Looking to take a trip to Dominica...?

Question

Has anyone ever been? Where do I start? What are the airfare prices like? Where do I stay? What airline do I use? What's the best time of year to go? Any insight would be greatly appreciated...

This is Dominica the Caribbean Island...not the Dominican Republic

Answer 1

I am from The island Of Dominica and there are many things to do such as
Snorkelling/scuba diving--#2atlantic destination for snorkelling and scuba diving by readers choice 2007

Whale/Dolphin Watching-Branded as the whale watching Capital Of the Caribbean-Hotels can arrange this package for u as well.

Visit the last Karifuna tribe village in the world in our Carib Territory

River tubing and going to the Nature Adventure park

Riding on the Rainforst areail Tram

Atv riding/horsebackriding.

Taking a boat ride up the Indian river--Scene where Pirates of the Caribbean 2&3 was filmed.

Vistiting and realxing on our unique beaches-they are not white sanded but honey-coloured and black.they are also very small and private but most off all not overcrowded

Visist and bathe in one of our 365 rivers

Hiking-Many one of a kind sites such as the "Boiling Lake"2nd largest in the world lasrgest of its kind and only one in the western hemisphere)

Kayaking-this could not only be done in the rivers but also the famous Freshwater lake...

There are many other things to do on island but websites will provide..
From U.S.A the easiest way to get here is to take the American Airlines out of Mainland U.S.A this will take you to Peurto Rico where u will catch its sister Airpline American Eagle.From Peurto Rico U get Directly to Dominica.There are other means of getting to Dominica but this one is the easiest and most time efficient.http://www.aa.com/index_us.jhtml
If you are a nature lover then any tiem of the year is great to come dominica because 365 days a yr the island is green and beautiful but if you are looking for a little bit more and wann experience culture and a lil more night life then the Carnival and Independance times are the best times to come.The Carnival Celebrations starts several weeks before lent but the actual date of the Street jump up (which is always a Monday And a Tuesday) varies as this days are always the Monday and Tuesday before Ash wednesday ;in other words carnival is always before lent and when carnival occurs depends on how lent falls in that particular year.Independance time is great too because we have our World Creole Music festival at that time especially our cultural celebrations and competition.-that including cultural wear foood ,dance etc.
There are many types of accomdation in Dominica..Hotels,guesthouses,villas,etc some are located in the town while many are located out of town in the rainforest themselves.The webistes provided below will give u necassary info on all what i have stated above.hope ur vacation in Dominica is an enjoyable one.

Answer 2

I am from Dominica.
The airfare depends on where you are coming from...if you are in the US a good fare would be around $600...but do priceline and set your own price and you could maybe get one for around $400-$450.
There are a couple good hotels around...some suggestions are Jungle Bay Resort, Papillote Wilderness Retreat, Fort Young Hotel, Tambrind Tree Hotel...these are not the only good ones however.
We have year round tropical weather, but the best time to go would be the end of October-November because at that time you will experience a lot of our cultural activities and the World Creole Music Festival (last weekend of october).
Some places I suggest you visit are the Trafalgar Falls, Emerald Pool, The Boiling Lake, The Aerial Tram, The Sulphur Springs.

Let me know up if you need help planning the trip I have designed tours before.

Answer 3

This site will answer your questions, apart from the one about airfares, the answer to which, of course, depends where you are travelling from! http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:OCTXYcxi8eAJ:www.avirtualdominica.com/home.cfm+dominica&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
If you are set upon whale watching, then you should be there now! Otherwise, look at the various attractions offered and decide which time is best for you.

If you find that it is easier to get flights to St Lucia, then you might like to know about the ferry service Express des Iles, for which you can obtain tickets at the harbour in Castries. Here are details: http://www.marinetalk.com/articles-marine-companies/com/LEXPRESS-DES-ILES-ATE-SA-ANT002.html. Even if you are not interested in this way of getting to Dominica, this ferry service would give you the opportunity of travel to Martinique and/or Guadeloupe. Dominica is between the two. However, the ferry does not stop at Dominica during the months of June, July and August because of hurricanes. That's one of the exciting things about this part of the Caribbean: whichever island you are on allows you to gaze on the next one in the distance!

Dominica is a majestic and beautiful island. You may know already that it was the setting for Jean Rhys's "The Wide Sargasso Sea". More recently, it was the location for "Pirates of the Caribbean.

Answer 4

Are you talking about the Dominican Republic? if so, since you have a lot of questions, a travel agent may help you. An agent helped with my Italy trip a few years ago, and she only charged me $50.00. She makes all the arrangements for you and will send you a packet of your tickets, etc. It seems like a travel agent will be able to answer all your questions. Also, a website I like to look at is tripadvisor.com. It will show you places to stay at your destination and reviews. I went to the Dominican Republic on my honeymoon in August/Sept. It was amazing. Good luck!