Saba Recommendations

[tridacna]

The plane is an unpressurised de Havilland Sea Otter which does not go anywhere near 12,000 feet. At least when I flew there. Gonna guess closer to 1,000 feet. I’d have no problem with flying after diving in that plane.

 

[tursiops]

The plane is an unpressurised de Havilland Sea Otter which does not go anywhere near 12,000 feet. At least when I flew there. Gonna guess closer to 1,000 feet. I’d have no problem with flying after diving in that plane.

The link provided earlier (an abstract from a DAN conference, no known publication of the material) said the flights from Saba to SXM are 1500-4000 ft.

Another report on the exact issue was in Alert Diver in Fall 2013, p58.

Alert Diver Fall 2013 Page 58

www.mydigitalpublication.com

 

[Spizeck]

Right now Sea Saba is the only game in town. It changed hands about a year ago, so be aware that any reviews older than one year may not be applicable.

Windwardside and the immediate area around it is where virtually all tourists stay. There are a few hotels and there are also a number of cottages available to rent if that is more to your liking. Check the listings on the Saba Tourism website for an up-to-date list. There are several good restaurants there and if you rent a cottage, you can do your own cooking if you want.

Taxis are readily available, but you may need to arrange your trips ahead of time as you can't just hail one. Hitch hiking is also a good option. We once got picked up by the island Governor!

Please keep in mind that Saba is a micro economy and things change. The tourism website is regularly updated, as is the Sea Saba website. You are correct that the shop is under new owners (my wife and I), as of May 2021. The older boats (Giant Stride and Sea Dragon) have been sold/retired and replaced by Northern Sky (2004), Shark Bait (2022) and Fin & Tonic (2023). We now also offer technical diving and training (TDI), support rebreathers, run dives to the Ghost Wreck on the Saba Bank and do Blackwater. Check us out! You may like the new energy

 

[scubadada]

Please keep in mind that Saba is a micro economy and things change. The tourism website is regularly updated, as is the Sea Saba website. You are correct that the shop is under new owners (my wife and I), as of May 2021. The older boats (Giant Stride and Sea Dragon) have been sold/retired and replaced by Northern Sky (2004), Shark Bait (2022) and Fin & Tonic (2023). We now also offer technical diving and training (TDI), support rebreathers, run dives to the Ghost Wreck on the Saba Bank and do Blackwater. Check us out! You may like the new energy

Thanks for the update. Saba is one of the Caribbean sites I have not been able to visit yet, hope to remedy that.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Is Saba affordable, yet?

 

[Spizeck]

Is Saba affordable, yet?

That depends on your definition. Shoot me a DM and I can answer more specific questions if you like.