Wotten Waven Sulphur Springs
Wotten Waven Sulphur Springs Deep in the Roseau Valley, Wotten Waven is a small town where you’ll find geothermal hot springs that have attracted travelers with their muscle-soothing minerals for centuries. These unique features can be found here because the town sits atop the Wotten Waven Caldera
Roseau Old Market
Roseau Old Market Roseau’s Old Market has been a vital hub for the past 300 years. Souvenirs, handicrafts and Rasta essentials are sold these days, but in the past the market was a forum for everything from political meetings to executions and slave markets.The Old Market is on a cobblestone plaza
Roseau
Roseau Although Roseau is the largest city in the island nation of Dominica, it is still small by most international standards. Visiting this capital city provides both a charming retreat into cozy island life and a peek into the bustling culture that is life in Dominica’s main city.Activity in Ro
Purple Turtle Beach
Purple Turtle Beach Known as one of Dominica’s most beautiful stretches of white sand, this Caribbean beach lies just three miles north of the town of Portsmouth. Lined with a colorful smattering of beachfront bars and restaurants serving everything from locally caught fish to deep-fried conch fri
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Set sail for Dominica’s second largest town, the yachting mecca of Portsmouth. Whale-watching and diving are the town’s other main outdoor drawcards, along with Cabrits National Park on the northern fringe. In the park, the ruins of an 18th-century fort are surrounded by volcanoes and s
Mero Beach
Mero Beach Dominica is a volcanic island, which means much of the shoreline is rocky, and there are fewer sandy beaches than visitors might be accustomed to in other parts of the Caribbean. Mero Beach is the closest beach to the capital Roseau, and also one of only a few beaches on the island that
Layou River
Layou River Take a whitewater adventure down Dominica’s longest river. The Layou River runs down the interior mountains near the Central Forest Reserve, eventually spilling into the ocean just south of Mero Beach. Fueled by abundant rains the river has cut a deep gorge through the landscape, maki
Laudat
Laudat Laudat is a tiny village of about 300 people in the interior of Dominica. Because it sits just at the edge of the boundary of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Laudat is considered the gateway to the park, and it is the jumping off point for many tours and
Freshwater Lake
Freshwater Lake Among the myriad natural and geological wonders you’ll find in Dominica’s Morne Trois Pitons National Park is Freshwater Lake, also known as Warmae Letang. This water-filled volcanic crater sits at around 2,500 feet above sea level, and it’s surrounded by moss, ferns and lush veget
Fort Shirley
Fort Shirley Tucked away in a corner of the northern peninsula in Dominica, a little garrison called Fort Shirley sits on the protected national park of Cabrits Surrounded by pristine Caribbean wildlife, tropical forests and coral reefs, Fort Shirley is a prime example of Caribbean fortresses buil
Dominica Botanic Gardens
Dominica Botanic Gardens The Dominica Botanic Gardens are a beloved area of green space in the capital of Roseau. Established by the British in 1890, it was originally planted to maintain reserves of the various crops farmers grew on the island. Today the gardens comprise 40 acres along the south
Roseau Cruise Port
Roseau Cruise Port Dominica is a sports-enthusiast’s paradise. From its hiking trails to its epic rivers, Dominica is definitely to be experienced while working up a sweat! The island also boasts a colorful, cultural heritage and is home to one of the few remaining enclaves of Caribbean indigenes.
Wacky Rollers Adventure Park
Wacky Rollers Adventure Park The Wacky Rollers Adventure Park is for everyone who wishes they could star in Survivor. Aerial rope walks, Tarzan jumps, ziplining across a river – Wacky Rollers presents adventurers with an extreme challenge course in the Dominican jungle.Eco-friendly fun and safety
Titou Gorge
Titou Gorge Take the short walk from Laudat to Titou Gorge and you’ll be rewarded by a deep pool warmed by a hot spring. A day hike to Boiling Lake begins at Titou Gorge, so you can begin or end the hike with a splash in the falls tumbling into the pool.The Creole name means Little Throat Hole, re
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Morne Trois Pitons National Park UNESCO World Heritage-listed Morne Trois Pitons National Park surrounds Dominica’s second highest mountain, Morne Trois Pitons. The lush 6,857-hectare (16,936-acre) park protects six vegetation zones, from low-lying woodlands to mature rainforest. This is the lair
Boiling Lake
Boiling Lake The volcanic hot springs of Boiling Lake lie at the end of a 7-mile (11 km) hiking trail in World Heritage Site Morne Trois Pitons National Park. The hot springs here are the second largest in the world. You need to hire an official guide to do the day-long hike to Boiling Lake, which
Old Mill Cultural Center
A short drive north of Roseau, this old sugar mill has taken on new life as Dominica’s main centre for cultural events and also displays the work of local artists.
Dominica Museum
This small but interesting museum gives an overview of the history of Dominica and its people. Informative displays delve into Carib lifestyles, Creole culture and the slave trade.
St George’s Anglican Church
Opposite Fort Young, this gray 19th-century stone church was left with only its shell standing in 1979 after Hurricane David ripped off the original roof. The new roof is now made of tin.
Soufriere Sulfur Springs
Soufrieres undisputed ‘hot spot’ is the Soufriere Sulfur Springs. It’s the source of a steaming hot stream in the hills above town whose water is captured in a series of stone pools.
