Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean

About Dominica

Dominica is an adventurer’s dream known as Wai’tukubuli:
’Tall is her body’.

Its majestic luxuriance of its knotted terrain and forested slopes have captivated visitors for over five centuries. Dominica is an island for travelers and adventurers rather than for those who like their pleasures manicured and tamed. Secret Fall

As a visitor one participates in the life of the island and enjoys its natural gifts of sea, river, and mountain as the islanders do, whether by foot by bus or by car. In this way each new vista becomes a personal discovery rather than a programmed slot on a packaged itinerary.

November 3rd, 1493 Columbus first sighted Wai’tukubuli and renamed it Dominica (not to be mistaken with Dominican Republic). From his notes: ”Dominica is remarkable for the beauty of its mountain and the amenity of its verdure and must be seen to be believed.”

Dominica is home to 365 rivers and numerous waterfalls. Everything is too much here: too much blue, too much purple … the flowers too red, the mountain being the tallest in all the group, the rain most violent, and the ravines torn out by the torrents are the wildest and the most magnificent. .. the air is clean and transparent, the rainbows are graceful, vegetation is abundant. If you ever thought of green as being a color that could dazzle you, come see for yourself.

So many shades of green so many varieties of tone and texture gracefully achieve such an effect of a magnificent patchwork.

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Getting to Dominica

The commonwealth of Dominica is part of the Windward Islands chain and lies between the two French island Guadeloupe and Martinique.

While there is no international airport in Dominica there are daily connecting flights through Puerto Rico, Antigua, Barbados and the other islands.

Two airports serve the island:

Melville Hall in the northeast.
Cane field near Roseau.

The connection most regularly used from the US is San Juan, Puerto Rico via American Airlines and American Eagle, which lands in Melville Hall.

From	Route
Antigua, Barbados & St. Lucia	Scheduled flights with L.I.A.T., Caribbean-Star, or Air-Caribes.
Orlando, Florida	Connect through San Juan on American Eagle.
Canada	Fly into Antigua, Barbados and St. Lucia with Air Canada.
The UK	Scheduled flights to Antigua, Barbados and St. Lucia with British Airways and BWIA.
France	Fly to Martinique or Guadeloupe on Air-France and use the Ferry services operated by L’ Express des Iles.
Germany & Switzerland	Lufthansa, Cross Air

A complementary pick up could be arranged from Canefield Airport.

Pickup and a tour from Melville Hall through the Carib Territory and Emerald Pool is recommended while making your way down to Cocoa Cottages.

Requirements to enter Dominica

* Visas: Not needed unless you are a citizen of one of the Communist Bloc countries.
* Passports: A valid passport and a return ticket a must.
* Identity card: For French nationals allows a visit up to two weeks.

Where is Cocoa Cottages?

Cocoa Cottages is located in the heart of the Roseau valley on the one and only road to the famous Trafalgar Falls, the hot water springs and the sulfur springs of Watten Waven.

10-minute drive from dramatic Titou gorge, Middleham Falls, and the aerial tram.
15-minute drive down to town, Roseau, where you can get a ride on one of the whale watching boats.
20 minutes to the natural wonder of Champaign and Scott’s Head for snorkeling and dive sites.

Dear Traveler,
Getting there is half the fun. Right?
So be patient, even though it seems like a long day of travel, you have taken your shoes off and unbuckled you belt a few times already……you will see ….. coming to Dominica is a choice you will forever cherish.

Dominica boasts three National Parks, one of which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only natural world heritage site in the Eastern Caribbean.