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Photo: Morne Trois Pitons National Park — Nelro (talk) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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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Capital
Roseau
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English
Currency
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.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

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 Park

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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