Islanders call Saba “The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean” for its pristine landscapes and striking biodiversity as well as the absence of crowds, chain stores, and cruise ship throngs.
Not to mention, the friendliest locals you’re likely to come across. Wander the narrow streets and within hours you’re chatting with people on a first name basis. Spend a few days and you’ll recognize extended family.“Seldom have I felt so welcomed into a community; a simple hello can turn into a 30-minute conversation on the corner,” says, a travel writer with 70 countries and all seven continents under her belt.
Case in point: Saba’s one and only main thoroughfare: “The Road.” It connects the airport in Hell’s Gate with the three other Dutch colonial-style villages—Windwardside, St. John, and The Bottom, Saba’s capital—terminating in Fort Bay Harbor on the far side of the island. The journey is an exhilarating rollercoaster ride of forty-five-degree inclines, descents, and tight hairpin turns. The first ascent leading to Zion Hill dishes out 23 snake-like curves on its own.
The most popular route is the 1064-step glute-burning stairs of the Mount Scenery Trail leading from Windwardside to the cloud forest at the summit. Just shy of 3,000 feet, it’s the highest point in the kingdom of the Netherlands.
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