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Includes  Why Go? Windwardside. . . . . 624 Rising like an otherworldly peak from the Caribbean, this ...... 629 cloud-shrouded volcanic island – a ‘special municipality’ of ...... 631 the – is as vertiginous as its motherland is flat. Dense vegetation draping ’s dramatic crags and Understand Saba. . . . 631 valleys made it the ideal silhouette of Skull Island in the Survival Guide ...... 632 original 1933 King Kong movie, with some of its scenes set deep in the jungle also filmed here. Amid the foliage, its tiny main villages – commercial center, Windwardside, and cap- ital, the Bottom – harbor enchanting traditional red-roofed, Best Places white-timber houses with forest-green shutters and ginger- to Eat bread trim. ¨¨Island Flavor (p630) Below the waterline lies a colorful kingdom of coral teem- ing with sharks, turtles and luminous tropical fish. Scuba ¨¨Chez Bubba (p627) diving is renowned here, but there are also opportunities ¨¨Brigadoon (p627) for free diving, snorkeling or swimming at one of Saba’s two ocean coves. Saba is an easy day trip from neighboring islands, but Best Places its unique rugged landscape and astonishing aquatic ecosys- to Sleep tems reward longer exploration. ¨¨Queen’s Garden Resort (p630) When to Go ¨¨Cottage Club (p626) Jul–Sep Due to its elevation, Saba’s weather is refresh- ¨¨Selera Dunia (p626) ingly temperate compared to neighboring islands. Oct Each October, the two-week Sea & Learn festival hosts a range of ecological activities. Nov–early Dec Bask in the pre-season rush after the hurricanes clear out.

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