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Pictures of tourism [last update 2011-12-25]


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Platform in the flooded swamp forest


Camping in the Amazon rainforest


Canopy platform in Amacayacu National Park



Canopy access platform in the flooded swamp forest of the Colombian Amazon

Kapok (Ceiba) tree canopy observation platform
Kapok (Ceiba) tree canopy observation platform
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Rainforest canopy walkway in Colombia


Platform in the rainforest canopy


Canopy tree-climbing platform in Amacayacu National Park



Manoa Falls Bamboo Path

(Hawaii)


Bird watching guide in New Guinea


Tracking chimps in the jungles of Kibale forest in Uganda
Tracking chimps in the jungles of Kibale forest in Uganda

(Uganda)


Camping in the Antanifotsy Valley



Looking up at a canopy platform in a Kapok tree


Jungle Lodge restaurant at Tangkahan

(Indonesia)


Rain forest canopy view

(Malaysia)


Safari mini buses at sunset

(Kenya)


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


River rafting in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


River rafting in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Ecotourist guide in the rainforest
Ecotourist guide in the rainforest

(Gabon)


Birdwatching guide in the forest of the Arfak Mountains


Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest near Puerto Maldanado
Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest near Puerto Maldanado
Location: Puerto Maldanado

(Peru)


Raised rainforest walkway at Amacayacu



Kitchen at our camp site in the Amazon rainforest


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


Boatload of tourists going up the Tembeling River

(Malaysia)


Ariau Towers Lodge

(Brazil)


Camping in Andringitra


Auyantepui guide; Doug
Auyantepui guide; Doug

(Venezuela)


Rapid June 17

(Grand Canyon)

Hiker on trail to Auyantepui summit
Hiker on trail to Auyantepui summit

(Venezuela)


Cruise ship in Glacier Bay

(Alaska)


Rain forest canopy walkway at Taman Negara

(Malaysia)

Spiral staircase leading up rain forest canopy tower
Spiral staircase leading up rain forest canopy tower
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Tourists watching a forest elepahnt in Gabon
Tourists watching a forest elepahnt in Gabon

(Gabon)

Spiral staircase leading up to the canopy platform situated in a giant Kapok (Ceiba) tree
Spiral staircase leading up to the canopy platform situated in a giant Kapok (Ceiba) tree
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV

(Peru)


Canopy platform in the Amazon rainforest


Canopy walkway in Colombia


Tourists on platform in giant Kapok tree overlooking the rain forest canopy
Tourists on platform in giant Kapok tree overlooking the rain forest canopy
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV

(Peru)


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


Camp site between Pic Boby and Mororano



Canopy walkway at Taman Negara

(Malaysia)


la punta surf

(Panama)

Canopy tower leading to platform in a Ceiba (Kapok) tree
Canopy tower leading to platform in a Ceiba (Kapok) tree
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Tourist on a canopy walkway in Malaysia

(Malaysia)


SUV crossing a river in Africa

(Kenya)


Safari in Kenya

(Kenya)


Rapid June 17

(Grand Canyon)


Rapid June 17

(Grand Canyon)


Camping in Andringitra



Auyantepui (or Auyan Tepui) camp site under a giant boulder

(Venezuela)


Rainforest path in Ranomafana


Guides and tourists leaving Bwindi
Guides and tourists leaving Bwindi

(Uganda)


Safari tourists watching elephants crossing river in Kenya

(Kenya)


Camp site between Pic Boby and Mororano



MacKinders hut on Mount Kenya

(Kenya)

Kayakers in Milford Sound
Kayakers in Milford Sound

(New Zealand)


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)

Barefoot rainforest guide
Barefoot rainforest guide

(Gabon)


Line of tourists hiking up a giant desert dune


Kapok canopy platform
Kapok canopy platform
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Monterey Bay Aqaurium kelp tank
Monterey Bay Aqaurium kelp tank

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Kenyan safari

(Kenya)


Stream crossing in the Colombian Amazon


Malaysian canopy bridge

(Malaysia)


Darma in Gunung Leuser national park

(Indonesia)


Treking in Andringitra


Spiral staircase leading up canopy tower
Spiral staircase leading up canopy tower
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Slogging through a swamp in the Amazon rainforest


Canopy walkway at Taman Negara

(Malaysia)


Canopy tour in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Canopy walkway in Parque Amacayacu (Colombia)


Ladder into the rain forest canopy


Canopy Walk - Danum Valley

(Malaysia)

Hiking through dense fog on Auyantepui
Hiking through dense fog on Auyantepui

(Venezuela)


Tourist on a canopy walkway in Taman Negara

(Malaysia)


Flooded forest

(Brazil)


MacKinders hut on Mount Kenya

(Kenya)


Truck crossing a river in Africa

(Kenya)


Bird watching guide in New Guinea



Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


Jungle Lodge restaurant at Tangkahan

(Indonesia)


Ascending to the canopy


Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)

Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi

(Uganda)


Raised walkway at Amacayacu


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