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Shark Shoal
Diamond Rock
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Rum Bay
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28m (90ft) Shark Shoal Cave of Diamond Rock Old Sulphur DiviNG
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28m (90ft) 25m (80ft) Cave of Oven Hot Spring Old Sulphur AIRPORT North Coast Trail Saba is a volcanic island that rises steeply from the ocean. Lava tunnels
Mary’s Point
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300 metres (1,000 feet) and more are found within almost a kilometre/
5m (15ft) Man O’War Shoal 250 Entrance Torrens Piont Sulphur Mine 300 half a mile of the shore. The nearshore environs offer very interesting Flat Piont Trail
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5m (15ft) North Coast Trail 250 7m (23ft) 250 and extremely varied diving, while the offshore dives will leave you Cover Bay Well
Mary’s Piont North Coast Trail 9 300 400 350 absolutely speechless. A busy population of colourful tropical fish as well Cove Bay
Ruines Lower Hell’s Gate as large groupers and jacks inhabit the waters around Saba. Along the 28
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9 SABA NATIONAL PARK Ruines 8m(25ft)
Flat Piont Trail
Torrens Piont 9 300 SABA NATIONAL PARK Lower Hell’s Gate 500 edge of Saba’s sheer wall dives, divers can sight turtles and rays of all
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spur- and-groove formations.
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The marine park was founded in 1987, to assure the continuing health
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H Wells Bay H Wells Bay 500 300 500 All Too Far Trail Moorings B-H 350 28 Cove bay 572m (1877ft) 28 Cove Bay TH Upper 400 Saba Marine Park Spring Bay Trail
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of Saba’s undersea environment. With the mandate to manage and
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Spring Bay
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Cove bay
formed, which established regulations for the sustainable use of its
G Moorings B-H G Moorings B-H Mary’s Piont Mtn Mary’s Point Mtn Upper 400 Anchorage Zone 300 D E Upper 300 Spring Bay Trail North Coast Trail 500 450 maintain its infrastructure, the Saba Conservation Foundation was Spring Bay
572m (1877ft)
resources and permanent moorings, to avoid anchoring on the delicate
Anchorage Zone D E 50 tons Anchorage Zone D E F maximum Saba map 550 500 Sandy Cruz Trail B C 550 TH 500 450 400 Spring Bay 550 Troy Hill Spring Bay lEGEND 850 550 All dive operations abide by the rules of the park and benefit from its
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bottom substrate.
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ongoing research and education programs. Weekly slide shows entertain
and inform divers of Saba’s special marine life. Saba’s marine park has
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received several honours and remains the only park of its kind in the
Mt. Scenery Trail
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world to be completely self sufficient in its operation.
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seabed from the highwater mark down to a depth of 60 metres (200
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feet) as well as offshore seamounts. A zoning system has been applied
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to achieve the best possible compromise between different uses of the
550 Mt. Scenery Trail Moorings A Well Bay Road 586m Mount Scenery Government building The marine park surrounds the entire island and includes the waters and
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B Troy Hill Mt. Scenery Trail Old Booby Hill Tower marine environment. Since the island is small, dive boats can reach all
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Moorings A B Third --52 850 550 Troy Hill 250 224m (735ft) sites within minutes. Saba’s beauty extends below the waterline into an
Mount Scenery
Encounter
maximum Moorings A 1 (1923ft) Outer Limits 586m 850 750 Hospital 450
877m (2877ft)
31m (100ft)
Well Bay Road
Custom’s House
150 tons Well Bay Road maximum Welcome to Saba! 3 30m (95ft) A (1923ft) Mount Scenery 350 250 H 700 500 exciting marine environment rich in corals and active with fish life.
877m (2877ft)
Saba Conservation Foundation • The Bottom • Tel: +599 416 3295
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world. Seductive. Unforgettable. This is Saba. Once you’ve visited our island,
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Third --52 250 1 An emerald island in an aquamarine sea. Far from the cares of the modern Tower 11 Communication 350 250 H Pharmacy E-mail: info@sabapark.org
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31m (100ft) 1 3 30m (95ft) Encounter Outer Limits Custom’s House divers and hikers, and for those who seek only rest. 500 750 450 bank The Mountain Road Established in 1981 as the island’s first dive shop. Many years of Core Gut -55
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31m (100ft) 1 3 30m (95ft) An island where time stands still. Hike to Saba’s highest point, Mount Scenery, Ladder The Gap 25 -60
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Mountain Trail
Twilight 22m (70ft) Custom’s House nearly nine hundred metres (3,000 feet) above the Caribbean Sea, its slopes Buds Mountain Trail TH experience and great diving later, its tradition of personalized service 13m (40ft)
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34m 2 1 Zone 11 -49 TH The Ladder H English Quarter -50 650 surface, continues.
2 (110ft) 34m 2 11 -61 -55 fabulous underwater world have long been cherished by its islanders, as they The Mountain Road TH Buds Mountain Trail (Mt. Scenery) 600 -50 Fort bay
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Help to keep the trail clean. Please carry your own litter out to be
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The Ladder Bay Mountain Trail 650 Bottom 650 250 H -25 -35 -40 -45 Saba Divers & Scout’s Place Dive/Hotel
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A picked flower soon dies. Please leave all plants and flowers for
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Mt Michel 350 A TH others to enjoy after you. and Mt Scenery Ladder Maskehorne TH Maskehorne Hill is very friendly & professional. Nitrox is available with no extra charge.
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31m (100ft) 5 Mt Michel 16m(50ft) 12 Porites 300 • Be considerate to others. Loud noises can disturb wildlife as well as 350 480 Labyrinth Hill Trail Great Hill H Fire department -10 Together with their own hotel Scout’s Place, Saba Divers offers very
31m (100ft) 5 Point 12 other hikers wishing to enjoy the serenity of the area. 300 16m(50ft) 14 H 400 H 500 422m H attractive dive & stay packages. The Level
514m (1686ft)
Babylon 16m(50ft) 250 • All trails are on private land and we are allowed to use the trails The Level 500
13 16m (50ft) Babylon The Bottom 250 Maskehorne Hill C 450 (1383ft) 400 Police Windwardside H
because of the landowners’ generosity. Please respect the rights
547m (1795ft)
13 16m (50ft) Hot Spring 514m (1686ft) 450 Crispeen Track H Tel.: +599 416 2740/2205
Ladder of the landowners and do not wander off the trails. Do not pick The Bottom TH
Labyrinth Great Hill Ladder the fruits in the plantations. 14 Maskehorne Hill H Email: info@scoutsplace.com • www.sabadivers.com
Paris Hill
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16m(50ft) 14 422m Labyrinth • Great Hill Hot Springs 547 m (1795ft) The Level St. John’s Hill Dive shop
If you take your pets hiking with you please keep them on a leash
Peak Hill
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(1383ft) 16m(50ft) 14 422m Crispeen Track 13m (40ft) 15 H 500 (1155ft) 500 421m (1381ft) 401m (1316ft) Sea Saba Dive Center
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at all times.
Since 1985, the Sea Saba name has been synonymous with the very
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Hot Spring (1383ft) Shop best in diving. Whether you’re a newly certified diver or a seasoned
14 Hot Spring For your safety H Bunker Hill underwater photographer, the enthusiastic, all-instructor crew assures
Paris Hill 14 TH • Carry plenty of drinking water with you. B Museum a safe, professional and fun diving experience.
Paris Hill
Hot Spring 352m • Protect yourself against sunburn or sunstroke by wearing a broad- TH Peak Hill 378m H
St. John’s Hill
13m (40ft) 15 (1155ft) Hot Spring brimmed hat and a high-strength sunblock lotion. -30 -5 (1240ft) St. John’s Windwardside Booby Hill
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Peak Hill
St. John’s Hill
13m (40ft) 15 • Sturdy walking, running or tennis shoes are sufficient for the trails. 401m (1316ft) -40 -15 -10 401m (1316ft) Thais Hill 250 Saba University School of Medicine Tel.: +599 416 2246 447m (1467ft)
(1155ft)
421m (1381ft)
Email: info@seasaba.com • www.seasaba.com
Bunker Hill However, hiking boots will provide an additional level of comfort and 421m (1381ft) -25 -20 389m
security on the more strenuous trails.
378m Bunker Hill Tedran Reef Booby Hill (1276ft) library
378m
St. John’s
(1240ft) • As you gain elevation and enter the rainforest, the temperature may 22m (70ft) 447m (1467ft) Park boundary
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drop markedly. You may want to bring along a light jacket or anorak.
Thais Hill • (1240ft) 250 St. John’s Booby Hill Trail Shop The road
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389m stick can provide an extra level of confidence. The trail shop has a large B 16 250 C 447m (1467ft) H www.sabatourism.com
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(1276ft) selection of hiking sticks available free of charge, if no-one is there, the 389m Trail
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Tedran Reef -25 sticks are available under the porch. Please return the sticks after use. (1276ft) TH Trailhead Point of interest David’s
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22m (70ft) 13m (40ft) Fort Hill St. John’s Flat Hole in 16m(50ft)
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Tent Reef Wall 18 13m (43ft) David’s
Tent Reef Wall 17 Drop-Off David’s
Fort Hill
13m (40ft) Tent Reef Wall St. John’s Flat 13m (40ft) Tent Reef Deep 16m(50ft) 27 Drop-Off
Tent Reef
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Scenic view Hospital Parking Dive site mooring 13m (40ft) 21 10-09 • Design: www.tvc-advertising.com • Photography: Carole Iritz and Cees Timmers.
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Saba Tourist bureau - PO box 527 - Windwardside - Saba
Parking Dive site mooring Trailhead Dive site mooring Big Rock Market Dutch Caribbean - Tel.: +599 416 2322 - Fax.: +599 416 2350
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Parking Dive site mooring 20 13m (40ft) 21 E-mail: tourism@sabagov.com - www.sabatourism.com
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Yacht mooring
National Park
Trailhead Dive site mooring Spring Bay Mt. Scenery North Coast Trail Tide Pools Windwardside This map is printed on enviromentally friendly paper
Trailhead Dive site mooring
National Park Yacht mooring The Road Anchorage
National Park Yacht mooring
The Road Anchorage Trail Mountain/Hill
The Road Anchorage
Trail Mountain/Hill Mountain/Hill
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