Green Paradise

- Season 2

(2011)

Explore the lesser known jungles, mountains, and lakes of the Dominican Republic. The country allows a glimpse at the history of the Tainos Indians, and a listen to the sound of the merengue music and dance, the great local rival to salsa music and dance.

Discover Chilean Patagonia, an exceptional landscape of mountains, glaciers, rivers, and forests. In the middle of an extraordinary mountain range, two granite towers overlook the Patagonian plain, and raging waters flow into the deep blue lakes layered with foam.

Take a voyage to the rhythm and the undulations of the dunes of the Moroccan desert. These immense landscapes seem frozen for eternity, carved by capricious winds.

Explore the string of islands that form Palau, namely by taking kayaks to discover the famous Rock Island. With over 200 islands, Palau offers one of the best places for diving in the world. The underwater sites are exceptional: canyons, underwater tunnels, caves and lagoons. The fish variety is impressive, and the sharks and manta rays will dazzle.

The Seychelles Islands never cease to live up to their image as a Garden of Eden. These granite islands, the oldest on Earth, were only colonized in the 18th century, and thus the natural beauty has largely been preserved.

This nation is a veritable paradise for countless animal and plant species, showcasing a diversity of landscapes. Discover the Atlantic Coast with its gentle slopes and calm beaches, the steeper Pacific Coast, and the dry and wet tropical forests.

In contrast to its neighboring islands, which are volcanic, New Caledonia is a fragment of a former continent that broke away some 250 million years ago. Its flora and fauna are totally unique, and evolved in a vacuum. Discover these marvels in a personal way, through encounters with the people who cherish this protected wilderness.

Connecting Asia and Africa, Oman is a mountainous country surrounded by sand and water. Its azure oceans and emerald rivers contrast with forbidding deserts of red and golden dunes. Boasting one of the most diverse natural environments in the entire Arabic peninsula, Oman's mountains, plains, and deserts are captured here in all their beauty and wonder!

Discover Raja Ampat, an archipelago composed of four main islands, covered in thick forest, and countless smaller islands. The beauty and variety of the Raja Ampat landscapes are breathtaking. Vast stretches of primary forest cover the islands, offering an ideal habitat for orchids, marsupials, and birds of paradise.

Half of Tasmania is covered in forest, and a quarter of the territory has been declared a National Park. Visit these vast temperate primary forests, containing endemic flora and fauna. Take a leap back into the distant past in this setting of tree ferns and giant trees. Witness animals as exotic and strange as the wallaby, the duck-billed platypus or the famous Tasmanian Devil.