Singson, a Hawaii local who explores the lava and volcano at least once a week, outfits himself with a respirator when filming lava closely and wears long pants and long-sleeved shirts to protect himself from burns.
Here, tourists find refuge after the brief window of daylight that allows them to explore the astounding panoramas of black lava and crystalline mountains outside Reykjavik.
Hours after settling on the surface of the moon, the Chinese lander lowered a ramp and the Jade Rabbit rover trundled away on a three-month mission to explore the Bay of Rainbows, a lava field regarded as one of the most beautiful features on Earth's natural satellite.
On Sao Jorge, you'll explore the fajas - 46 dramatic plains formed by lava flows into the sea, some of which can be explored by ancient drovers' tracks - and the Serra do Topo mountain ridges.
Set out on across canopy walkways, fly through the jungle by zipline, and explore the region of rainforest, coffee plantations and old lava fields on guided hikes, as well as on horseback.
Our nostrils flared at the sulfuric smell of volcanic ash and molten lava as we pulled up to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and began to explore the area.
