There are rainforests around the world that you might not even know existed. You can travel to a rainforest in the United States, New Guinea, Ghana, Malaysia, and even Bolivia.

New Guinea has an amazing tropical rainforest located along the Sepik River. This includes tropical rainforests and freshwater wetlands and it is considered to be comparable to the Congo Basins and the Amazon. The Full Papua Monty is the journey you might attempt but for most travelers it is still too difficult. Throughout this beautiful river region you can expect to see many different paradise birds, carvings, totem poles from tribes and much more. The cultural experience is amazing and if you are traveling during the holidays don’t expect to see too many decorated artificial Christmas trees. The only place you might get lucky to see prelit Christmas trees and decorative artificial Christmas trees is at your hotel if it is a popular and known accommodation.

One thing you might not have known is that the United States has the Hoh rainforest in the state of Washington. This forest has trees that are over 500 years old that are some of the largest trees you will have ever seen. This forest experiences over 250 inches of rainfall every year. There are many nature trails you can walk through and enjoy the beauty this forest has to offer. It is full of conifers and maple trees with tons of thick fern and moss.

The Kakum National Park in Ghana is another rainforest known as one of  the planet’s ecological hot spots. It is listed by the Conservation International and located in West Africa. The continent has only a few ecosystems that are as diverse as this one and it also has the most endangered species in the world inhabited in it. The only issue that you may find here is that the foreign currency seems to be an issue for travelers so many tourists have had issues in the past. It is a visitor friendly place where you can go through a walkway that is suspended almost 100 feet in the air by trees that are almost 400 years old.

Malaysia has one of the most adventurous rainforests that you can travel to hiking through deep jungles and alongside the river. You can even see and visit ancient tribes from the Stone Ages. People favor visiting the hinterlands of Sarawak, which are located on the island of Borneo. Here you will find Batang Ai which inhabits their well known orangutans in their domain. If you visit the Rehabilitation Center then you will find many of the orangutans and apes that have been injured or orphaned.

There are many rainforests around the world that provide some of the most amazing and beautiful views that you will ever find of nature and the wild. People from all around the planet travel to these destinations so they can experience what is slowly going away. If you love the wildlife then you will absolutely love to travel to one of the most spectacular sites on the planet.

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