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iciHaiti - Tourism : 6th edition of the Festival of Caves in Dondon
06/07/2019 10:31:38

Over the past five years, the Caves Festival and its visits were attended by thousands of visitors to Dondon (North). New companies have emerged; annual revenues have increased in both formal and informal markets, new construction and renovations are visible throughout the city.

Program of the 6th edition of the Caves Festival :

Speleotourism :
Enjoy the Speleotourism with visits to the caves of Dondon one as beautiful as the other, including the famous Voute a Minguet, a sacred Temple of the Indian Tainos, the first inhabitants of Haiti; In additiion to Voute Cadélia, which carries an underground river and others such as St. Martin, Marc Antoine, des Dames, Adrien Antoine, Michel I and II etc.

Historical tours :
Visit the national historic park: Citadelle La Ferrière, the Ramiers sites, the House of Queen Marie Louise Coidavid, the world heritage of Dondon
Deepen your knowledge of the history of Haiti through famous men of Dondon such as Gabart the valiant, Vincent Ogé alongside the great heroes of the history of Haiti like Christophe, Dessalines, Toussaint and Pétion.
Visit the remains of the House Vincent Ogé, and the coffee cooperative of the same name in Matador;
Visit the colonial ruins of: Fort Moise, the habitation of Minguet; the Negres market "Plas Neg" and the colonial Dungeon at the House Arnaud visit the country's oldest coffee cooperative, Gabart Le Vaillant in brostage and taste the succulent Dondon coffee
and craft and gastronomic fairs

Culture & folklore through :
The art and crafts fair, agricultural and gastronomic
"Marenguen" drum
Voodoo
Religious concerts
The bet of cocks
Music (all genres) through concerts
Dances, traditional and common songs in cultural activities
The conferences
Dance night with one of the great tenors of Haitian music

Sightseeing :

Hiking in order to explore the ecology and the particular geology and the panoramic views of: "Deux Rochers" at l'aguille Grand Gouffre in Vaseux. Dondon Hollywood signs the mountain at Bellevue high-du-Trou at 1028 meters above sea level

Program : www.odid.org/festival-2019-program?fbclid=IwAR2njCmY6u7K-mMr61TvJ-RSI5NEVW6Xcuj9EpRqvpnSG0SrjCmubMYri3E

For informations: Odid2014@gmail.com

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