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Sea Saba/rented a house: "Unspoiled Queen lives up to its name!", Dec, 2023, by Rick Feinleib , VA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 12871 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Saba is a remarkably charming island! Unlike most islands, most everyone lives above 300m elevation, instead of around the edges on the sea. There are under 2000 permanent residents, no chain hotels or restaurants, 1 main road, and currently 1 dive operator. There are 3 hotels on Saba with a 4th being rebuilt, all with under 30 rooms, and a couple small cottage rental outfits. If traveling with a family or close friends, there are around a dozen or so houses available for vacation rentals perched 400m above the sea on the side of the volcano. We stayed very comfortably in the latter category and were very pleased. There are 3 or 4 very good restaurants on the island, plus a few casual eateries that were absolutely fine. I know of 2 groceries in each of Windwardside and The Bottom. Be mindf ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sea Saba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Coz, Bahamas, LilCayman, GBR, Galapagos, Okinawa, Culebra, San Andres, Belize, Fla Keys, Croatia
Closest Airport	SXM, SAB	Getting There	Fly to SXM, then choice of 2-hr ferry to Saba harbor or 15min flight to SAB -- the shortest commercial runway in the world!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-45 M / 98-148 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Must stay within sight of DM
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Lidded rinse bins onboard dive boats and some table space ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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By Robert (Dean) McCurdy in AB, CA at Dec 05, 2024 10:25 EST

Thanks for the details regarding Man O'War Shoals. I have noted in my dive book as a recommended site to request when there in Feb 2025

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/rented a house in Saba

Sea Saba/rented a house: "Unspoiled Queen lives up to its name!", Dec, 2023,

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/rented a house in
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