Trek through the world’s steamy rainforests in the largest jungle in captivity.

What can you see?

Explore the steamy humid tropical regions of the world visiting tropical islands, South East Asia, West Africa and Tropical South America. You’ll see the massive forests, luscious tropical plants, a huge crashing waterfall, homesteads and, if you are lucky, birds and insects. A wide array of smallholdings, plantations and exhibits growing sugar cane, bananas, coffee and much more show how we are connected to these far off places.

 

 

 

The Rainforest Lookout - new for 2010

Do you have a head for heights?
Then take a trip to the top and get an amazing bird’s eye view of the whole Biome. This jungle canopy is that last high frontier usually only seen by the most intrepid of explorers and scientists.

Why did we build it?
We built the Lookout so you could get a unique view. We built it because we want you to see, feel, meet and understand the forest without using any air miles. We built it because we want you to help us save the forests.

NB. Extra charge applies. Monies go towards Eden’s educational programmes on rainforests.

An area of primary forest the size of this Biome is destroyed every 10 seconds. The rainforests are our life support system. They help keep us fed, watered and cool every day, they control our planet’s climate. If we are to win our battle against climate change we need to save the rainforest.

Want to know more about rainforests?

More on the Rainforest Lookout

 

 

Fantastic flora and fauna

Back on the ground: During your travels you could encounter all manner of fantastic flora and fauna, including a flower that smells of decaying flesh, the biggest seed in the world, and a plant that can grow up to a metre a day.

 

Voyage of discovery

Find out how your chocolate grew, (you didn’t know chocolate grew? Well now you do!) where sugar comes from, what a cola tree looks like, as well as many more things you'll be amazed to learn.

 

The Canopy Bubble - new for 2010

It’s back! We’ve just bought a Canopy Bubble, a giant air balloon that scientists use to float and study high in the rainforest treetops. Our Rainforest team use it to prune, pollinate and check for pests. Do you want to float around the forest? It’s an extraordinary experience. Watch this space.

 

Rainforest Biome facts and figures

• Size: 240m long, 110m wide, 50m high, 15,590m2
• Plants: Over 1,100 different species and cultivars, roughly 16,000 individual plants
• Temperature: ranges from 18ºC to 35ºC
• Comfort: There are seats and drinking water fountains throughout and a cool room for emergencies
• Average temp 24ºC
• Average humidity 90%
• Height and name of the tallest tree: Balsa, Ochroma lagopus, C. 30m. grown from seed

 

 

What is a biome?

A biome is a climatically and geographically defined area of ecologically similar communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms, often referred to as ecosystems. Biomes are defined based on factors such as plant structures (such as trees, shrubs, and grasses), leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf), plant spacing (forest, woodland, savannah), and climate.

 

Want to know more about rainforests? Then visit edenproject.com/rainforest