Information on Ken's Hinterland Tours

[echusky]

I will be in Dominca on February 22, 2004, on the Carnival Destiny....I'm contemplating Ken's Hinterland Ti Tou Gorge Trafalgar Falls & Emerald Pool Tour...I'm looking for any past experiences on this tour...

 

Is the hike very hard?

Is the water cold?

Are the bugs bad?

[c&a'smom]

We will be in Dominica the week before you and are also considering Ken's Hinterland Tours. I've asked around and have not heard anything good or bad about this company. I'll let you know if I do!

[c&a'smom]

Oops! I'm new at this!

[spaceguy]

Hi... We were in Dominica last week on the Golden Princess. I would highly recommend Ken and his tours. My wife and I had time to do Emerald Falls and then to Ti Tou Gorge. My wife said Dominica is her new all time favorite island!

 

You are in the mountains and it is up and down, rough steps, and over uneven paths in places. The hike is not a flat smooth trail, but not too bad either. It is not too long at either place, we were hiking 5-15 mins perhaps. Ti Tou Gorge involves swimming between the rocks in some places. My wife is not a swimmer and Ken provides float belts. She said she was comfortable doing this tour, it is worth it. The water is not "cold". It is cooler than the air. Some places also have hot water streams.

 

I did not notice bugs. I asked if they were a problem as I wasn't seeing any. Apparently they are not bad.

 

We were in the good hands of Lambert and very much enjoyed our tour through Ken.

[stebul]

Are the tours offered by Ken private or group, and can I ask what his rates are? The assortment of hikes on his website looks like its possible to have a very personalized experience in Dominica.

[spaceguy]

Stebul,

 

I e-mailed Ken and set up something myself. It was only my wife and I so I guess you can consider that private. I didn't ask about a group but I guess that would work as well. You could ask if he had a group that day and if you could join one. We were limited by how much time we had in the port so we had the waterfall combo. It was Emerald Falls and ti tou gorge, as well as a bit of island tour mixed in. It was $140 for both of us. Even with a private tour this was less than the ship's tour prices for less than what we got, so we didn't think the cost was too bad. Ken was very responsive with e-mail so e-mail him and let him know what time and interest you have, and he will put together something to suit you.

[stebul]

Thanks, spaceguy. I emailed Ken and got a very professional response back. His rates seem competitive with small group tours on other islands. I'm planning to book his Favourites tour.

[c&a'smom]

Thank you spaceguy for your information! We are now planing on using Ken and do the waterfall combo also.