Von Chiang Khong in Thailand setzten wir ueber den Mekong zum kleinen Grenzdoerfchen Huay Xai in Laos. Schon lange hatten wir uns auf das Abenteuer gefreut, das wir in den naechsten drei Tagen erleben sollten. Die "Gibbon Experience" hat sogar uns Dschungelkenner, die wir mittlerweile sind, sehr beeindruckt. In einem abgelegenen Waldgebiet in der Bokeo Provinz, das nur mit Allradjeep und auf Trampelpfaden erreichbar ist, haben sich mehrere Baumhaeuser mit fliessend Wasser und Solarstrom hoch in den Baumkronen eingenistet. Um die grossen Distanzen zwischen den Haeusern zu ueberwinden (und ueberhaupt ins Haus zu kommen), wurden Drahtseile ueber das Blaetterdach gespannt, an denen man in bis zu 150m Hoehe mit Highspeed hin- und her "zippen" kann. Wie die hier heimischen Gibbons genossen wir eine atemberaubende Aussicht ueber tiefe Schluchten und die Huegel des Hinterlandes. So muss sich Peter Pan fuehlen. Das schoenste Erlebnis war fuer uns, bei Sonnenaufgang die aufsteigenden Nebenschwaden zu sehen, begleitet vom ueberirdischen Gesang der Affen. Am letzten Tag hatten wir das Glueck, die Gibbons nicht nur zu hoeren, sondern auch zu sehen. Unvergesslich!
From Chiang Khong in Thailand we crossed the Mekong and arrived at the small riverside town of Huay Xai in Laos. We were looking forward to our next 3-days-adventure which would follow. The "Gibbon Experience" impressed even us jungle aficionados hugely. In a remote area of the Bokeo Province, only accessible via fourwheel-drive and footpaths, several treehouses with water and solar power are settled high up in the treetops. To cover the long distances between the houses (and to enter them) there are ziplines over the canopy where you can zip with highspeed at a hight of up to 150m. Like the local gibbons we enjoyed a breathtaking view over gorges and hills. Peter Pan must feel like this. The most beautiful thing was to watch the mist rise from the trees at sunrise to the surreal sound of the gibbons singing. The last day was our lucky day as we finally saw the gibbons. Unforgettable!
From Chiang Khong in Thailand we crossed the Mekong and arrived at the small riverside town of Huay Xai in Laos. We were looking forward to our next 3-days-adventure which would follow. The "Gibbon Experience" impressed even us jungle aficionados hugely. In a remote area of the Bokeo Province, only accessible via fourwheel-drive and footpaths, several treehouses with water and solar power are settled high up in the treetops. To cover the long distances between the houses (and to enter them) there are ziplines over the canopy where you can zip with highspeed at a hight of up to 150m. Like the local gibbons we enjoyed a breathtaking view over gorges and hills. Peter Pan must feel like this. The most beautiful thing was to watch the mist rise from the trees at sunrise to the surreal sound of the gibbons singing. The last day was our lucky day as we finally saw the gibbons. Unforgettable!
Findest du den Gibbon? Do you find the Gibbon?
