Ladder Bay, The Bottom, Saba

5Bradford A 5:00 PM Apr 19, 2019

Great Hike With Wonderful Views
We hiked The Ladder when we visited Saba in April. It is a relatively short hike taking approximately 90-120 minutes - depending on how much you rest and observe the beauty. Like all hikes on Saba, it features a lot of straight down and straight up hiking. It is essentially a stone stair case that drops down to the bay. There are many great views and wonderful vistas. On the way back up, you can take it slow, or you can also find out what your maximum heart rate is - it is up to you. I recommend this hike. We will do it again when we come back to Saba. I recommend you arrange for a cab to drop you off and pick you up at the trail head.

4William H 5:00 PM Sep 16, 2013

Sailing, Hiking, Snorkeling, Fishing, and Swimming with Sharks
We sailed to Saba Island, a small volcanic island of just 2,000 inhabitants and part of the Netherlands from St. Barts on a Dream Yacht Charters 50-foot catamaran with 10 (5 couples, all friends and most that have sailed together before) aboard. After clearing in at Fort Bay we sailed over to Ladder Bay and moored offshore in 60 feet of water. On the sail over the fishing (two trawling poles with lures) was excellent and we boated a mahi-mahi and a few tuna. That night while docked we had numerous fish slip the line and one large shark catch with a wide mouth and plenty of teeth (brown in color, species unknown). Next morning we all hiked "The Ladder" to "The Bottom." The Ladder is a great hike with great views of the ocean, Ladder Bay, and Diamond Rock. However, for the most part the hike was shaded thankfully. "The Bottom" is a great little village. While Dutch is the official language, most everyone speaks English in conversation. Saba is a very unique island and has a very interesting history. It is home to an American Medical University, a few neat villages, local artists, an ocean side airport runway slightly larger than an aircraft carriers', "The Road That Could Not Be Built," great fishing, and some of the Caribbeans finest dive sites. We took a cab to visit the villages and the cab driver "Eddie" was a truly wonderful tour guide; he is truly a great host, very knowledgeable, honest, and longtime resident. Definitely ask for him, everyone on the island seems to know each other. After returning to the boat we moved a short distance and moored at Wells Bay. There we dinghed to the nearby remote beach and snorkeled along shore. There we saw a great collection of sea fans, coral, reef fish, turtles, etc. Finally we took our dinghy to a nearby dive site and when we went overboard to snorkel were met by numerous barracuda and a couple of sharks. We snorkeled around our curious new friends for ten minutes and then left them to their evening routine. The next morning we sailed away from Saba, "The Unspoiled Queen," and to our next adventure - Anguilla.