Dominica

Pros: Beautiful island, unique foods, LONGEVITY!
Cons: We had to leave

Want to live to be 100? Your chances are one of the best on this tiny island of Dominica (dom in EEK a),not to be confused with the Dominican Republic. This island, of 75,000 people, 290 square miles, 29 miles long by 16 miles wide, is home to the...

Pros: Beauty, hiking, diving, great people.
Cons: Not for your club med/casino type traveller.

General description

Imagine mountains painted a lush tropical green, crystal clear rivers and shimmering blue-green seas. Imagine fresh juice in dozens of varieties, the fruit picked when ripe. Imagine diving and hiking to views rarely...

Pros: Natural and unspoiled
Cons: We couldn't stay longer

Dominica - the Nature Island has much to offer.
The 290 square mile Island is a landscape of dramatic
volcanic peaks, rain forests, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls
surrounded by coral reefs and blue-green waters.

The...

Pros: Weather, Friendly People, Tropical Environment
Cons: No Direct Flights - airfare can be costly unless you research

I've been to Dominica twice. The first time, it was a port of call on a cruise we took. My husband and I fell in love with this natural paradise. Untouched by commercialism, Dominica is full of lush greenery and hundreds of rivers. Agriculture...

Pros: beautiful, wonderful experience
Cons: minor problems

I, unlike most people who travel to Dominica, was able to spend a full year there because my father was employed at a local medical school. I was 16 at the time but wonderful memories still exist about the island and the paradise that could be found...

Pros: Beautiful Island Setting
Cons: A bit pricey

Getting to this hidden jewel of the Caribbean was a minor hassle. Dominica is located between Guadeloupe and Martinique. We flew from Miami to San Juan to Dominica's Melville Hall airport.

If you are a nature lover, Dominica is heaven, and...

Pros: Natural flowing rivers, fruit, the people, the land
Cons: Crazy driving

I traveled to the Island of Dominica in November of 1999. I went there to visit my boyfriend who lives there. When I had met him he had told me that the island he lived on was very beautiful and green, and that I would never see anything like it.
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Pros: Gorgeous rainforest; a real retreat.
Cons: It's hard to get there; lots of airline connections.

Dominica is not a place to go if you imagine yourself sunbathing on pristine beaches with turquoise water and visiting nightclubs in the evening. It is, however, a paradise for those who want to experience mountainous terrain, untouched rainforests,...

Pros: Kayakers' and hikers' paradise...Mountain biking...Rainforests,,.Lakes and Rivers...
Cons: Sunburn... Boil the local water or drink bottle water...You will sweat if off!

Dominica can be described in a few words as follows: Lush mountainous interior of rainforest, waterfalls, lakes, hot springs and more than 200 rivers cascading over steep cliffs. While Dominica is not like the rest of the Caribbean islands in terms...

Pros: death-defying roads
Cons: death-defying roads

Dominica is one of the most welcoming and spectacular islands in the Caribbean. It is touted as a nature-lovers paradise, and this is the truth. If you love being outdoors, Dominica may well turn into one of your favorite places on Earth. If your...

Pros: This is a beautiful island with friendly, honest people and a great snorkeling adventure.
Cons: Our stay was too short to enjoy all the interesting possibilities.

Dominica (pronounced dom-e-neeka) is a beautiful island with rough terrain, jagged peaks rising directly from the sea, and thick jungle. It is home to a largely agricultural people who highly value their personal honesty and that of the tourists who...

Pros: Scenery, people, shopping, and the overall atmosphere of the island is wonderful.
Cons: They can spot a tourist a mile away, so protect yourself by being aware of your surroundings. There are lots of police in the city, and they will help you anyway they can, but there are also some questionable people in town waiting.

Review Topic:  Overview

We visited Dominica last October and look forward to going again soon. The land is just beautiful and the people are so unique.

We spent an entire day on the island as part of our cruise....

Pros: Gorgeous, clean, tourists welcomed and appreciated
Cons: can get very hot and sticky during the day

While Dominica's lack of sandy beaches and high rise hotels may not attract the typical beach bound tourist, it would be incorrect to say that tourism on the island is not thriving. What Dominica is trying to develop is a reputation as an...

Pros: Lush Flora and Fauna...Mountainous island with lots of waterfalls, hot springs and black volcanic beaches
Cons: The crooks and fugitives may slip in....Tax evaders from the U.S., Canada and other Caribbean nations.. and Europe...That's a win-win business...

The government of Dominica is tired of all the battles, hustles over the globalization and U.S. challenge to Europe's preferential terms for Caribbean bananas. It wants to attract new citizens to the country by selling economic citizenships. This is a...

Pros: Lush and scenic backdrop
Cons: Coastline rocky and stony and beaches have black sand

This is the Island Hopper. I have visited practically every island in the Eastern Caribbean countless times, and thus have chosen to write reviews about what certain islands have to offer and how they rate against others. This article is the beach ...