Private Dominica Waterfalls Tour with Autop Tours: Freshwater Lake to Morne Bruce

This private route runs from Roseau up to Dominica's Freshwater Lake and back down through six stops, on a schedule the guide keeps loose. The pitch from Autop Tours is flexibility: no one is hurried, and time at a site can stretch if the group wants it. A licensed guide leads the day, and the plan allows for photo stops and a lunch stop. Lunch itself is not included. The first drive climbs to 2,789 feet before dropping to the lake, about 35 minutes from Roseau. Ten minutes on is Ti'tou Gorge, where a guide swims with you for around eight minutes through a narrow, steep-walled gorge to a hidden waterfall. Life vests are mandatory and provided. Scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest were filmed here, and the spot is pointed out. Trafalgar Falls comes next, via a ten-minute walk on a paved forest trail to a viewpoint over two falls, locally called male and female, at 125 and 75 feet. Then the Wotten Waven sulphur springs, with their steaming vents and eggy smell, and an optional bath at the Da-S'Cape sulphur spa. The way back goes through the Botanic Gardens, where the African baobab that fell on a school bus in Hurricane David in 1979 gets explained, and ends at Morne Bruce, with the old British garrison ruins, a cannon and a view over Roseau. Private transport, life vests, site passes and the guide are included. Pickup can be arranged from where you are staying. The tour is wheelchair accessible and suits all fitness levels. Guiding is in English, for up to 15 travelers.