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Dominica's Rain Forest Aerial Tram |
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A new attraction is the Dominica Rain Forest Aerial Tram. When I first heard about this project, I wondered whether it was beginning of the Disnification of Dominica. However, single ride was enough to completely convert me. This whole trip is breathtakingly beautiful, silent and well worth the $80 US per person fee. You ride in a suspended open gondola that holds 8 passengers together with a well-qualified guide. It is completely open and you are right in the trees – among the trunks and low growth for the first half, and amid the treetop canopy for the return. As part of the trip you can (and should) get off and walk from the top station down to the second, a forest walk that includes crossing a suspension bridge several hundred feet above the Breakfast River Gorge.
They railway normally opens on Saturdays and cruise ship days. If you visit their office in town or give them a call they can tell you which days they are running. If a cruise ship is on the town docks, ask them about transportation up. Otherwise you can catch a bus quite close to their base. A good alternative is to use one of the guides we mention and combine it with a hike to Titou Gorge or the crater lakes afterwards. Rain Forest Aerial Tram, 767-448-8775, site: 767-440-3266, USA: 305-704-3350
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