DOMINICA, “NATURE ISLE OF THE CARIBBEAN”
BY CLAY LARROY
BY CLAY LARROY
The
purposes of traveling
are different for different people. There are some people who travel for the
sake of pleasure. The people that are heavily burdened either at their domestic
front or at their offices move too far off places for relieving their worries
and anxieties. The poets and writers make a trip to distant places for
collection of facts for their writings. Businessmen also visit various places
to enquire as to whether there are scopes for expansion of their business.
Travelling provides the benefit of sightseeing and gives pleasure to the
visitor. In addition, it gives a scope to an individual to have firsthand
knowledge of variegated people inhabiting the world. When you want to
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The Caribbean island Dominica is a medley of brooding volcanic
peaks, gushing mountain streams, dense forests, quiet lakes and spouting
geysers; this is a diverse and beautiful land. Given its natural assets and
warm and welcoming locals, Dominica should be a bustling tourism hotspot, and
despite being one of the poorest in the region, crime is relatively low.
A
marked lack of pumping nightlife and no direct flights to Dominica from the UK
means it remains off the radar for many travellers, but those partial to hiking
amid thick tropical rainforest and gazing at bubbling lakes, will find this
sunny green isle has many charms.
Travel to Dominica
Getting There By Air
The main airline to
serve Dominica is LIAT (LI) (www.liat.com);
American Eagle also flies to Dominica (www.aa.com).
There are currently no direct, non-stop flights from Europe or the USA, mostly
because the two airports are too small for jets. Popular routes from Europe are
via Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia, Guadeloupe or Puerto Rico, then a local flight
to Dominica.
Passengers can also arrive in Dominica by boat from Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Lucia.
Passengers can also arrive in Dominica by boat from Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Lucia.
Departure Tax
EC$55 (US$20). Transit
passengers continuing their journey on the same day and children under 12 years
of age are exempt.
Woodbridge Bay, Roseau
and Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth.
Cruise Ships
Cruise liners stop at
Woodbridge Bay, 5km (3 miles) outside Roseau. There is a cruise ship jetty at
Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth.
Ferry Operators
Geest and several other
island-hopping freight lines stop in Dominica. Generally, passenger
accommodation is comfortable but numbers are limited, so book well in advance.
L'Express des Îles, a scheduled ferry service, connects Dominica with
Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Martinique on a 300-seat catamaran. Caribbean
Ferries also operate regular services between Dominica, Guadeloupe and
Martinique.
REFERENCE SITES
http://www.travelresearchonline.com/
“Only at the beach can we go a splishin’ and a splashin’.”
- Kate Summers
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