Wildlife & nature.
14 guides in this collection.
Photo: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates, CC BY 2.0Where to See Sloths in the Wild
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.
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0The Monkeys of the Rainforest
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.
Photo: Charles Miller from Basingstoke, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0Toucans & the Tropical Birds You'll See
The rainforest is the richest bird habitat on earth. Toucans, macaws, quetzals and hummingbirds — what to look for, and the best places to look.
Photo: Titlutin, CC BY-SA 4.0Pink River Dolphins of the Amazon
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.
Photo: Zsolyomi, CC BY-SA 4.0Fireflies & Bioluminescence in the Jungle
The forest glows after dark — synchronous fireflies, glowing fungi and bioluminescent bays. Where the jungle lights up, and when to see it.
Photo: Olivvybee, CC BY-SA 4.0The Great Waterfalls of the Jungle
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.
Photo: James Martins, CC BY 3.0Night Walks in the Rainforest
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.
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0Rainforest Plants & Jungle Medicine
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.
Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves, CC BY-SA 4.0Cloud Forests Explained
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.
Photo: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0Jungle Rivers & Wild Swimming Holes
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.
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0Where to See Jaguars in the Wild
The Americas' great cat is real, wild and — in a handful of places — genuinely findable. Where jaguars are seen most reliably, how sightings actually work, and the stays that put you closest.
Photo: Alias 0591 from the Netherlands, CC BY 2.0Butterflies of the Rainforest
The electric-blue morpho is only the start. A field guide to the rainforest's butterflies — what you'll see, why they're so vivid, and where the flying is best.
Photo: Christian R. Linder, CC BY-SA 3.0Frogs of the Rainforest
Red-eyed tree frogs, jewel-bright poison darts and frogs with see-through skin — the rainforest's most photographed amphibians, how to find them on a night walk, and what the colours really mean.
Photo: Jyothis, CC BY-SA 3.0Snakes of the Jungle
The honest picture on jungle snakes — which ones are actually out there, how rarely you'll see one, the few that warrant real respect, and the simple habits that keep an encounter uneventful.
Photo: Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 4.0Ready to book one?
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