The Journal
Wildlife & nature.
10 guides in this collection.
10 guides in this collection.
The internet's favourite animal is real, wild and findable — where to reliably see sloths, how to spot them, and the stays that put you closest.
Howlers waking you at dawn, capuchins raiding the deck — a field guide to the primates you will meet on a jungle stay, and where to meet which.
The rainforest is the richest bird habitat on earth. Toucans, macaws, quetzals and hummingbirds — what to look for, and the best places to look.
One of the strangest animals in the rainforest — the pink dolphin of the Amazon. Where to see them, the folklore around them, and how to do it ethically.
The forest glows after dark — synchronous fireflies, glowing fungi and bioluminescent bays. Where the jungle lights up, and when to see it.
The reward at the end of every good rainforest trail — the most spectacular jungle waterfalls in the world, and the stays within reach of them.
The forest changes completely after dark — frogs, snakes, glowing eyes and a wall of sound. Why the night walk is the best thing you'll do, and how.
A quarter of modern medicines began in the rainforest. The astonishing plants of the jungle, the trees that hold it up, and what grows around your stay.
Higher, cooler and stranger than lowland rainforest — how cloud forests work, why they are so full of life, and the best ones to stay in.
The cold river pool is the jungle's reward for the heat. The best wild swimming in the rainforest, and how to do it safely.
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