Rainforest Biome

Explore our enormous indoor rainforest. Trek through the humid tropics from tropical islands to SE Asia, and West Africa to tropical South America. Visit our accessible canopy walkway for stunning views over the Biome.

Please note that the Biome can get very hot in warm weather. Please take extra care going in with babies and other vulnerable people.

It’s like stepping into a different world... it’s fantastically well done.

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Did you know?

An area of rainforest the size of our Biome is destroyed every 11 seconds.

Inside the Biome, you'll discover how rainforests support us all. At the Weather Maker exhibit, you can shelter from tropical rain, journey into clouds and find out how rainforests cool the Earth.

Travelling past groves of rubber trees and cacao, and swathes of sugar cane and bananas, you'll get to the spice market where you'll find out how to care for the rainforest and support people who live in the tropics.

Top five things to see in the Rainforest Biome

Wobbly Bridge in Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

Set foot on the Wobbly Bridge through the treetops.

Visitors looking at waterfall in Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

See and hear the waterfall crashing through the rainforest.

Roul roul birds in Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

Meet the roul-roul partridges roaming free around the Biome.

Malaysian House in Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

Find an authentic Malaysian House at the heart of the Biome.

Discover the source of the 'food of the gods' – chocolate!

Rainforest Lookout platform at top of Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

Ascend above the canopy

Access to the Lookout is not guaranteed every day, and is dependant on the temperature of the Biome.

Venture up to our Rainforest Lookout – suspended high above the canopy, for breathtaking aerial views of our rainforest below. From this unique vantage point, take in the Biome's sheer scale and astonishing architecture.

Tour guide and two visitors exploring Rainforest Biome

Enhance your visit with an Immersive Rainforest Experience

Join our expert guide on a private tour that unlocks the fascinating secrets of this incredible Biome. This Premium Experience finishes with a delicious tasting activity in our spice market.

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Insider tips from our staff

Artworks inside the Biome

Carved wooden sculpture in Rainforest Biome at Eden Project

Aziza Gate by El Anatsui

The tropical hardwood from which this artwork has been carved started life as trees in West Africa. The wood was re-purposed from charred timbers after a section of the nearby Falmouth Docks, originally built in 1860 to become an internationally significant port, was destroyed by fire.

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Vegetalista paintings

The murals on the back wall of the Biome were painted by traditional Peruvian herbalists Francisco Montes Shuna and Yolanda Panduro Baneo. The paintings show their visions of the spirits of the plants they have worked with medicinally and a spiritual connection between plants and people.

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Some highlights you can see at various times of the year

Titan arum

This rare beauty is only open for 48 hours and attracts insect pollinators with its stench of rotting flesh. Our titan arums are currently in their leaf form as they flower about once a year. Look out for our social media updates for when they bloom.

Cacao

This plant is the source of chocolate! Cacao pods come in many shapes, sizes and colours.

Jade vine

Endangered in the wild and even rarer to find in cultivation, we have two jade vines that you can occasionally see in our Rainforest.

Wild banana

Cultivated around the tropics, there are about 1,000 types of banana.

Highland tropical pitcher plant

These carnivorous plants mainly catch insects, but some species have caught animals as large as small rodents.

Pineapple

Composed of 100-200 fused berry-like fruits, many people are surprised that pineapples grow on the ground.

Vanilla

This popular ice cream flavour is the second most expensive spice after saffron.

Arabica coffee

Arabica coffee dominates the world market and is regarded by most people as producing the highest quality beans.

Sugar

Sugar cane sticks were first chewed for their sugary sap 10,000 years ago. Today we eat about 3kg a week each!

Oil palm

Palm oil is used in over 60% of our supermarket products from ice cream and crisps to soaps and lipstick.

Baobab

Baobab trees can live for over 3,000 years. When they die, they rot inside and suddenly collapse!

Sensitive plant

The sensitive plant can move! Its leaves fold up at night and also when touched.

Explainer and Tale Maker presenting a talk in the Rainforest Biome

Guided tours

We offer free daily tours of our Biomes, plus the opportunity to pre-book immersive private tours, to help you uncover the incredible stories of our plants and gardens.

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