Laos sits at #1 on the New York Time’s list of places to go in 2008. According to the Times, it’s a country where “ancient sites like the Wat Phou temple complex and the capital city of Vientiane are drawing culture seekers.”
Loas also offers exciting opportunities for seekers of eco-adventure. If your travels bring you this way, seek out The Gibbon Experience.
The Gibbon Experience is trying to bring sustainable self-sufficiency to local people in the Bokeo Nature Reserve. The vision is “to transform their economy from one based on slash-and-burn farming, logging and poaching, to one based on long term, conservation focused activity.”
Having rediscovered a population of Black Gibbons, once thought to be extinct, the Gibbon Experience now works to grow their numbers. They also have programs to rehabilitate animals orphaned by poachers as well as elephants displaced domesticated elephants. In the last year, they have helped to rehabilitate one black gibbon, four civet cats, two macaques, and one black bear.
What can you expect if you reach this eco-tourism destination?
So, if eco-adventures are calling, grap your bags and head to the Southeast Asian country of Loas.
References and Resources:
5 Green Travel Destinations For 2008 | Brave New Traveler
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Eco-tourism is on the rise due to the fact that companies are becoming “greener” due to the rise in environmental depredation.