Guide to SABA! (20 things to do in the Caribbean's smallest island)
We're visiting Saba island in the Dutch Caribbean! We're showing you the best things to do on the island in our vlog & travel guide which includes a hike to Mt. Scenery (the tallest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands), shots of the world's shortest airplane runway, and plenty of beautiful (and challenging!) hikes!
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1. Take the Makana Ferry from St. Maarten to Saba - popular as a day trip because it only takes about an hour and is a gorgeous ride!
2. Take a ride through Saba island. It's as scary as it is beautiful!
3. Try some local cuisine at one of the few restaurants! (We went to Saba Snack!)
4. Hike to Mt. Scenery, the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands!
5. Want a workout? Hike the Elfin Forest trail!
6. Try to see if you can catch a ride by hitchhiking which is allegedly a popular thing to do on the island!
7. Hike down to the see incredible coastlines and old Sulphur Mines (or plan a tour to see the inside of them!)
8. Hike up, down, and along the edge of the volcano on the All Too Far trail!
9. Shop locally grown produce to support local farmers in Windwardside on Wednesdays!
10. Want an easier trail than Mt. Scenery, but a similar vantage point? Check out the Mas'Cohones Trail!
11. Support more local businesses by shopping the local eats section at the two grocery markets in Windwardside! (They're SO good!!!)
12. Hike the Bottom Mountain Trail to cross between Windwardside and The Bottom
13. Explore to capital of Saba, The Bottom!
14. Chat with some of the locals - they are extremely friendly and are filled with history and stories about the island!
15. Visit the Major Osmar R. Simmons Museum to learn about the history of Saba! (And donations are greatly appreciated by the owner to support their family museum! :D)
16. Hike the historic Ladder to get down to the ocean!
17. Hike the Spring Bay Trail (I misspoke and called it the Sandy Bay Trail in the video)
18. Continue onward to the Saba Heritage Trail to see the oldest ruins on the island!
19. See the coolest landscape at the Tide Pool Trail!
20. Interested in aviation? Watch planes take off and land at the shortest airplane runway in the world!
BONUS: Visiting during the holidays? try to catch the New Years Fireworks Show! It's located at the airport and a full half-hour long!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 How to get from St. Maarten to Saba by Ferry
1:23 The scary taxi ride!
3:35 Saba Snack
5:09 Tour of the most AMAZING Airbnb!
9:18 Hiking Mt. Scenery
11:15 Elfin Forest Trail
13:23 The Hitchhiking Fail
14:34 Sulphur Mines
16:02 All Too Far
17:36 Food Truck, Mas'Cohones, & Fireworks!
19:31 More local eats! :)
21:51 The Bottom
25:26 The Ladder
26:54 Spring Bay & Saba Heritage Trails
27:52 Thanks for watching! Subscribe for more adventures! :D
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Top5 Recommended Hotels in Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean
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Top5 Recommended Hotels in Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean: 1. Queen's Gardens Resort & Spa ****
2. The Cottage Club Hotel
3. Selera Dunia Boutique Hotel ***
4. Scout's Place Hotel **
5. El Momo Cottages **
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1. Troy Hill Drive 1, Saba N.A Dutch West Indies, Price range: $210 - $318
The Queen’s Gardens Resort & Spa is Saba’s leading luxury resort and is an upscale, casually chic, yet elegant hotel, with magnificent vistas of the rain forest, the mountains and the Sapphire blue Caribbean Sea. The resort features 12 spacious and elegant suites, each occupying a complete floor of a guest building. Most suites have a panoramic view of the area and feature a private Jacuzzi with a stunning view over the Caribbean Sea or the Saba Rain forest.
2. Gray Bush Street, Windwardside, Bonaire St. Eustatius and Saba, Price range: $136 - $158
Offering free WiFi throughout the property, a sun terrace with a swimming pool, shared lounge and garden, The Cottage Club Hotel is located in Windwardside. Private parking can be arranged at an extra charge.
3. Windwardside, oooo00 Windwardside, Bonaire St. Eustatius and Saba, Price range: $140 - $157
Located on the small island of Saba, Selera Dunia Boutique Hotel offers a peaceful garden and charming rooms with stunning mountain views. Each spacious room has free Wi-Fi and cable TV.
4. Fort Street 9, Saba Island, Windwardside, Bonaire St. Eustatius and Saba, Price range: $133 - $156
Located in Windwardside, Scout's Place Hotel provides a terrace. All rooms feature a TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The inn has an outdoor swimming pool and garden views, and guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant or a drink at the bar.
5. Booby Hill number 3, Windwardside, Bonaire St. Eustatius and Saba, Price range: $101 - $106
El Momo Cottages is located on Booby Hill and is just a 5-minute walk to Windwardside village. This low budget eco minded accommodations offer small wooden cottages on a steep hill side surrounded by rain forest and with panoramic ocean views.
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SABA Island ~ Epic Caribbean Travels at its BEST ~ WeBeYachting.com
This video is of our epic day on the Island of SABA. We board the 9h00 hight speed ferry with flat calm weather. Spend the day visiting and returned to Sint Maarten on the 15h30 ferry.
I would like to extend a special thanks to our awesome guide & driver Mr. George (Who is also the owner of the Midway Bar). Cheers!
Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially public body) of the Netherlands.[4] It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery. Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).[1] Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
AIRPORT: In 1963, Saba residents built the Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. This 400-metre (1,300 ft) landing strip is reputed to be the shortest commercial runway in the world, and is restricted. Only trained pilots flying small STOL airliners, such as the Twin Otter and the Britten-Norman Islander may land there, as well as helicopters. Consistent air service from Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius is available through Winair.
Destinations in this video: SABA
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YACHTING LIFE IS EITHER AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE OR NOTHING AT ALL
Filmed by Annie & Captain Eric Bergeron
Edited on Final Cut Pro X on Mac
Camera: 100% GoPro Hero4, GoPro Black Hero3+, Nikon S9900, DJI Phantom
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SABA Island ~ Ladder Bay ~ Epic UAV Drone ~ Caribbean Travels at its BEST ~ WeBeYachting.com
Ladder Bay is an anchorage on the leeward side of Saba Island. It sits directly under the 800 steps to the old Customs House perched precariously on the lip of a cliff overlooking the bay and is locally known as The Ladder. Prior to the opening of the road down to Fort Bay, this was the primary point of entry for supplies to the island.
I would like to extend a special thanks to our awesome guide & driver Mr. George Wilson (Who is also the owner of the Midway Bar which is a must stop during your visit). If you wish to contact him his phone numbers are as follows home: +1-599-416-3367 & mobile: +1-599-416-6103
Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially public body) of the Netherlands.[4] It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery. Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).[1] Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
AIRPORT: In 1963, Saba residents built the Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. This 400-metre (1,300 ft) landing strip is reputed to be the shortest commercial runway in the world, and is restricted. Only trained pilots flying small STOL airliners, such as the Twin Otter and the Britten-Norman Islander may land there, as well as helicopters. Consistent air service from Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius is available through Winair.
Destinations in this video: Saba Island, Caribbean
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YACHTING LIFE IS EITHER AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE OR NOTHING AT ALL
Filmed by Annie & Captain Eric Bergeron
Edited on Final Cut Pro X on Mac
Camera: DJI Osmo, Nikon S9900, Phantom, GoPro 4 Black & DJI Inspire 1
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Saba: the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands | #shorts #saba #dutchcaribbean #caribbean
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Rising dramatically from the depths of the Caribbean Sea is the stunning volcanic island of Saba. The small Dutch Caribbean Island is often called the “unspoiled queen” due to its pristine natural beauty. Visitors will discover a place where high-adrenaline scuba diving adventures and challenging nature hikes are balanced with plenty of opportunity for peace and quiet in a tranquil tropical setting.
In 1816, Saba became a possession of the Netherland Antilles. In 2010, Saba, along with St. Eustatius and Bonaire, joined the special municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The known history of the island began about 1175 B.C. with its first settlers, the Ciboney Indians, settling near present-day Fort Bay. The next arrivals were the Arawak Indians who migrated from South America around A.D. 800. In 1493, Columbus sailed past Saba but did not attempt to land due to the treacherous volcanic coastline. It was 1632 before the first Europeans made an unexpected landing when they were shipwrecked and forced to take refuge on the island. The first attempt to settle the island occurred in 1640 when the Dutch West Indies Company located on St. Eustatius brought people over to colonize the island. Unfortunately, the infamous British pirate, Henry Morgan, had different plans. Due to the constant conflict between Britain and the Netherlands, Morgan chased the Dutch settlers off the island. Skirmishes continued over the next 200 years as ownership of the island bounced among the Dutch, Spanish, French and English. During this time, Saba’s first village, The Bottom, was established.
Saba became a haven for pirates for many years; when piracy was curtailed, people of Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish and African descent inhabiting the island eased into a calmer existence. As the men became sailors and fishermen, the women crafted delicate lace known as Spanish Work. Today, boutiques throughout the island sell this exquisite handmade lace, now called Saba lace, to its many visitors.
Agriculture also grew as locals began to cultivate the rich, volcanic soil. The island continued to progress as churches opened their doors in 1829, creating schools to educate the children. With the eventual construction of Saba’s only road, airport and pier, the island was opened to tourism in the late 1980s.
Windwardside is the second largest town on the island of Saba, aptly named for being on the windward side of the island.
The first permanent European settlements on Saba began in the 1640s. By the 1860s, Windwardside was one of 7 main districts, with The Bottom, St. John's, Booby Hill, Hell's Gate, Mary's Point (Palmetto Point), and Middle Island. The Windwardside district had its own elected head, as did the other districts. In 1860, the St. Paul's Conversion Church, Saba was built on the grounds of the former quarantine station in Windwardside.
Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands. Its lava dome forms the summit of the Saba island stratovolcano. At an elevation of 887 m (2,910 ft), it is the highest point in both the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and, since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, the highest point in the Netherlands proper.
The Saba volcano is potentially dangerous. It is currently classified dormant, which means it is an active volcano that is not erupting now, but could erupt in the future. The last eruption was in or around the year 1640 which included explosions and pyroclastic flows. The most recent major eruption was at least 5,000 years ago. According to the U.S. Global Volcanism Program, Saba's volcano is the northernmost active volcano in the Caribbean.
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Statia is a Dutch island in the Leewards. It's volcanic, the dormant volcano is called the Quill.
Flossie's Cottage on Saba part of Juliana's Hotel
Flossie's, a traditional Saban Cottage and part of Juliana's Hotel on Saba.
It's approximately 100 years old and in excellent condition. Flossie’s Cottage has a fully equipped kitchen and dining room. The living room doors open to a side porch and a spectacular view of the mountain. This cottage has two bedrooms, one of the bedroom has two twin (single) size beds that may be joined together to form a king-sized bed, and the master bedroom has a queen size bed.
Behind the cottage is a six person Jacuzzi surrounded by a large deck for reading, sunbathing or entertaining newfound friends with an evening BBQ.
The cottage is a single story, timber-framed construction built on a stone foundation with gorgeous hard wood floors; it has an old stone and brick hearth (cooking oven), which is now used as a mantle in one of its two bedrooms. The cottage is painted in traditional Saban colors; red roof, white shingle siding and green shutters, timeless pictures reflecting the history of Saba adorn the walls adding to its historical feel.
Saba Island Properties - Albert & Michael - Saba - Your Caribbean Island Home
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The Caribbean Island of SABA! E83
In this episode onboard our Leopard 45 sailing catamaran, we spend a day with our friends, Ted and Catherine from SV Lucky on the Spirit of St. Martin watching the annual Heineken Regatta races. Then we got lucky with the weather and sailed to Saba, a passage that everyone told us not to bother with. There's no place to anchor, no beaches, and it's too rolly. Don't bother! they said.
Well, we are so happy that we didn't listen to everybody. We saw a weather window and took it, hoping to be fortunate enough to snag one of the four mooring balls on the west side of this magnificent Caribbean island. There's room for about four sailboats on the south side near the harbor, but that was completely full when we got there. Our Plan B was to keep sailing to St. Eustatius (Statia). Luckily, Plan A worked out for us.
Saba is a fabulous little island. With a general population of just 1500 people and some of the best hiking and views we've ever seen, it's truly a hidden gem.
We also feature new music from two of our favorite Blues musicians, Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, on their Blood Brothers CD.
Thanks for watching and happy sailing!
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Saba - Caribbean Netherlands - eine Perle der Karibik - Auswandererziele
Bitte den Kanal abonnieren - Eine der schönsten und sichersten Inseln der Karibik, einzigartig. Ein Paradies für Taucher und Naturfreunde.
One of the most beautiful carribean Islands. A divers Paradise, Great place for nature lovers. Saba ist die kleinste bewohnte Insel der ehemaligen Niederländischen Antillen. Seit dem 10. Oktober 2010 ist sie zusammen mit ihrer unbewohnten Nebeninsel Green Island eine Besondere Gemeinde (bijzondere gemeente) der Niederlande in der östlichen Karibik.
Die genaue Bedeutung des Namens Saba ist nicht geklärt. Weit verbreitet ist die Annahme, dass sich der Name Saba aus dem karibischen Wort siba für „Felsen“ herleitet.Saba liegt südwestlich von St. Martin und nordwestlich von Sint Eustatius und gehört zu den Inseln über dem Winde. Saba ist eine der sogenannten SSS-Inseln.
Die 13 Quadratkilometer große Insel ist fast rund, misst 4,5 Kilometer im Durchmesser und wird von Steilküsten umsäumt; natürliche Strände gibt es nicht. Etwa 250 Meter nördlich von Saba liegt die unbewohnte, felsige Insel Green Island, die mit tropischen Pflanzen bewachsen ist.
Saba ist geologisch sehr jung, die Insel entstand erst während der letzten 500.000 Jahre durch vulkanische Aktivität als Folge von Subduktionsprozessen am Inselbogen der Kleinen Antillen. Der größte Teil der Insel wird von dem ruhenden Vulkan Mount Scenery eingenommen, der einen vor etwa 100.000 Jahren entstandenen Einsturzkessel ausfüllt. Sein höchster Gipfel erreicht 877 Meter (nach anderen Angaben 887 Meter) und ist damit die höchste Erhebung des Königreichs der Niederlande. Der jüngste Vulkanausbruch auf Saba wird ungefähr auf das Jahr 1640 datiert, kurz bevor europäische Siedler sich auf der Insel niederließen. Saba hat etwa 2000 Einwohner. Eigentlich ist die offizielle Landessprache Niederländisch, jedoch herrscht Englisch sowohl als Umgangs- wie auch als Schul- und Amtssprache vor. Knapp zehn Prozent der Bevölkerung sprechen Spanisch und nur knapp fünf Prozent Niederländisch als Erstsprache. Im Jahr 1632 landete eine Gruppe englischer Schiffbrüchiger auf Saba und fand die Insel unbewohnt vor, sie waren wahrscheinlich die ersten europäischen Bewohner Sabas. Im Jahr 1635 verirrte sich ein Franzose auf die Insel und annektierte sie im Namen Ludwig XIII.
Im Jahr 1640 schließlich wurde Saba durch die Niederländische Westindien-Kompanie (WIC) kolonialisiert, im Laufe der nächsten Jahrhunderte wechselte der Besitz jedoch häufig zwischen den Niederlanden, Großbritannien, Frankreich und Spanien. Erst 1816 ging Saba endgültig in den Besitz der Niederlande über. Bis in die 1990er Jahre hinein leistete der „Führerscheintourismus“ einen erheblichen Beitrag zur sabanischen Wirtschaft. Pro Woche reisten etwa 60 Niederländer nach Saba, um dort ihren Führerschein zu erwerben, was auf der kleinen Insel mit nur einer echten Straße und ohne Ampeln innerhalb weniger Tage und erheblich einfacher als in den Niederlanden möglich war. Die Bewohner Sabas setzten durch diese Art des Tourismus etwa 500.000 Gulden pro Jahr um. Diese Praxis wurde schließlich 1993 durch die niederländische Regierung verboten. Saba verfügt über einen kleinen Flughafen, den Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (IATA-Code SAB), der Anfang der 1960er Jahre auf der einzigen größeren Ebene der Insel erbaut wurde. Der Flughafen wurde nach dem Minister für Finanzen und Soziales benannt, der die finanzielle Unterstützung der Regierung zum Bau des Flughafens zugesichert hatte. Die mit 400 Metern extrem kurze Start- und Landebahn des Flughafens gilt als eine der kürzesten kommerziell genutzten Runways der Welt, sodass eine Landung auf Saba für die Passagiere ein besonderes Erlebnis bedeutet. Die karibische Fluggesellschaft Windward Islands Airways (Winair) fliegt Saba regelmäßig von den Nachbarinseln Sint Maarten und Sint Eustatius aus an.
Der 1972 eröffnete Hafen Leo A. Chance Pier (benannt nach einem Minister der Regierung der Niederländischen Antillen, der für die Finanzierung gesorgt hatte) in der Fort Bay hat eine regelmäßige Fährverbindung mit der Nachbarinsel Sint Maarten und bietet Ankerplätze für Segel- und Motorboote. Seit 2010 wird das von der Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger ausgemusterte Tochterboot Erika von der dortigen, noch recht jungen Seenotrettungsorganisation Saba Sea Rescue an der oft stürmischen Südküste eingesetzt.
Die 1980 eingerichtete Saba Marine Park Hyperbaric Facility stellt mit einer Dekompressionskammer für vier Personen auch für die umliegenden karibischen Inseln eine medizinische Notversorgung bei Tauchunfällen bereit. Quelle Wikipedia
Caraïbes! L'île de Bonaire! 1 jour sur une plage magnifique lors d'une escale de croisière
Début février 2022, nous nous sommes envolés pour la République Dominicaine pour passer deux semaines de vacances à bord du bateau de croisière Costa Deliziosa. C'était une croisière de deux semaines dans les Caraïbes, au cours de laquelle nous avons découvert les îles suivantes : Bonaire, Aruba, Curaçao, Catalina, Grenade, Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie et Antigua.
Cette vidéo est consacrée à la visite de la première île néerlandaise appelée Bonaire, située dans la partie sud des Caraïbes, non loin du Venezuela.
Il y a un arrêt de bateau-taxi près du port et nous avons décidé de ne pas faire d'excursion en bateau et de nous rendre seuls à la plus belle plage de la petite île de Klein Bonaire. C'était une île exceptionnellement belle et sauvage avec une plage fantastique : sable blanc très fin, eau turquoise et cristalline, dans laquelle nageaient des poissons colorés parmi les récifs coralliens.
Nous recommandons cette merveilleuse île Klein Bonaire à tous ceux qui arrivent sur l'île de Bonaire.
#croisiere #caraibes #bonaire
The Museum Grounds Windwardside - Saba Dutch Caribbean
The Harry L. Johnson museum grounds in Windwardside - Saba.
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Driving On Saba, Dutch Caribbean
A beautiful, short drive to Windwardside Saba.
Verhuisd naar Saba - Vlog 2. Watertrappelen op de mooiste plekken
In dit avontuur nemen Robin en ik je mee naar de onderwaterwereld van Saba. Daarnaast gaan we ook bbq'en in een van de mooiste huizen van Saba. Het Haiku house!
Saba: the unspoiled queen of the Caribbean | Caribbean islands | 4K60fps | nomadraul
Rising dramatically from the depths of the Caribbean Sea is the stunning volcanic island of Saba. The small Dutch Caribbean Island is often called the “unspoiled queen” due to its pristine natural beauty. Visitors will discover a place where high-adrenaline scuba diving adventures and challenging nature hikes are balanced with plenty of opportunity for peace and quiet in a tranquil tropical setting.
In 1816, Saba became a possession of the Netherland Antilles. In 2010, Saba, along with St. Eustatius and Bonaire, joined the special municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The known history of the island began about 1175 B.C. with its first settlers, the Ciboney Indians, settling near present-day Fort Bay. The next arrivals were the Arawak Indians who migrated from South America around A.D. 800. In 1493, Columbus sailed past Saba but did not attempt to land due to the treacherous volcanic coastline. It was 1632 before the first Europeans made an unexpected landing when they were shipwrecked and forced to take refuge on the island. The first attempt to settle the island occurred in 1640 when the Dutch West Indies Company located on St. Eustatius brought people over to colonize the island. Unfortunately, the infamous British pirate, Henry Morgan, had different plans. Due to the constant conflict between Britain and the Netherlands, Morgan chased the Dutch settlers off the island. Skirmishes continued over the next 200 years as ownership of the island bounced among the Dutch, Spanish, French and English. During this time, Saba’s first village, The Bottom, was established.
Saba became a haven for pirates for many years; when piracy was curtailed, people of Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish and African descent inhabiting the island eased into a calmer existence. As the men became sailors and fishermen, the women crafted delicate lace known as Spanish Work. Today, boutiques throughout the island sell this exquisite handmade lace, now called Saba lace, to its many visitors.
Agriculture also grew as locals began to cultivate the rich, volcanic soil. The island continued to progress as churches opened their doors in 1829, creating schools to educate the children. With the eventual construction of Saba’s only road, airport and pier, the island was opened to tourism in the late 1980s.
00:00 Arriving by the Edge high-speed ferry
00:10 Windwardside
Windwardside is the second largest town on the island of Saba, aptly named for being on the windward side of the island.
The first permanent European settlements on Saba began in the 1640s. By the 1860s, Windwardside was one of 7 main districts, with The Bottom, St. John's, Booby Hill, Hell's Gate, Mary's Point (Palmetto Point), and Middle Island. The Windwardside district had its own elected head, as did the other districts. In 1860, the St. Paul's Conversion Church, Saba was built on the grounds of the former quarantine station in Windwardside.
01:41 Mount Scenery trail
Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands. Its lava dome forms the summit of the Saba island stratovolcano. At an elevation of 887 m (2,910 ft), it is the highest point in both the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and, since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, the highest point in the Netherlands proper.
The Saba volcano is potentially dangerous. It is currently classified dormant, which means it is an active volcano that is not erupting now, but could erupt in the future. The last eruption was in or around the year 1640 which included explosions and pyroclastic flows. The most recent major eruption was at least 5,000 years ago. According to the U.S. Global Volcanism Program, Saba's volcano is the northernmost active volcano in the Caribbean.
02:58 The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
04:16 Leaving Saba
(This video was recorded on 2021)
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Scuba Diving the Island of Saba (Babylon, Man O War, Tent Reef)
Welcome to the remote island of Saba!
This island Is located 30 miles off the island of St. Martin/Maarten.
This video includes 3 dives named Babylon, Man O War, and Tent Reef
The island of Saba also has the smallest runway in the world!
Enjoy!!!
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Queens Garden Resort dinning, Saba
Dinning area of Queens Garden Resort, Saba Island