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Dominica at a glance
Dominica is a country in Caribbean; its capital is Roseau. People mainly speak English. The currency is the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD). VoyaKin maps 16 places to see here, including 1 UNESCO World Heritage site.
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- Roseau
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- English
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- East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
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Before you go: official information
Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Dominica’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.
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Places to see in Dominica
12 of the 16 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

Morne Trois Pitons National ParkUNESCO
Park & nature · Saint Patrick Parish
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a national park in Dominica established in July 1975, the first to be legally established in the country. It became a World Heritage Site in 1997.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nelro (Public domain). Map

Roseau
Town · Saint George Parish
Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ted Rufus Ross (CC BY 2.5). Map

Boiling Lake
Lake · Saint Patrick Parish
The Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole located in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, a World Heritage Site on the island of Dominica. The lake, located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Dominica's capital Roseau, is filled with bubbling greyish-blue water that is usually enveloped in a cloud of vapour.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Dominica boiling lake.jpg (Public domain). Map

Portsmouth
Town · Saint John Parish
Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 3,630 inhabitants. It is located on the shore of a natural Harbor, Prince Rupert Bay, in Saint John Parish on the north-west coast of Dominica. The area was called Ouyouhao by the Kalinago and Grand Anse by the French.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hans Hillewaert (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Morne Diablotins
Mountain · Saint Peter Parish
Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain on the Caribbean island of Dominica, and the island's largest and highest volcano. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles. Its summit is 1,447 m above sea level. It last erupted c. 30,000 years ago.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution (Public domain). Map

Marigot
Town · Saint Andrew Parish
Marigot is the largest settlement of Saint Andrew Parish in northeastern Dominica. The village has a population of 2,676 people, and is home to a Fisheries Complex as well as the island's main airport.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hans Hillewaert (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Morne Watt
Mountain · Saint Patrick Parish
Morne Watt or Watt Mountain is a mountain consisting of one or more stratovolcanoes at the south end of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean Sea. With an elevation of 1,224 m (4,016 ft), it is the third highest mountain in Dominica after Morne Diablotins and Morne Trois Pitons.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lee Siebert (Smithsonian Institution) (Public domain). Map

Cabrits National Park
Park & nature · Saint John Parish
Cabrits National Park is on a peninsula at the north end of the Caribbean island of Dominica, north of Portsmouth. The park protects tropical forest, coral reefs and wetlands. There are hiking trails and an English garrison called Fort Shirley.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dillngerforce (Public domain). Map

Morne aux Diables
Mountain · Saint John Parish
Morne aux Diables, also known as Devil's Peak, is a volcano on the island of Dominica and the volcanic formation is the northernmost peak on the island. The volcano is considered dormant, with no unusual volcanic activity reported aside from a swarm of small earthquakes detected in 2009–2010.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lee Siebert (Smithsonian Institution) (Public domain). Map

Dominica Botanical Gardens
Garden · Saint George Parish
Dominica Botanic Gardens is located on the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, in the capital of Roseau. Once known as one of the finest botanical gardens in the region, it was severely damaged by Hurricane David in 1979.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Postdlf (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Morne Plat Pays
Mountain · Saint Luke Parish
Morne Plat Pays is a volcano on the island of Dominica. Located on the southern region of the island, the volcano last erupted around the year 1270 AD.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lee Siebert (Smithsonian Institution) (Public domain). Map

Morne Diablotin National Park
Park & nature · Saint Andrew Parish
Morne Diablotin National Park is a national park in the northern mountain ranges of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean. The park is a habitat for many species of flora and fauna. It has multiple hiking trails, as well as streams and waterfalls.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution (Public domain). Map
Keep exploring
Also in Caribbean: Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Barbados · Bahamas · Anguilla · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · British Virgin Islands
Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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