Gibbon Conservation Volunteering in Thailand

Contribute to the conservation of endangered gibbons in Chiang Mai.

Durations: 2 - 12 weeks
Fieldwork hours35 hrs of fieldwork per week
Participant ratio1:6 staff to participant ratio
GVI experiencesIncludes GVI Experiences
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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.

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
Learn traditional Karen cooking
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
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