1. Daintree National Park, Australia
It is part of the oldest surviving tropical rainforest in the world, which has existed continuously for the past 110 million years. Daintree National Park is located on the northeast coast of Queensland in Australia. It combines rainforest, white sand beaches and surrounding coral reefs and is home to a variety of unique flora and fauna, including Bennett’s rare sand cats and kangaroos. You’ll also find some of the earliest plants on Earth, such as Lycopsida and Psilotopsida.
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988, Daintree National Park can be reached by cable ferry at Mossman Gorge, and features numerous hiking trails, camping sites, and other accommodation options. in this most beautiful rainforest in Australia. The rivers and beaches here are very wild
2. Dominica
Nicknamed the ‘Nature Island of the Caribbean’, Dominica is almost entirely covered in rainforest. The dense, mountainous interior means that most development takes place on the coast, and the government has taken stringent measures to create an economy that puts sustainability and the environment first. The result is a paradise for hikers, nature lovers, and birdwatchers.
Much of this most beautiful rainforest has been turned into a national park. Morne Trois Pitons National Park boasts luxuriant rainforest as well as volcanoes, H๏τ springs and the world’s second-largest ‘boiling lake’. Morne Diablotin National Park is home to a special bird sanctuary, created to protect native birds, and is the highest mountain, a popular backpacking spot with hikers.
3. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Bako is Sarawak’s oldest national park and is only 37 km from Kuching. At just 27 square kilometers, it’s pretty small, but it packs a lot of stuff within its borders. You’ll find steep coastlines, dense rainforests, tropical beaches and otherworldly cliffs – as well as home to the largest population of Proboscis monkeys in Borneo.
A network of 16 marked walking trails of varying lengths allows visitors to explore Bako National Park. The Pandan Kecil Trail will take you to the beach. On the other hand, the Lintang Loop trail takes you through the park’s diverse ecosystems and habitats, and offers the best chance to see the Proboscis monkeys and the world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia. Here you also have a chance to find flying lemurs, pangolins, tarsiers, bats, coolies and civets.
4. Harapan Rainforest, Sumatra, Indonesia
One of the world’s biodiversity H๏τspots, the most beautiful rainforest in Harapan near Jambi in Sumatra, is home to many of the world’s most critically endangered wildlife including the Sumatran tiger , orangutans, Asian elephants, Malayan sun bears and Cloud leopards. It has been nicknamed the ‘Forest of Hope’ and environmentalists are working to protect it from the threat posed by logging and palm oil plantations.
The forest is also a haven for birds. To date, 305 bird species have been recorded in Harapan, of which nine are globally threatened such as the Storm stork or Rafflesia.
5. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Amphibians love Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park because of its location in the Napo moist forest ecoregion, which is home to a record 150 species. This national park is at the heart of the region where the diversity of amphibians, birds, mammals and vascular plants all peak. It is mainland Ecuador’s largest reserve and protects the impressive biodiversity in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Visiting the park isn’t easy, but it sure is amazing. You’ll have to fly from Quito to Coca – or catch a bus. Then stay at one of the motels scattered throughout the park. They help you organize trips deep into the world’s most beautiful rainforest in search of jaguars, caimans, nightingales and turtles, or meet people at the local indigenous tribes, the Tagaeri and Taromenane.
6. Loango National Park, Gabon
Dubbed the ‘Last Garden of Eden’, Loango National Park in Gabon is a fascinating attraction that shows how the world used to be. It includes some of the most pristine virgin forests left on the African continent and is home to gorillas, forest elephants, water buffalo, and hundreds of other species of birds, reptiles, and mammals.
The park is famous for its ‘surf hippo’, which was captured on film by National Geographic pH๏τographer Michael Nichols. Forest elephants were among the first to arrive, and even families of gorillas occasionally forage in the trees by the beach.
The view from above Loango . National Park
In the past, visiting the park was an expensive activity, but the emergence of local ecotourism community projects has made visiting more affordable now.
7. Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Khao Yai National Park is Thailand’s first and oldest national park. It was established in 1962 and is only a short three-hour drive from Bangkok. Located around the Dong Phaya Yen mountain range, it is home to more than 40 waterfalls, 112 species of mammals and nearly 400 species of birds. Larger mammal species include deer, wild Asian elephants, and white tigers.
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
The best way to get around the park is to cycle or rent a scooter. There are several campsites and bungalows within the park as well as accommodation outside the boundaries of this most beautiful rainforest. Outsiders will organize a tour of the park for you, sometimes with a knowledgeable local guide, or you can explore on your own on one of the many trails.
8. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Named after the nearby town of Monteverde, this 26,000-acre forest reserve sits high in the legendary cloud forests of Costa Rica.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
The reserve consists of six ecological zones, 90% of which are primary forests. With more than 2,500 species of plants (including the most orchid species), 100 species of mammals, 400 species of birds and 120 species of reptiles and amphibians… there is sure to be something to attract you.
9. Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
The last vast coastal temperate rainforest on the planet, the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia is a vast expanse of ancient cedar trees, mossy waterfalls and ‘Spirit Bears’ – a species of colored Kermode bear. Rare ice cream is considered by the locals as sacred ‘simshian people.
Great Bear Rainforest
About the size of Ireland, the forest is also home to coastal gray wolves, grizzly bears, Sitka deer, cougars, mountain goats, orca, trout, sea lions, sea otters and whales Humpback. This world’s most beautiful rainforest is ethereal and magical with lots of wildlife.
10. Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan, China
Nestled on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a World Biosphere Reserve.
Jiuzhaigou Valley
It is undeniably beautiful, boasting crystal clear lakes, snow-capped peaks and primeval forests. It is the last sanctuary of several endangered species of flora and fauna, including giant pandas, Sichuan golden monkeys, Sichuan takin, and many species of orchids and rhododendrons.