Part 34

From the start, jump up the step behind and grab two red gems, then flame an LA (Lava Lizard) for a green gem.

Jump up the steps to encounter another LA, which drops another green gem.

To the right is another LA, but a torch through the window on the left hints at another route. Jump through that window onto a bridge.

At the other end of the bridge, a BA (Burning Ant) attacks. Defeat it for a purple gem.

Jump up the step and go through the tunnel, which contains 9 metal-chested gems.

KEY ALERT: From up the steps from the start, take the furthest window on the left and jump through it. Follow the path to the key.

On the platform behind are two LAs right next to each other. Jump and quickly flame, aiming to hit both simultaneously, for 15 gems.

Jump up the steps to the right to face two BAs. Jump over the bananas they drop (little room to side-step) for 7 gems.

Up the next step, you'll see a large circular ledge to the right with many pillars. Approach carefully, as two BAs hide behind them. Charge through them as they appear for a purple gem each.

Scour the ledge for an extra life and three spinner chests, yielding 12 gems.

Turn around and continue up the steps to the top, where there are two green-containing metal chests to charge.

Glide over to the island ahead and run over to the five chests in view for 16 gems.

On the opposite side of the slope to the right are 9 loose gems.

DRAGON ALERT: Lyle is found at the top of the series of supercharge slopes, reachable by jumping up some steps from the key and then gliding over to the island in view. He hints that to really explore Tree Tops, you're gonna need to do some serious supercharging.

Get ready for some insane supercharging. From Lyle, charge down the first supercharge slope and jump off the top to get to a stone pillar island.

Take the ledge furthest away from you and jump onto another slope, still supercharging. The other ledge works too, but is harder to use. The steam coming from Spyro should be red now.

Jump off this slope and take a hard turn right. Land on the slope backwards, charging up the slope. This will revert the steam to yellow, but you should still have a lot of speed.

At the top, jump off to the normal slope on the right and up it. Jump off the top and face the 'Impossible Island' directly to the left. About halfway through the jump, break into a glide.

Off to the left of the 'Impossible Island' is a little hut. Alongside it, you'll find two purple gems and the green Gem Thief. Chase it down for a pink gem.

Scour the right-hand side of the island for 55 gems and a dragon.

DRAGON ALERT: Jed, the hardest dragon to reach in the game, is found on the 'Impossible Island', reachable from Lyle after a series of insane supercharged jumps.

Take the whirlwind from the 'Impossible Island' to glide back to Lyle's island.

Charge down the slope again and jump over to the stone pillar island you passed by before. Stop at it.

Defeat the two BAs and the LA for a purple gem each.

Smash the two spinner chests in the corner of the island, scour it for anything else, and pick up the extra life.

On the ledge that you didn't take on the supercharging spree are three wooden chests containing 9 gems.

Glide over to the supercharge slope and charge down it, jumping off and aiming for the closest island ahead. Try to land on the strong chest there for a golden gem.

Grab 7 loose gems in front of it, two purple-topped chests further back, and get another extra life from a chest.

Find the ledge and flame the LA there for a purple gem.

Glide to the island on the right down to where the 'Return Home' vortex is. Ignore the bit higher up.

Smash the chest for a purple gem, pick up 9 more loose gems, then flame open the spinner chests for 25 gems total.

Take the whirlwind on the right-hand side of the island and glide to the supercharge slope from there.

Run up to the top of it, then jump down the steps to the right. Flame the BA and LA for a purple gem each.

Grab 15 gems on the step just below, then flame the LA for another purple gem.

Pick up an extra life to the right.

Jump up the steps on the left, breaking open two purple-topped chests on the way, to find another strong chest.

Glide from the ledge over to a non-supercharge slope on the left. Run up it, stopping about halfway to go up a whirlwind.

Jump up the steps again to where you found the secret path from the window on the left. Carry on ahead to find an LA. Flame it for a purple gem.

Flame the last two BAs on the edge of the ledge for 7 gems.

Glide over to the island ahead, where the red Gem Thief will run off and an LA awakes. Flame it as you land for a purple gem.

Jump down to the floor below and flame the last two LAs for 15 gems.

CHEST ALERT: Reachable by taking the route straight on from the beginning of the level, glide over to the island where the red Gem Thief starts. The chest will be down below and contains roughly 20 gems.

Jump up the steps for three red gems, and smash open the wooden chests.