Gibbon Conservation Volunteering in Thailand
Contribute to the conservation of endangered gibbons in Chiang Mai.
Popular program.
Almost fully booked.
Durations:Â 2 - 12 weeks
35 hrs of fieldwork per week
1:6 staff to participant ratio
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Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Program information
Experience the beauty of Northern Thailand’s mountains and forests while helping to protect the local gibbon population. Learn about these long-limbed primates by assisting conservationists with tracking, photographing and documenting their behaviour. You’ll also have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture of the local Karen community, and observe elephant conservation projects.
Everyone’s invited. Get up to 80% of your program fees covered.
GVI Foundation Grants are now available for conservation programs abroad. Up to GBPÂ 5,000 based on your motivation and circumstances. Apply by 31 Oct.
Book with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Included in your program, at no extra cost.
Make the most of our unique programs with these exclusively curated local adventure and wellness experiences.
Offered once a month, expand your adventure with GVI Experiences. These are just some of the activities offered on your program!
Learn traditional Karen cooking
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
Learn traditional Karen cooking
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
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