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


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Carrot eaten by an orangutan--sign of damaging tourism



Camping in Andringitra



Colorado River Rapids

(Grand Canyon)


Camping in Andringitra


Tourists walking uphill to find gorillas
Tourists walking uphill to find gorillas

(Uganda)

Birding bus near Manu
Birding bus near Manu



Tourists experiencing the rainforest canopy first hand in Colombia


River tubing in Bukit Lawang

(Indonesia)


Mutiara Taman Negara Resort at the entrance of the National Park

(Malaysia)


Camp site in Andringitra



Birdwatching guide in the forest of the Arfak Mountains



Ascending to the canopy

Canopy as viewed between wood rails of Kapok platform
Canopy as viewed between wood rails of Kapok platform
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Carrot eaten by an orangutan--sign of damaging tourism



Rain forest canopy walkway


Hiking in the flooded Amazon swamp forest

Boardwalk to Rimba Lodge (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Boardwalk to Rimba Lodge

(Indonesia)


Raised walkway at Amacayacu


Guides often walk barefoot through the rainforest in Gabon despite numerous parasites that reside in forest soils
Guides often walk barefoot through the rainforest in Gabon despite numerous parasites that reside in forest soils

(Gabon)

Chumbura gorge fig tree camp
Chumbura gorge fig tree camp

(Uganda)

Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance
Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance

(Gabon)

Rainforest guide
Rainforest guide

(Gabon)

Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance
Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance

(Gabon)


Kikoti tented camp

(Tanzania)

Tourist in search of gorillas
Tourist in search of gorillas

(Uganda)

Ecotourist guide walking through the rainforest of Gabon
Ecotourist guide walking through the rainforest of Gabon

(Gabon)

Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance
Guide preparing to call monkeys by creating a distrubance

(Gabon)

Guide examining a fallen canopy tree
Guide examining a fallen canopy tree

(Gabon)

Guide examining a fallen canopy tree
Guide examining a fallen canopy tree

(Gabon)

Patrick; rainforest guide
Patrick; rainforest guide

(Gabon)

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