Introduction
Roseau, on the southwest coast, is the main centre for visitors. From hotels around here it is possible to arrange jeep safari tours for seeing the hinterland of the country. Canoe trips up the rivers can also be arranged. The beaches are mainly of black volcanic sand, but there are a few white-sand beaches on the northeast of the island.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park, covering 7000 hectares (17,000 acres) in the south-central part of Dominica, was established in July 1975. Places of interest in the park include the Boiling Lake, the second-largest actively boiling lake in the world, and the Emerald Pool, Middleham Falls, Sari Sari Falls, Trafalgar Falls, Freshwater Lake, Boeri Lake and the Valley of Desolation.
Cabrits Historical Park was designated a park in 1987. Attractions include the Cabrits Peninsula, which contains the historical ruins of Fort Shirley and Fort George, 18th- and early 19th-century forts, and a museum at Fort Shirley.
Other places of interest include the Carib Indian Territory, home to the only remaining Carib Indians in the Caribbean, the Sulphur Springs, the Central Forest Reserve, Botanical Gardens, Titou Gorge, L’Escalier Tête Chien, several areas of rainforest and a variety of fauna and flora.
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