Native Fortress

You've arrived at the last level of the island, but to go to the second, you must climb the Native Fortress -Level description thumb|500px|right

Native Fortress is the final level of the first out of three islands in the original Crash Bandicoot, as well as the second and last stage set in Papu Papu's village. This acts as the way out of Papu Papu's stronghold and is considerably harder than the previous "native" level. This level features a secret area, required to get all the crates in this level. Said area is notable for its structure, as it's only made of a few, thin clouds, as well as for being the best way to see this environment's beautiful background: a view of the other two islands, seen at sunset.

Trivia

 * This level's name might be a clever pun on "native headdress". Like most natives' headdressings, this stage is an unnecessarily elaborate construction, with no real practical purpose whatsoever.
 * Alternately, it could be a pun on "native forest", in reference to the Native Forest Action Council, an environmental organization in the island nation of New Zealand, a possible reference to this island as a whole, which appears to have many well-preserved forests. It is interesting to note that N. Sanity Island, on which this level takes place, is said to be located near Australia, just as New Zealand is in the real world.
 * It is never explained in-game how Crash is able to walk on clouds in the hidden area of this level, as in the real world, clouds are made of water vapor, and are generally not considered to be solid objects. Some fans speculate that the clouds in Crash's universe might be made of an entirely different substance altogether, though no official answer has been provided.