Laos

Black-crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor

I went to Laos for 3 nights in July 2017. I took my kids to visit the Gibbon Experience, to see some of the last 200 Black-crested Gibbons left in Laos. The Gibbon Experience is built around some spectacular jungle treehouses and a ziplining circuit to access them: it is more of an adventure trip than an eco-tour.

Patrick on the zipline

I left with some  safety concerns. I did, however, love the treehouses and we had a fabulous encounter with a troop of gibbons. Other mammals were hard to see, though I saw a Slow Loris from the treehouse, and a few Pallas’s Squirrels. More details are in my 2017 trip report.

Black-crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor