The thing about fear is that once conquered it is replaced by a freedom to live fuller and experience deeper. The first time I went canyoning with Extreme Dominica, while members of my the canyoning group did, I refused to jump off the cliff. I was paralyzed by fear so I rappelled down instead.

A few weeks later, I conquered my fear of diving in the open seas with Nature Island Divers and I became a little more fearless and lot braver. So, I went canyoning again to experience the adventure in a new state of mind. Click on the video below to see how my second experience was and me jumping off that cliff.

I participated in the novice canyoning offer both times. For the adrenaline seekers or professional canyoners there is a more advanced trail where you get to rappel down a 100 ft waterfall and jump off higher cliffs. That is on my list for the next time I am in Dominica.

The cost for a half day experience quoted online ranges from USD 159 to USD 279. Here are a few tips if you like to save some money.

• Don’t automatically book your experience online. Arrive in Dominica and call. Things tend to be cheaper in Dominica offline and you might just be lucky especially when paying cash.

• Be flexible and join a group, depending on availability, instead of booking a personal trip for you and one other person; there is a minimum of two people needed.

• Consider going to Dominica during off season (June to November). Things in general are cheaper. This also happens to be during hurricane season so you will be taking a little risk like I did.

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