Caribbean Tourism
Home » Saba » Travel Information » Before Travelling

Before Travelling

Climate

The average temperature is 25-28°C, 78-82°F during the day but at night it can fall to 16-18°C, the low 60°Fs. The higher up you get, the cooler it will be; so take a jersey, if hiking up the mountain. Average annual rainfall is 42 insurance.


Documents

Saba is a free port so there are no customs formalities. (See Netherlands Antilles section under Curaçao Before Travelling.)

Emergency Numbers

Police T63237.

Hospital & Medical Services

Hospital: T63288.

Official Time

Atlantic Standard Time, four hours behind GMT, one ahead of EST.

Voltage

110 volts AC, 60 cycles.

Money

  • Currency: The florin or guilder is the local currency, but US dollars are accepted everywhere. Visa and Mastercard are the only widely accepted credit cards. Hotels and dive shops accept credit cards, but no one else does. You may be charged extra for using credit cards because of the slow processing arrangements.
  • Departure Tax: Airport departure tax is US$5 to Netherlands Antilles, US$10 elsewhere.

Banks

Barclays Bank, Windwardside, T62216. Open 0830-1530, Mon-Fri, currency exchange, advances, transfers, TCs. Antilles Banking, Windwardside. Open Mon-Wed 0830-1500, Thu-Fri 0830-1600.

Public Holidays

New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, Queen’s Coronation Day (30 April), Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day (Thursday), Saba Days (beginning of December), Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Places of Worship

There are 4 churches: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Holiness and Seventh Day Adventist.


More . . .

Getting There

Air Large aircraft cannot be accommodated although there are plans to build a longer runway. Planes do not land in bad weather in case they...

Getting Around

Land Car Hire There are no buses on the island but you can hire a jeep or car. Drive on the right. Johnson’s Rent A Car, at Juliana’s Guest...

Communication

Telephone Services Most hotels have direct dialling worldwide, otherwise overseas calls can be made from Landsradio phone booths in...

Tourist Information

Tourist Office The Saba Tourist Board (Glenn Holm, Zuleyka and Angelique) is at Lambee’s Place in Windwardside, open Mon-Fri, 0800-1200,...

Excursions

There are four picture book villages on Saba, connected by a single spectacular 10½ km road which begins at the airport and ends at the...

Walking

Before the road was built people got about Saba by donkey or on foot and there are still numerous steep trails and stone steps linking...

Before Travelling

Climate The mean annual temperature is about 26°C. The dry season is roughly from Jan-Apr. The rainy season starts in May lasting almost to...