Indian River, Cold Soufriere & Fort Shirley: Personalized Northern Excursion in Air-Conditioned Van
4.9
47 Ratings
Roseau

Your individual, air-conditioned shuttle and guide to various locations. Generally, this tour is exclusive or for small groups only.

Duration: 4 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Indian River - An amazing row boat ride up the remarkable Indian River and a bit of the history of Dominica
  • Cold Soufriere - A natural volcanic phenomenon in the heart of the Morne Aux Diables Volcano caldera.
  • Fort Shirley - Fort Shirley is part of the Cabrits National Park in the north of Dominica and can be considered Dominica’s most important historic site and was the scene of the famous revolt of the 8th West India Regiment in 1802.
    The British undertook most of the construction of the Fort but the French made significant additions during their occupation of Dominica from 1778 – 1784. Together they amassed a garrison comprising one fort, seven gun batteries, seven cisterns, powder magazines, ordnance storehouses, bakeries, iron forge, barracks and other officers’ quarters to house and provide for over 600 men on regular duty along with their support staff of artisans and slaves.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
Location
The Dominica Museum
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Boulevard
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kmottl
May 28, 2024
Great day up north - Had the best day with leannard. Explored the north part of the island, he was so informative and fun. The trip up the Indian River and to the bush bar was great as well. Our guide went above and beyond, showing us some things around where we were staying as well. Highly recommend.
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Loisel_63
May 1, 2024
River cruise to relax. - An absolutely fantastic trip to the mangroves. The boat captains steer their boats through the calm waters. The green nature shows itself at its best. The film set of Pirates of the Caribbean, the witch Calypso's hut, makes for great photos. The gentle journey through the waters past the trees and animals is not to be missed. It is also pleasantly cool under the canopy of leaves.
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Randolph_j
Apr 2, 2024
Outstanding Guide, Interesting Tour - Our guide Tiffany knows the island really well and does an outstanding job of sharing the culture, history, and natural beauty. She tailored the tour to our interests, had great answers to every question we had, and she shared enough personal stories to help us understand what modern life is like on the island. She's exceptionally good and we really enjoyed our day with her. The river tour was the highlight of the day. Our small group (4 people) boarded a skiff for a relaxing and quiet trip about a mile up the river. Unfortunately I didn't get the name of our "skiff-master", but he was very familiar with the river wildlife and pointed out many interesting critters.
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Guido_s
Apr 1, 2024
An entertaining and successful experience - The tour first took us to Cold Soufrière, then to Fort Shirley and finally to the Indian River. Our guides were super nice, friendly and very competent. We were very lucky to be just the two of us, normally up to 6 people can take part. We benefited from very individual and intensive support. Everything was very well planned and prepared. We can particularly recommend the trip on the Indian River to anyone who would like to follow in the footsteps of Jack Sparrow. With a bit of luck you can see not only crabs but even iguanas on the shore.
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Goplaces63052070142
Mar 14, 2024
Wonderful day with Waitukubuli Adventure Tour Company. - The trip was great from beginning to end. Leonard picked us up and the good time began. We had a scenic drive to cold Soufriere. At cold Soufriere we saw hummingbirds, parrots, picked wild raspberries that were yummy and enjoyed the cold springs. The short hike was wonderful and full of natural pleasure. We then went to the Fort which is a well preserved historical site. From there we went for a ride up the Indian River. We stopped for lunch at a local restaurant. We enjoyed homemade rum punch on our return ride home. All in all it was a five star day with us looking at returning soon. Many thanks to Leonard and the Waitukubuli Adventure Tour Company.
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856donnak
Feb 23, 2024
Genuine and Real - Our tour guide, Tiffany, created a great experience for us right from the beginning. Although we were cruising with Oceania, our daughter set up this private trip with Waitukubuli for the four of us - my husband and I and our daughter and son-in-law. Tiffany quickly assessed our disparate abilities and interests and focused on those to make an enjoyable trip for all of us. Since our ship was anchored next to Fort Shirley, we started from there, traveled to Cold Soufriere for a short hike to the cold geysers, picked up a delicious local lunch to eat along with Tiffany's homemade rum punch and some locally made sodas - all accompanied with humor and delightful information. Following lunch, we joined Ajohli, our river guide and rower for the Indian River trip. Both Tiffany and Ajohli provided anecdotes and tales of the local region, information about the birds, plants, and water life along the way and always aware of our comfort and what our interests and lives aside from being tourists were like. They had no canned script or agenda - were genuine, real natives of Dominica who seemed to love their island.
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Stefanie
Feb 20, 2024
Nice circuit to do! - Very nice tour. The boat tour on the Indian River is peaceful and exotic. The car tour is nice too. Lennard is a very pleasant and attentive guide. We recommend !
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Tracie
Feb 12, 2024
Highlight of our trip - This tour was a highlight of our trip to the Caribbean. Tiffany was a wonderful guide and Ajahlie (sp?), our boat captain was great fun. Tiffany had so much knowledge to share about Fort Shirley, Cold Soufriere, the Indian River and Dominica and she took wonderful care of us throughout the day. My 81 yr old father was with us and she made sure he was able to go everywhere and experience everything. The tour was the perfect combination of history, nature and culture and I'm still thinking about Tiffany's rum punch and the delicious roti she got us for lunch! I would book another trip with Waitukubuli in a heartbeat- and hope to return to Dominica soon so I can do so.
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Disa50
Jan 29, 2024
Phantastic Tour with the best Guide - It was a phantastic Tour with the best Guide Lennard. We made it on 14th January. He is very engaged and explains everything you want to know. He shows lot of interesting places and more than it was planned. And he is very frienly and we had a lot of fun. Everything was planned very good. We had a phantastic day. Thanks Lennard and best regards from Germany. I still got a Kubuli and will drink it for your health
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Chanteze
Feb 6, 2024
Refreshing ride down the river - This was beautiful, breath taking. It was a refreshing canoe ride down the river. Visited the shake where Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. River even includes a bar in the forest with local island rum infused with marijuana. Along the way you have a boat sailing with guys selling fresh coconuts, very tropical🥥🌴
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