Introducing Morne Trois Pitons National Park
This national park and Unesco World Heritage site in the southern half of the island encompasses 17, 000 acres of Dominica’s mountainous volcanic interior.
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Most of the park is primordial rainforest, varying from jungles thick with tall, pillarlike gommier trees to the stunted cloud-forest cover on the upper slopes of Morne Trois Pitons (4550ft), Dominica’s second-highest mountain. The park has many of the island’s top wilderness sites, including Boiling Lake, Boeri Lake, Freshwater Lake and Middleham Falls. Hikes to all four start at Laudat (elevation 1970ft), a small hamlet with fine mountain views.
All of the hikes below can be done as a (long) day trip from Roseau. Pretty much all hotels and guest houses can hook visitors up with a guide (per person US$40 to US$60), if one doesn’t find you first.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Accomodations advice
by martiniman 10 May 2012
I would suggest you to split your stay: 4 days in the South and 3 days in the North of the island, so that you don't need to be travelling…
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Dominica Trip Report
by TCTMD 23 December 2008
I also posted this as a follow-up to my posting in the diving forums but thought it might be helpful here as well, since it contains informa…
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Advice on hikes needed
by battlemonkey 11 April 2007
Depending on your skill as a hiker, summiting one of Dominica's main peaks is worthwhile -- that's when you'll see the most wildlife (though…
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