Draft:The Gibbon Experience
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The Gibbon Experience is an ecotourism-based conservation project in northern Laos, established in 2004 by Jean‑François Reumaux and the organization Animo. Located in what is now the Nam Kan National Park, the initiative combines forest canopy tours, treehouse stays, and zip-lines to support wildlife conservation, community development, and sustainable tourism.
History
[edit]The Gibbon Experience was founded by Animo in 2004. Animo began forest conservation work in 1997 in what was then known as the Bokeo Nature Reserve.[1] The area was later designated Nam Kan National Park in 2008. Reumaux and Animo’s mission was to protect forest biodiversity by providing economic alternatives to logging, poaching, and slash-and-burn agriculture.[2]
Former poachers were trained as guides, and tourism revenue began funding conservation programs and local livelihoods.[3]
Experience
[edit]The Gibbon Experience is known for its extensive network of zip-lines and some of the world's highest treehouses.[4][5] Treehouses are perched over 40 meters above the forest floor and accessible only by zip-line. The project offers several tour options:
- Classic Tour – 3 days, 2 nights, moderate trekking
- Giant Loop – 2 days, 1 night, longer, more adventurous trek
- Honeymoon Tour – variation of the Classic with private lodging
Participants often hear or spot the black-crested gibbon (*Nomascus concolor*), a critically endangered species that was rediscovered in the area in 1997.[6]
Conservation and Community Impact
[edit]The Gibbon Experience channels 100% of its profits into forest protection and community development. It employs over 80 local staff members as guides, cooks, builders, and forest rangers.[7] This model has significantly reduced illegal logging and poaching in the region.
Reception
[edit]- “Well-known as one of Laos’s most unique accommodations... a two‑ or three‑day adventure into some of the country’s most pristine forest canopy.”* — *National Geographic*[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Project origin – The Gibbon Experience". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Responsible tourism: making a difference". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "The History of the Gibbon Experience – Active Planet Travels". 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Gibbon Experience – Ziplines and Treehouses in Laos". 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Gibbon Experience – sleep in the world's highest treehouses". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Bokeo Nature Reserve & The Gibbon Experience". 12 July 2018. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "The Gibbon Experience is a tourism-based conservation program". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining to lodgings in Laos". 27 September 2016. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
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