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The host Octave is a very experienced certified tour guide and is familiar with all the attractions around Dominica and has a vast knowledge about different plants and herbs and their uses, birds, culture, politics and the country itself.
The hostess Rahel, who speaks German, English and French will be looking after your well being and will show you the island's beauty.
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Dubuc Falls (45 min. walk from the next village)
Most sites in Dominica require a Site-Pass ticket, which can be bought either at the site itself or at the tourist information in Roseau.
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Freshwater lake
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Tragalgar Falls |
Emerald Pool |
Boiling Lake |
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Sisserou parrots |
Soltoun falls |
Spani falls |
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Here are some ideas of what to do while you stay by us. If you need a guide (for many hikes strongly recommended!), Octave, as a very experienced, certified tour guide would be happy to take you around the island. Tours can be arranged before your visit or while you’re staying with us. The approximated times given to the lists of hikes are for one way only if written “one way”.
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Hike to Dubuc Falls (45 min. one way) |
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Hike from Delices to Victoria Falls (1h one way) |
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Hike from La Plaine to Sari Sari Falls (45 min. one way) |
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Hike to Spani Falls (45 min. one way) |
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Hike to Middleham Falls (1h 30min. one way) |
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Hike to Soltoun Falls (45 min. one way) |
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Visit the Trafalgar Falls (20 min. one way) |
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Visit the Emerald Pool (20 min. one way) |
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…and so many others! |
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Soufrière Sulphur Springs |
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Trafalgar |
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Wotten Waven |
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Ti Tou Gorge |
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…and other hot places! |
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Freshwater Lake (kayaking) |
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Boeri Lake (1h one way) |
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Boiling Lake (6h hike !) |
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Mero Beach |
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Champagne Beach with underwater bubbles! |
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Scott’s Head, diving and snorkeling in the Marine Reserve |
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Woodfordhill Beach |
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Purple Turtle beach |
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Whale and Dolphin Watching |
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…etc,etc |
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Enjoy a river bath in one of the 365 rivers! The Geneva River is right in front of you! |
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Bird watching at the Hide-out! |
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Visit a bay leave distillery at Stowe/ Bagatelle or Petite Savanne and learn the process of making bay oil |
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Visit the Bagatelle Old Ruins where sugar and molasses were processed to rum |
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Visit the GTEC Arts and Crafts Center at Geneva where wood carvings from local artists are of a very high standard! |
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Hike from Tete Morne to Palmis for a scenic view of the South (45 min. one way) |
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Hike from Tete Morne to Soufriere with a hot bath in the sulphur springs (1h one way) |
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Hike from Delices to Perdu Temps (trail ends very close to our home! 6h hike) |
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See parrots in the Syndicate Park (1h walk) |
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Visit „The Kalinago (Carib) Village Model“ in the Kalinago Territory |
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Take a ride on the Aerial Tram through the rainforest |
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...and so much more to explore! |
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I can see clearly now [1'372 KB]
On the climb to the top of Dominica's Morne Trois Pitons, Octave shows Paul Crask how to look at hiking in a whole new way.
This article appeared in the May/June 2010 issue of the Caribbean Airlines "Caribbean Beat".
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Hiking trail |
Hike |
Sulphur Spring Pool |
Vulcanic minerals in water |
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