Thailand gibbon watching and wildlife safari travel experience

The Gibbon watching experience

3Days

This gibbon watching and wildlife safari tour in Thailand will give you the opportunity to see the wild gibbon in its natural habitat and learn about its behavior. The sound of the gibbon is unique and breathtaking to hear in the morning, a very rare and fantastic experience! The area at Khao Yai national park is gorgeous and one of its natural highlights is the beautiful Haew Narok waterfall.

Hylobates Lar Gibbon (White-handed Gibbon) ?

White-handed Gibbons are the smallest of the ape's family, which also include orang-utans, chimpanzees and gorillas. They are very similar to humans in terms of genes. The Lar gibbon is black and white in color. It has long white backhands and back-feet. Its face and ears are also white. Its body is streamlined without tail. Sometimes it is called “Southern Gibbon”, which is in fact lar gibbon.

Gibbons are monogamous and territorial animals living in the upper canopy of the rainforests of South East Asia. It is found in Myanmar around Tanao Sri Mountain Range, Thailand, Lao, and Eastern part of Salween River, Western part of Mekong River, South-Western part of Yunnan, Malaysia, and Northern part of Sumatra. In Thailand, it is found almost everywhere except in Chanta Buri. It eats fruits, treetops, bird eggs, and insects.

Gibbons possess a loud territorial singing, which can be heard for several kilometers in the rainforest. They move from tree to tree by a swinging movement called brachiating. Gibbon's diet consists of fruits , leaves , vegetables, flowers and insects. They like to swing from branch to branch. They stay on high trees all day. In order to drink water, they use their back finger to touch water and suck on it. They like staying in the sunlight during early morning on the trees. During daytime or afternoon, when the weather is extremely hot, they will move down from the trees to avoid sunlights. When they are frightened, they quickly swing from branch to branch. The important enemies of black gibbons are hawks and pythons. They become mature and ready for mating at the age of 7 – 8 years. Gestation period is around 8 months. One litter contains only one young. A young black gibbon weans when it is 4 – 7 months and stays with its mother until it is 2 years old. Then, it will separate and live on its own. It can live up to 30 years.

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Day 1

At 8.00am you will be picked up from your hotel in Bangkok and travel to Khao Yai National Park, stopping on the way at Haew Narok waterfall for lunch. On arrival, we will take you to the visitor center where information on Khao Yai's nature and wildlife can be found. In the afternoon, as we trek for 3 hours along the Nong Phakchi nature trail, enjoying the beautiful scenery the area has to offer, we will search for gibbons and other wildlife. After the trek, we will head back for dinner and have some time to relax at our nature lodge. At around 7.00pm we will explore the world of nocturnal wildlife with a Night Safari, which will take approximately 1 hour.

(Breakfast & Lunch and Dinner included)

Accommodation: Nature lodge

Day 2

Waking up early in the morning gives us the perfect opportunity to listen to the unique sound of the gibbons in the trees. After breakfast, the park officer will take you for a walk along the Mo Singto nature trail to observe white-handed Gibbons and learn about their behaviors. After lunch in the forest, we will return to the nature resort to relax before leaving for one more walk in the afternoon where, in addition to gibbons, we may also see deers, squirrels, civet cats and many birds, such as the rare hornbill.

(Breakfast & Lunch and Dinner included)

Accommodation: nature lodge

Day 3

After breakfast, we will pack our luggage and return to Bangkok where we will arrive at 11.00 in the morning. We will take you to your hotel to conclude this tour program.

(Breakfast included)

Participation price is 280 Euro per person

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