Hilton Treetops

... living trees as structural elements, for example the Costa Rica Tree House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica; the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya; the Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil, on the Rio Negro in the Amazon; ...

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... at on our way down the Keys, this is like a Travelodge, rather than the paradise it pretends to be. Up at Treetops Restaurant - a concrete balcony above some overgrown bushes - Lisa, a middle-aged blonde with the evangelical fervour of a born-again ...

While we were rafting yesterday, our raftguide was telling us about the Treetops Canopy Tour that Rivermen offers. Melissa and Chris (the couple from Tampa) were going to be doing it in the morning and it sounded like a lot of fun. So, we figured since we ...

... Mahi bites and then pretty much crashed for the night. After a lovely valentine's breakfast this morning on the patio of the TreeTops restaurant, watching the sun shimmer on the Bay, we met up with Jaclyn (our realestate agent) at 10am and took ...

... living trees as structural elements, for example the Costa Rica Tree House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica; the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya; the Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil, on the Rio Negro in the Amazon; ...

... a glimpse of what orangs are like - a memorable first! Once the fruit has gone, they disappear into the treetops. Great sight though! Back to the Hilton. Then a stroll along the river front shopping parade (oddly termed a bazaar). The usual mix of ...

... in this group was a female with her baby clutching to her mama's chest for dear life as mama swung through the treetops.  While the mother and baby orangutans were directly above the viewing platform, the baby orangutan decided it was a good time to ...

... in this group was a female with her baby clutching to her mama's chest for dear life as mama swung through the treetops.  While the mother and baby orangutans were directly above the viewing platform, the baby orangutan decided it was a good time to ...

... almost to ourselves. It was so quiet that we could hear the two gardeners who were perched high in the perfectly manicured treetops, clipping each twig individually. I took photo after photo of the serene gardens without having to wait in line to get a ...

B: We had the delight of catching our first chicken bus today to Flores, we had a 40 seater bus with about 60-70 ppl on it. We stood up for about 3 hours, which after a few weeks on the road catching buses everyday, didn't really phase us at all. I ...

... the roots of fallen trees we found by the side of the trail. The only sound was the sighing of the wind through the treetops, and the occasional cracking sound as two branched rubbed together in the breeze. “Stop, stop!” hissed Shane. We all ...