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jungle lovely

A chilly plunge in
the Morne Trois
Pitons National
Park’s Emerald Pool.
Opposite: Jungle
Bay Resort’s 35
cottages are set
amid cedar, galba
and gommier trees.

n a t u r e m e e t s

n u rt u r e
get lost in DoMInica’s legendary wild
side at these six elemental lodges
t e x t & pho togr a ph y by bob f r i el

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D
Istill Dominica down to its
bAsics and you’ll derive a simple
formula: unrivaled natural beaUty
plus mad rushes of adreNAline —
ooh-a ah plus yee-ha! unlike most
Caribbean islands, the allure here isn’t a billboard image of suntanned bodies relax-
ing on brilliant white sands. Dominica’s true beauty is primordial, raw and powerful,
and to really appreciate it, you have to immerse yourself. Fortunately, as imposing as
the island’s geography can be, you can scale your adventures from easy to extreme.
At the forest margins, hummingbirds probe exotic blooms that are their only color
rivals in a realm of green on green on green. Simply step into the jungle along any
of the island’s 365 rivers and you’re instantly transported to a lost world where trees
curl skeletal toes over riverbanks, vines snake from high in the canopy, and mosses
smother any surface that remains still for more than a minute.
Hike just a little farther into the jungle and you’ll find several of the hemisphere’s
most picturesque cascades, like Trafalgar Falls. In Emerald Pool’s paradisiacal setting,
you slip into the water for a baptism beneath a cool waterfall. Lured ever deeper, you
can swim inside the mysterious winding canyon of Titou Gorge until you’re enveloped emerald isle

in the mist and feel the overpowering strength of yet another waterfall. Ten-room Beau Rive
overlooks rugged
Nine seething volcanoes lie camouflaged beneath Dominica’s lush, green forest, and Anse Francais and
at Champagne Beach you’ll witness how close to the surface the geothermal marrow Wakaman Point.
boils as you snorkel amid bubbling volcanic gases and reach your hands into hot- Opposite, from
above: The looming
water vents. Take to the sea on a boat trip off the calm west coast and you’ll cruise 4,550-foot Morne
over abyssal depths that attract the Caribbean’s grandest mix of dolphins and whales, Trois Pitons gives
including a resident pod of sperm whales. Dominica’s national
park its name; hot
For those looking to reach beyond the soft adventures, Dominica brings all the and cold streams
heart-pounding action you can handle. With five mountains more than 4,000 feet blend in Titou Gorge.

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above and beyond
high, covered in the region’s most pristine rainforest, the island boasts some legendary On Dominica’s south
hiking. The mixing of currents offshore creates some of the Caribbean’s most electric coast, the village of
Scott’s Head (named
diving. And the little-known sport of canyoning takes advantage of the island’s in-
after British Colonel
numerable rivers — some flowing chill and drinkably pure, others mineral white and George Scott, the
Jacuzzi hot. They draw you deep inside the billowing drapery of jungle to where even island’s lieutenant
governor from 1764
the air is tinted green and reveal a spectacular cascade — then fling you over.
to 1767) rises over
A Dominica day shouldn’t end once the mud’s washed off and the muscles are the Soufriere-Scott’s
massaged. You need to bask in the humid exhalations of the rainforest all evening, Head Marine Reserve.
drift off to the symphony of tree frogs and wake to the chorus of birds. Your lodging
should provide a seamless transition between indoors and out. Forget TVs, soaking
tubs or air-conditioners. This is an island that calls for warm wood floors and lazy
ceiling fans, open windows and open minds, and hotel dining rooms that feed you a
steady diet of local fish, cocoa tea, and heaps of mangoes, papayas and passion fruit.
It’s a place where you catch yourself about to order a rum and Coke and instead ask
the bartender for the freshest squeezed anything.
To authentically experience Dominica, you need accommodations as distinctive as
the island. Here are six of our favorite lodgings, including a few genuine finds.

COCOA COTTAGES Stepping through the colorful Dutch door and into Cocoa
Cottages’ Honeymoon Suite, you’re greeted by the words of the Dalai Lama hand-
painted on a chair: “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a won-
derful stroke of luck.” It’s hard to imagine, though, that the kind of person who
makes it to this six-room lodge deep inside Roseau Valley won’t find what they came
for. Guests here are on independent journeys — travelling light while looking for
deeper experiences.
“People who need to be here — whether they realize it or not — somehow find us,”
says Cocoa’s deliberative owner, Iris Azoulay, her Israeli-born accent warmed with a
slight tropical lilt from years in the islands. 5
6
And the “needs” that Cocoa satisfies? Portsmouth 4

“It’s all about connecting,” she says of the mind-body experience that comes from Melville
Hall airport
getting in touch with elemental Dominica. The food she prepares is fresh-plucked
from the surrounding bush or fresh-caught from local waters — you’ll hear the village Dominica
fishwife blowing a conch shell to announce a sweet new haul of mahimahi or tuna.
Everything’s served family style in an alfresco kitchen/dining room that feels so much
3
like eating at a friend’s house that you reflexively help clear the table. The convivial

30 miles
Morne Trois Pitons
atmosphere encourages conversation that connects you to simpatico souls. National Park

The rooms — four in the main lodge, plus two in a rounded cottage that feels
like a treehouse — were built of Dominica hardwoods by a local Rasta, with sub-
sequent interior touches by Iris and other artists. Book the Honeymoon Suite and Canefield
airport
you’ll nest amid the forest canopy in a plush bed surrounded by louvered windows. 1 Boiling Lake
The outdoor living room/deck stands high above a stream, with a rustic driftwood Roseau ★
swing and a hanging bed. 2
Connecting you with the island’s most adventurous side, Extreme Dominica, based
out of Cocoa Cottages and with a team of professional guides led by Iris’ partner, Soufriere
Richard, takes small groups on canyoning trips that use climbing gear to explore awe- Scott’s Head 1. Cocoa Cottages
2. Jungle Bay
inspiring sights no other visitors ever see. Between them, the couple offer everything
Trafalgar 3. Beau Rive
you’d want to connect and commune with the Nature Island — and sometimes, the best Falls 4. Indigo
luck is getting just what you want. $104 year-round; cocoacottages.com; 767-448-0412 5. Picard Beach Cottages
6. Red Rock Haven

BEAU RIVE A single, gangly palm tree brands the view from any place you stand
at Beau Rive, towering improbably tall and steadfast above all the other greenery
against a dramatic backdrop of Atlantic waves crashing into Wakaman Point. After
getting to know Mark Steele, the soft-spoken owner, designer, head chef and host of
this classically comfortable guesthouse on Dominica’s rugged east coast, just south
of the Carib Territory (home to descendents of the Carib people, or Kalinagos, who
used only spears and arrows to hold off the world’s greatest military powers), you
get the idea that he identifies with that lone tree.

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primal kneads
After struggling for years to break through as a musician and actor in England, Mark, An ocean soundtrack
at 40, decided instead to break away. Fittingly for a lifelong fan of classic films, like soothes in Jungle
Bay Resort’s Spa
Casablanca, that romanticize the lives of tropical expats, he set off for the islands.
du Soleil. Opposite,
“When I got to Dominica,” says Mark, “I realized I’d landed in the Caribbean I from above: Break a
always hoped to find — unspoiled by modern mass tourism.” sweat with a vigorous
rainforest hike, then
Life for this would-be Rick Blaine, though, was anything but romantic at the
put your feet up in one
start. Mark slept under a lean-to for two-and-a-half years while he and a borrowed of Jungle Bay’s simple
cow chopped and chewed their way to clearing the land. He planted 170 flowering yet seductive cabins.
and fruit trees even before construction began, and thanks to Dominica’s wild fe-
cundity, the gardens surrounding his six-year-old guesthouse already look decades
old, overflowing with theatrically blossomed ylang-ylang, frangipani and several
color variants of flamboyants. Paths lead into a forest and down a steep trail to the
Richmond River, which borders the property and runs to a rocky beach. A separate
piece of land in the hills supplements the supply of fresh produce for the restaurant
— where the three-course menu changes nightly — and provides the cocoa beans
for Mark’s homemade chocolate.
The 10 rooms — eight in the main lodge and two in new cottages — reflect their
designer’s interest in old movies: cool, clean and classic, with off-white walls and wide-
planked hardwood floors. Ceiling fans, screened windows and carved transoms above
louvered doors welcome the sea breezes and the sound of the ocean swells tumbling
the stones down on Anse Francais. Each room opens onto a veranda that overlooks the
forested valley, a pompadour of trees swept back over the headland by the wind, and of
course, that iconic palm. From $180 year round; beaurive.com; 767-445-8992

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JUNGLE BAY “When I bought this land, they were laughing,” on which local projects to support. So whether you come here
recalls Dominica-born Sam Raphael. “This was the wasteland, for a yoga retreat, or an adventure or wellness vacation, you can
the useless part of a banana plantation, unproductive, worth- feel even better knowing your dollars are touching nearly every
less.” Now, after turning this rugged stretch of steep hillside family in southeast Dominica. $195 in low season ($209 high),
above a wild and rocky Atlantic beach into one of the Carib- including breakfast; junglebaydominica.com; 767-446-1789
bean’s most lauded eco-resort/wellness retreats, Sam is the one
who's laughing. INDIGO If your definition of “cottage” is four walls and a sen-
At the resort’s Spa du Soleil, you almost laugh too — in be- sible arrangement of windows, you’d have to call Indigo’s Tree
tween groans of pleasure coaxed by a strong-fingered masseuse Cottage an abstract take. Waking up groggy in the mosquito-
from the nearby village of Petit Savant. While the relaxing smells netted bed of this minimalist study in bamboo and driftwood,
and sounds you’ve come to expect at spas are nearly always you might wonder who stole the front wall. But after slowly
canned, here exotic plants and wildflowers surround the treat- taking in the fanciful collection of rustic furniture, the colorful
ment room, and outside the open wall, genuine ocean waves canvasses on the three walls, and the bird’s-eye view of the for-
crash against a craggy outcrop just off the beach. est that includes exotic birds looking back at you, you remem-
With 35 cabins scattered and blended into acres of steep ber that everything is just as it should be at Indigo.
hillside thick with tropical cedar, and gommier and mammee- Three miles outside Dominica’s second city, Portsmouth, up
apple trees, Jungle Bay guests feel like they reside in a secret a goat track of a road leading to a knife-edge ridge smothered in
forest colony. The ground falls away so precipitously that the overexuberant plant life, lies the rustic home and studio of Marie
cabin balconies stand propped on stilts up to 30 feet high while Frederick and her husband, Clem. A couple of years ago, Marie,
the entryways sit on solid ground — and the climb to some of a self-taught artist from Normandy, began serving ital snacks and
the rooms is a decent warm-up for the island’s hikes. Inside, the fresh juices to visitors who came to see her art. Eventually, she
cabins’ open beams and unfinished walls capture a comfortable agreed to cook full lunches and dinners on an appointment-only
simplicity that keeps the focus on nature. Outdoor showers and basis. When Pirates of the Caribbean came to the island, Johnny,
porches strung with hammocks ensure that you spend most of Orlando, Keira and the rest took to spending long days at Indigo,
your time in the elements. and once they found themselves relaxing in the Frederick’s eclec-
Following a strict sustainable philosophy, the resort’s res- tic plein-air gallery, enjoying fresh-as-can-be meals cooked over a
taurant uses dozens of local fishermen and organic farmers to primitive wood stove and getting to know Clem — possibly the
supply the full range of Dominica’s extraordinary bounty for first real Rasta some had ever met — the next step in Dominican
healthy dishes that go heavy on fresh fruits, veggies, seafood cultural adventure was asking to sleep over. Thus was born the
and chicken. Jungle Bay has also created a series of nonprofits to Tree Cottage, a single, separate guesthouse that Clem built on the
help local entrepreneurs and disabled children. The entire staff, ridge above the gallery, with a basic kitchenette, rustic furniture,
drawn from the four neighboring villages, donates 10 percent of a private cold-water shower, an outhouse with view of Morne
tips (matched by the resort) to a community fund and then votes Continued on page 91

DOMINICA ACTION PLANNERS

DIVING Whether it’s the mixing certified guides; for snorkeling others. It’s an adrenaline rush
of currents, the nutrients from ($2 park fee), it’s worth the extra that also offers quality time at
all the rivers or the heat from $5 to go with a guide. places deep inside Dominica’s
the volcanoes, the diving is rainforest. Extreme’s excursions,
spectacular. Down south off WHALE WATCHING Dominica is such as their Beyond Titou
Scott’s Head, you’ll dive the home to a year-round population Gorge and Beyond Boiling Lake
edges of a submerged volcano of female sperm whales and canyoning adventures, often
with dramatic underwater their calves, along with pilot begin where others end. From
up the lazy river topography that’s a jumble of whales and spotted and spinner $150-$200, including equipment,
From the west-coast wrenched rock and flourishing dolphins. In winter, male sperm transport and lunch.
town of Portsmouth, a reef. Corals, sponges and fish whales show up to compete for
legion of local guides seem to grow bigger around giant barrel sponges (above) mates, along with humpbacks HIKING Ken’s Hinterland
offer boat excursions Dominica, and juveniles of all in 30 feet of water, a huge and other seasonal visitors. Adventure Tours (khattstours
up Dominica’s calm, species crowd the reefs. Nature spur covered in some of the Anchorage Hotel Whale Watch & .com; 866-880-0508) guide you
brackish Indian River. Island Dive (natureislanddive healthiest Caribbean corals Dive Center (anchoragehotel.dm; to all of Dominica’s adventure
.com; 767-449-8181) will guide you’ll find, and Dominica’s 767-448-2638) offers 3½-hour sites, from a low-stress trip to
you to the best sites within the trademark biodiversity, including tours for $50. see and swim in a trifecta of
Soufriere-Scott’s Head Marine seahorses and frogfish — waterfalls (Titou Gorge, Emerald
Reserve (two-tank dives: $80). compares to the best medium CANYONING Go the extra step Pool and Trafalgar Falls: $60), to
and deeper sites of Bonaire, (or leap) by strapping on a helmet the most demanding rainforest
SNORKELING AND SHORE the gold standard. Snorkelers and climbing gear for an Extreme hikes (Boiling Lake: $50; Morne
DIVING Famed and named for can play in the bubbles among Dominica (extremedominica Diablotin: $70). For adenture
the volcanic bubbly streaming clouds of baitfish before .com; 767-448-0412) canyoning with a side of culture, try the
from the seafloor just offshore, heading out to the reef’s shallow adventure. Be prepared to Kalinago Experience ($70) in the
Champagne Beach offers much spots. Irie Safari (767-440- go over the lip of a 40-foot or Carib Territory and a trek ($60)
more than geological novelty. 5085) offers shore dives ($50, higher waterfall — rappelling led by a Rasta who will show you
The shore diving here — with including equipment) with PADI- down some falls and jumping off how he lives off the land.

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