Portsmouth

From Portsmouth, Cabrits National Park is about a 10 minute drive north. You can get there easily by taxi or you can rent a car if you want to drive there (but know that driving in Dominica is on the left).Cabrits National Park is home to Fort Shirley an old military outpost built by the British in the 18th century. It also contains tropical forests and beautiful coral reefs.Once you get to the...

Hiking to Picard Bridge is fairly simple and can be done during any season. Starting at Ross School of Medicine in Dominica, take the trail to the left of the St. James building. Ask a local or a student if you are unable to locate the trailhead. The hike begins on a flat dirt road and you'll soon  encounter some harmless goats. You'll hike about .8 miles and you'll see a nice overlook that us...

In order to get to Secret Beach, head towards Ross Medical School in Portsmouth. If you're coming from Canefield Airport, head north along Edward Oliver LeBlanc Highway. If you're coming from Douglas Charles Airport, head west towards Portsmouth. Once you get to Ross Med School on Ross Boulevard, there are two ways for you to get to the Watersports Center. One of them takes you down past Ross H...

In order to get to the Brandy Falls Trailhead, take a taxi from Portsmouth. It should be about a 10 minute taxi ride to Brandy Manor. Furthermore, you will want to find a guide and negotiate drop off and pick up at the Trailhead. You will be hiking in the middle of the jungle without any trail for most of the hike, so I highly suggest getting a guide.Once you arrive at Brandy Manor, the Trailhe...

The Syndicate Falls hike is a relatively easy 15 minute hike with minimal elevation gain. In order to get there take a taxi 2.5 miles into the rain forest. The trailhead will start near lots of fruits and chickens nearby. You'll hike for a bit and have to pay $5 or $10 EC (Half price for kids 12-16, free 11 and under). From there you'll head downhill and have several river crossings so make sur...

Morne Diablotins is approximately an hour from Roseau or 20 minutes from Portsmouth. In order to get to the trailhead you can use a taxi or local guides in Dominica. To get to the trailhead you'll turn off of Edward Olivier Leblanc Highway. There will be signs pointing towards Syndicate Falls and Morne Diablotins. After driving up the mountain you'll want to keep to your left and follow the sig...

Getting to Red Rocks is fairly easy. It is only a 20 minute drive from the Douglas Charles Airport heading northeast. Once you hit the town of Calibishie look for signs pointing toward Escape Beach Bar and the Pointe Baptise Chocolate Factory. Rather than heading towards those locations keep to the left and you'll see signs for Red Rocks. To explore Red Rocks, you'll have to pay Ranger Red Rock...

The trailhead to Spanny Falls is right off of Dr. Nicholas Liverpool Highway and is fairly easy to get to by taxi. It is about an hour away from Portsmouth and 40 minutes away from Roseau. After you get dropped off the trailhead is to the left of the store. Getting to Spanny Falls is an easy 10 minute hike and is flat the entire way.  The trail is easily visible, but it may be muddy due to the...

This strenuous eight-mile round-trip hike starts at about 1,600ft near Titou Gorge in the middle of the rainforest. It requires a high level of fitness, endurance, and unless you are familiar with the terrain, a guide (highly recommended). You will do a lot of up and down as you gain altitude and stream crossings with stepping stones. Starting with a steady climb through the rainforest for the ...