BANG RONG

In the North East parts of Phuket we find the Muslim community Bang Rong with 1.000 inhabitants of whom 800 persons get their lively-hood directly from the Mangrove forest. There is also real jungle and the 15 m high waterfall, highest on Phuket, together with The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. From the pier you can take ferries to the near by island Koh Yao Noi. The villagers have succeeded to close down illegal prawn farms in this area after many years of fighting to preserve the nature.

MANGROVE ECO-TOUR

Our responsibility for the nature and how we can prevent further exploitation is the content of this tour. Learn about the rehabilitation of the gibbon apes, the preservation of the Mangrove forest, experience the last of the remaining rainforest on Phuket and its highest waterfall on this day tour. We also enjoy a long-tail boat ride to a quiet beach and visit the temple of the buried Buddha. A very varying experience in different milieus!

Initerary: (Time varies depending on the tides.)
9:00 Kata – 9:15 Karon – 9:30 Patong

10:30 - Khao Phra Thaeo National Park, Bang Pae
We start off with an introduction ofT he Gibbon Rehabilitaion Project . It is a time and work consuming effort to release captured gibbons back into the rainforest where they belong. WARNING! Never have your picture taken with a captured gibbon at some tourist place. DO NOT SUPPORT ILLEGAL TOURIST BUSINESS!
We make a short walk into the last remaining untouched jungle on Phuket and swim in the Bang Pae waterfall, the highest waterfall on the island.

12:00 - Bang Rong Agro-Tourism
This is a project that is preserving the Mangrove forest and the traditional Muslim lifestyle. Learn more about the importance of preserving Mangrove, how it protects from tsunamis and how people get their lively-hood from it.
At first we are going for a boat ride to Koh Naka for a relaxing swim and sight-seeing. After that a Muslim halil lunch (fried fish, seafood soup) in the floating restaurant before we take a short kayak tour into the mangrove swamp.

16:00 - Wat Pra Thong

17:15 – 17:45 Return to the hotels (Time varies depending on Phuket traffic)

Includes minibus transfers, local guide, English-, Swedish- and Finnish speaking tour leader, lunch, 200 baht park fee, 50 baht donation to the Gibbon project, kayaking, Long-tail Boat trip, insurance and water.

Bring along: swim-suite, towel, reliable footwear, mosquito spray, sun lotion, cap, sun glasses, camera, money.

Price: 2.000,- Baht

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