We had an amazing time zipping through the jungle of the Bokeo Natural Reserve...and have returned to Houy Xai with minimal damage. A few leach bites, hornet sting, forehead cable burn and some slightly over-worked patience muscles. We were a group of eight on the trek and unfortunately there were two in the group who were constantly doing ridiculous things like rolling around in other people's beds with dirty sweaty clothes on while everyone else was zipping. Even they couldn't ruin how absolutely incredible it was to be suspended 300 feet in the air over a jungle valley with mist rolling in.
We hiked in to a waterfall on our first day to receive our harnesses and get some basic instructions for zip lining. That afternoon we zipped from mountain side to mountain side to get to our first tree house. Our evening meal was zipped in to us in a neat rice carrying case. On the second day of the trek we did another couple of hours of jungle trekking to get to our second tree house, where we were left alone to do whatever we wanted for the rest of the afternoon. Naturally, six of us got into our gear and took off into the jungle looking for more lines.
The trek was called 'The Gibbon Experience', but we didn't see any Gibbons..just heard them in the distance. They were hard to make out over the barking deer. No joke.
I could go on explaining..but pictures do a much better job.
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| Little girl holding her brother at the village where our trek began |
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| Nathan clipping in |
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| Take off |
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| Our Guide 'Tong B' getting things organized in our first tree house |
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| Coming in for a landing |
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| The center of the tree house, complete with a kitchen sink |
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| Our tree house on night number two |
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| Just hangin' out, looking for Gibbons |
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| Zipping through the mist was the most fun..having no idea where you're going |
For anyone interested in this trip..you can book online ahead of time. Google the Gibbon Experience and you'll find it. We did the waterfall experience which was amazing, but apparently the people on the classic experience have more luck with Gibbon sightings. The tour runs out of Houy Xai, the border crossing town in the North.
Before I forget, the whiskey and the wafers were the exact same price. One dollar and twenty five cents.
2 comments:
What an AMAZING experience!!! So you sleep in the tree houses? Very cool. I'm so happy for you both! Great pictures Jenny!
Yes, you sleep in the tree houses. They lay mats out for everyone and hang sheets to stop the bugs from crawling on you in the night.
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