Arrival Day.

Spend the next 2 days within the Kalinago Territory at a homestay along the Pagua River. There will be loads to do with the local family, as they continue to rebuild their lives from the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the economic fall-out that the Covid pandemic has brought.

Time will be spent within the (host) family homestead and within the community doing vegetation control and landscaping, as well as in the river packing the stones along the banks and cleaning out debris and litter. The evenings will provide for free time with opportunities for meeting the villagers and sucking up some of the Kalinago culture.

Experience the Wild Roseau Valley (and any of the following Middleham and Trafalgar Waterfalls, the Sulphur Springs, the Fresh Water and Boeri Lakes, Titou Gorge exploration and a nature spa experience). Today is your first opportunity to enjoy the wild Roseau Valley at your own pace, and you start with a visit to the majestic Trafalgar Waterfalls and sulphur springs – the perfect introduction to our island geography and our picturesque landscapes and exotic flora and fauna. Next continue to the community of Laudat (located in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park UNESCO accredited World Heritage Site) and to the Fresh Water Lake. This lake sits in the backdrop of the greenery and mist and in the crispness of the clean mountain breeze. At this serene and tranquil location, there is time to explore and enjoy the surroundings and to have a closer view of the lake. Just west of the Fresh Water Lake, a short transfer will take you to the Middleham Estate, from where you do a one-hour trek along a well-manicured trail through thick primary rainforest to the Middleman Waterfall. The Middleham waterfall is the tallest on the island and towers to approximately 200 feet high. It has a deep basin that allows hikers a well-earned cooling swim. At Wotten Waven we have a nature spa experience - an opportunity to rejuvenate, and regain your sense of wellness. Be pampered by Dominica’s unspoiled nature - in the solace of our hot water pools and bubbling sulphur mud baths.

Travel to the south and veer inland and up into the reaches of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site and spend the next two days on an organic farm with a Rastafarian family, and assisting with farm operations – land clearing, planting, and harvesting. Learn local customs and traditions and other secrets to Dominican living.

....... land clearing, planting, and harvesting. Learn local customs and traditions and other secrets to Dominican living.

The world’s largest boiling lake is actually a flooded fumarole, a crack through which gases escape from the molten lava below, rather than a volcanic crater. The natural basin of the Boiling Lake collects the rainfall from the surrounding hills and from two small streams which empty into the lake. The water seeps through the porous bottom to the hot lava below, where it is trapped and heated to boiling point. The lake is about 60 meters across. The trek to the lake is through forest, over sharp ridges, and encounters volcanic rivers, streams and boiling mud. The streams vary in colour from normal clear water to milky blue, black, white, yellow and orange. Steam and sulphur fumes increase the closer you get. The trail itself is almost eight miles. It is a three-hour walk each way, and that amount of time should be allowed for. On our return, we stop at the Titou Gorge for a swimming exploration up this frigid island treasure. Little Throat is the literal translation for Titou Gorge - a narrow ravine carved into the rocks by the river. This breath-taking upstream swim through this cave-like setting lit by rays of sunlight streaking through the forest is absolutely astounding and refreshing! At the top of the gorge is a small waterfall. This exploration is done with the use of life vests.

N.B Based on client request and interest, an additional 3 days can be added on, to include 2 days of volunteering, and one day of touring. The day of touring will highlight the Rural East Coast, with opportunities for river swimming and waterfall discovery.