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Saba Facts
- Telephone:: top
Hotels have direct dialling worldwide. Landsradio has phone booths in The Bottom and Windwardside for calls anywhere in the world.
- Time:: top
Atlantic Standard (Eastern Standard + 1 hour).
- Taxes and Tipping:: top
The government room tax of 5% is automatically added to your bill. A service charge of 10% or 15% will be added to your bill. For taxis and guides, tip at your own discretion.
- Language:: top
Everyone speaks English, although Dutch is the official language.
- Holidays:: top
Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday, Queen's Birthday (April 30), Labor Day, Ascension Day, Christmas, Boxing Day (Dec 26), Saba Day (Dec 1st week).
- Culture and History:: top
Because of Saba's precipitous terrain, settling was difficult and left for the hardy and the adventurous. Having been under English, French, Spanish and Dutch rule for many years, peace came with the Dutch Crown in 1816. The cultures of the variety of settlers are now uniquely blended into a hard-working people. Their history of farming, fishing and seamanship account for their keen knowledge of their nature. Many locals are well travelled and well educated; conversations are easy and interesting. The Saba museums house many artifacts and photographs which tell the stories of settling this remote island with its dramatic landscape.
- Medical Facilities:: top
Hospital: A.M. Edwards Medical Center
Telephone: 599-4-63239 / 63288 / 63289
One Resident Doctor and Registered Nurses oversee this medical facility.
- Banking:: top
The official currency is the NAfl (guilder) exchanged at about NAfl 1.80 = $1.00 US. Travellers cheques and US dollars, as well as major credit cards, are widely accepted. Two branch banks are open on Saba.
RBTT Bank (Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago)
Windwardside, Saba
Tel: 416-2454/2453
Fax: 416-2452
Opening Hours 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
First Caribbean International Bank
Windwardside, Saba
Tel: 416-2216
Fax: 416-2475
Opening Hours 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Visa Requirements:: top
Residents of the following countries will need a visa to enter the Netherlands Antilles.
Albania
Bulgaria
Republic of China
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Countries of former Yugoslavia, except Slovenia, Bosnia, Herzegovina
Croatia
Former republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia
Kampuchea
North Korea
Rumania
Countries of former Soviet Union
Armenia
Azerbaijan
White Russia
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
The Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Vietnam
Libya
Yearly less than 25,000 tourists come to Saba, and those who do treat the island and her people with respect and admiration. Even though the island has modern facilities and technology, their attitude is strongly conservative towards their nature, development and industry. They love their island as much as you will.
- Customs and Immigration:: top
Saba is a free port, there are no customs. A valid passport, birth certificate or voter's registration is needed to enter as well as a return or ongoing ticket.
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