A magical forest experience straight out of your childhood fantasies…

Disconnect from the digital world and re-connect to the forests…

welcome to

The Gibbon Experience

Quick facts:
Location: Ban Houayxay, Laos
Facility type: Eco-tourism & community based forest protection
Opportunities: Tourism & adventure travel

This is an adventure like no other.

Located in the Nam Kam National Park in Northern Laos, the Gibbon Experience allows you to see the forest from a whole new perspective - the sky!

You will be invited to trek into the forest before transferring to zip-lines that take you deep into the heart of the trees. Here, you will spend your nights in the worlds tallest treehouses and learn the true power and beauty of this threatened eco-system.

Visit the Gibbon Experience website.

What to expect…?

Note: I booked the classic tour - considered the easiest trek, best chance to see gibbons, and lasts 3 days and 2 nights. So all information will be applicable primarily to this tour.

What makes it ‘ECO’ tourism?

  • Forest Protection

    The Gibbon Experience supports 136,000 hectares of forest protected by forest guards.

    Guards are made up of the best tribal hunters living in the forest & their primary focus is preventing illegal logging, hunting, bomb fishing, & land use.

    This initiative is jointly funded by the Lao Government.

    Read more.

  • Community Involvement

    “We believe only local people who actually live in the forest can make a change in the way forests are managed in the long run.”

    Local communities are always involved in the work at the Gibbon Experience, treated fairly, & free or low-cost land preparation & irrigation is offered to farmers who are willing to switch from slash-and-burn agriculture to more confined paddy rice cultivation. 120 families have been supported by this initiative.

  • Non-Invasive Wildlife Tourism

    Visitors share the forest with the animal inhabitants, but sightings are never guaranteed.

    • Keep your voice low

    • Keep your distance

    • No baiting wildlife

    • No touching wildlife

    You are a guest in their space - so of course you must respect their boundaries.

  • Financial Transparency

    When you book with the Gibbon Experience, you know where your money is going:

    • 30% staff salaries

    • 30% opperations and maintenance

    • 10% ranger opperations

    • 10% reforestation and aid projects

    • 10% administration and taxes

    • 10% profit and reinvestment

Book a tour with the Gibbon Experience through their website but be sure to plan in advance - spaces go fast!

You can also follow along on Instagram for updates on the forest and its inhabitants.