It is hilly, winding and narrow. We enjoyed the ride. It is difficult to walk between towns.
Lodging/Living - You will stay in Windwardside. This town is about 800' up (not to worry when diving as DAN has studied). You will need transfers from the dive shop to the boat at Fort Bay. The dive shop will arrange all of this. Windwardside is the main 'living' area as this is where most of the restaurants and shops are. There is not a big selection of restaurants or shops though. There are real grocery stores where you can buy almost anything you could in the states. We did not do the breakfast option so we often ate at the bakery for breakfast. There were a couple of places we liked to eat at, Brigadoon had great food, Juliana's had good wings, and Sea Witch for pizza, beer and steak. There were some other places that we did not go to but are supposed to be really good. There is also a good hardware store if needed. You do not need to worry about A/C as we left our windows open during the night. It stays very cool and breezy through the night, almost cold. We were there in early July. You are in a rainforest so there is a constant chatter of critter/insects during the night. All water on the island is rainwater. You can drink it but we were conscientious not to waste it. If you look at all of the buildings, you will see the drains going to a cistern. The wife is telling me that it is a Monday night slide show at Brigadoon's. It is worth seeing if you can.
Eco Tourism - Of course you have the climb up Mt. Scenery. Keep in mind your diving schedule for deco concerns. We did a non dive day for Mt. Scenery and shopping. There are numerous hikes around the island that we did not do. Some of them are recommended that you have a guide due to the terrain. The island eco life was unbelievable. We highly recommend Sea Saba but Saba in general is worth the trip regardless. Give Lyn a call-she will answer ALL of your questions.
You can look up older posts.....We love Saba...we will be back to see the new beach.
I will post some pics in my gallery of Saba diving and you can look You Tube for BranchScuba to see our Saba video. It is low quality and LOOOONG but it is all of our dives except the night dive.