13 September 2007

Iriomote Island – it’s a jungle out there!

I loved travelling to this island. All the smaller islands near Ishigaki are so easy to access due to the ferries which leave at regular times throughout the day. Iriomote was one of the islands that we visited.

As soon as we got to this island, we were taken on a cruise along the Irauchigawa Kankou River. This was really spectacular because we got to see these really cool trees with strange-looking roots growing from the ground.




This is a picture of the Irauchigawa Kannkou River from the cruise boat we went on.


The cruise boat took us to a jungle with thick, dense foliage.


It was so beautiful and green and pretty. I was so happy to walk through this jungle and enjoy the scenery. It was also really shady and cool because there were so many trees and plants to block the sun.

We saw lots of wildlife amidst the jungle. There are many little creatures and bugs and insects that live within the jungle. These are just some of the creatures we saw:

A cute little red crab


A centipede


A strange-looking lizard with a bright blue tail


There were also many strange-looking trees and plants growing in the jungle. This tree trunk hugely resembled a snake, so it was definitely worth taking a photo of because it looked so interesting.


Our aim whilst walking through the jungle, was to get to the end where there was a beautiful waterfall flowing through the jungle.


This is a small one that trickled down the rocks. It was so pretty and the water looked so clean.


This was the rocky river that we got to see during our travels on Iriomote Island.

There was also a good view of the river from the top of a bridge. This photo shows how truly beautiful this place really is. Jealous yet?

There was also a really beautiful beach that we stopped at before leaving the island. The water was so clean and blue and it was so picturesque. Even though it already looks so beautiful in the photo, it was even more beautiful in real life!

2 comments:

Tinz said...

The jungle cruise was fun - what an effort it was though to get the end waterfall......

Lauren said...

Iriomote was another really cool island - that jungle walk was pretty crazy but definitely worth the effort!