Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Bhutan, East Timor… These exotic destinations have often been dreamed of by some of us, but very few can say they have actually travelled to these places.
The island of Dominica
Although there is an emerging trend of travelers ready go to great lengths to seek out holiday destinations off the beaten track, most of these destinations remain hard to reach by scheduled flight. Chapman Freeborn, the global aircraft charter specialists, have rounded up a list of these destinations, available here.
Among them, the tiny island nation of Dominica, located in the southern Caribbean Sea, with its closest neighbours being the better-known Guadeloupe and Martinique. It offers total immersion in an untouched tropical ecosystem – imagine well known beauty spots like Barbados and St. Lucia without the mass-tourism and development. Its lush mountainous rainforests are home to some of the rarest species of plants and animals in the world, and its near-empty beaches rival any others found in the Caribbean.
There are simply no scheduled passenger jet services to the island, and whilst turbo-prop services are available, travellers are limited to departing from nearby islands – some of which are also difficult to access.
However, the island’s primary airport, Melvin Hall Airport, can take up to mid-size jet aircraft, meaning direct private jet charters to the island are possible from a host of departure points worldwide.