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Tourism Awareness Month 2021

avirtualDominica — Sat, 22 May 2021 20:06:08 +0000

May is Tourism Awareness Month in Dominica

This year May is full of activities with DOMFESTA, Hike Fest, Community Tourism events, Public Awareness campaigns and forming partnerships.

See the Calendar below for all this month’s activities.

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Dominica Announces Status of Hiking Trails – DDA Press Release on 5th October 2015

delphis — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:37:27 +0000

Dominica’s Recovery Continues ~ 5th October 2015 Update

An update on the status of Dominica’s hiking trails and attractions has just been released by the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA).

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DOMINICA ANNOUNCES STATUS OF HIKING TRAILS

Roseau, Dominica – (October 5, 2015) – Discover Dominica Authority, in collaboration with the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, today announced that a number of Dominica’s hiking trails are open.

Seven segments of the Waitukubuli National Trail, the Caribbean’s longest walking trail, are ready to welcome the adventurous hiker. Some trails were closed after the passage of Tropical Storm Erika which caused obstructions and infrastructural damage. The Forestry Division has worked tirelessly to ensure that trails are accessible. Segments Three, Four, Six, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen, totalling nearly 81 kilometers (50 miles), are open to hikers. Trail users are advised to exercise caution when hiking the open segments of the trail as some landscape features may have changed.

Other popular attractions which involve some level of hiking are now accessible and operational. They include: Trafalgar Falls, Emerald Pool, L’Escalier Tete Chien, Middleham Falls, Freshwater Lake, Cabrits National Park and Syndicate Nature Trail. The trek to the famous Boiling Lake–a level 4 (difficult) hike across towering mountain ranges, hot streams, hot boiling mud, mini geysers and forests–is open and considered a “must do” for the trekking enthusiast. Guides are recommended as there are landscape changes on certain trails. Hikers are encouraged to use appropriate hiking gear when trekking in Dominica.

The Forestry Division continues to assess the island’s hiking trails and will provide updates once assessments have been made and necessary repairs have been completed.

Press Release – Hiking in Dominica (click to download)

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5 Favourite Things about Hiking to Dominica’s Boiling Lake

delphis — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:46:34 +0000

Making the trek to Dominica’s Boiling Lake is a once-in-a-lifetime experience… and when you get to do it a second, third and fourth time, it gets even better!

Some favourite things about this tremendously challenging, thoroughly rewarding hike:

Spending time with family & friends (and making new friends!) out in Dominica’s wilderness.
Listening to the rhythm of hiking feet as they beat their own tune along the rainforest path.
Gazing in awe at the landscape in the Valley of Desolation.
Literally breathing in the ambiance sitting along the rim of the Boiling Lake.
Soaking in the natural hot pools to rejuvenate for the return hike, knowing you are in the middle of nowhere.

When you finish the hike and return to Titou Gorge, the immediate reaction is to check your watch and count – 6 hours! 9 hours! 3 hours! (well, I’ve never seen that one on my wrist). But all competitiveness aside, from now on I’m aiming for the longest time possible.

See our Boiling Lake page for more information about Dominica’s Boiling Lake

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