Saba also has epic diving and the world’s shortest commercial runway.

If you’ve never heard ofSaba, youre not alone.

Relatively fewCaribbean-bound travelersknow about this five-square-mile island with a population under 2,000 and neighbor toSt.

Aerial view of Saba Island

Kai Wulf

But once you know, you go.

Instead, charming, white, wooden cottages with forest-green shutters and red-tin roofs punctuate the islands hills.

So, a stay here isnt for your everyday sun- and sand-seeking visitor.

Plane taking off from small Saba Airport

Kai Wulf

Saba rises sharply from the sea to the sky, crisscrossed with both easy and challenging hiking trails.

(Note that shore diving isnt permitted on Saba.)

Aerial view of houses and neighborhoods on Saba

Kai Wulf

Sea turtle seen while scubadiving

Chad Nuttal