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Capital City: Roseau (rose-oh) |
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Largest City: Roseau |
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Official Languages: Primary English, French Creole |
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Top Dive Spots: Champagne, Maggie's Point, 5 Finger Rock |
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Featured Dive Shop: To be announced |
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Commonwealth country situated between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Arguably the best |
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eco-destination in the region, rivers, waterfalls, whale watching and the best coastal rainforest in the Atlantic. |
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Worlds first Green Globe 21 designated country. People go to Dominica to get in touch with nature and explore. Generally |
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dive in the morning and hike or whale watch in the afternoons. Resident population of Sperm Whales and 12 other |
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species of marine mammal are found offshore. Highest scuba code of conduct in the Caribbean, and over 95% of the |
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staff are local. Consistently rates in the top 10 for destinations in Rodales polls every year. |
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How to get there? - American Eagle from San Juan Puerto Rico, LIAT from Antigua, Barbados or St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucia, no international airport means fewer visitors and no crowds on the reef . Virgin, or British Airways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| to any gateway then LIAT. KLM to St. Maartin. Air France to Guadeloupe or Martinique then a ferry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When to dive? - High season in Nov-April with cruise ships and tourists escaping the cold elsewhere, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| from April through the summer the weather is nicer, no cruise ships and fewer other divers. Hurricane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| season is September. Winter water temp 26 C, vis averages 18m. Summer temp 29 C, vis average 25m. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Currency - (Exchange Rate) - Eastern Caribbean Dollar ($XCD) fixed rate against the US Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| but fluctuates against the Pound Sterling and Euro. Coin denominations of $0.01(EC), $0.02(EC), $0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ,$0.10(EC), $0.25(EC), and $1.00(EC). Bills of $5(EC), $10(EC), $20(EC), $50(EC), and $100(EC). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Where to Stay? - We have found avirtualdominica to be the most comprehensive site on Dominica, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| with what to do and where to stay, it is also updated daily. Discover Dominica is the government website, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and you can also find Dominica's first web zine at Destinationdominica.com. Enjoy! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dominica Dive Shops - Click Here to browse the Dive Shop Listings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
VALUABLE LINKS: Images of Dominica |
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