Full Itinerary

Veun Sai -Siem Pang National Park (VSSPNP) is located in northeastern Cambodia. It covers an area of over 50,000 hectares with large area of vast evergreen forests. VSSPNP riches with many Endangered and Critically Endangered species including our Cambodian National Birds, the giant ibis, leopard cats, pangolins, lorises, langurs and especially home to the largest population of the new discovered gibbon species, the northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbons. It is the best area for wildlife lovers to enjoy seeing,following Gibbons and visiting the jungles. Due to many years in research, a group of gibbons is habituated to the present of humans, so tourists have very high chance to see and follow the gibbons in their nature habitats without disturbing to their ecological behavior. Recently the chance to see the Gibbons has increased up to 85% in the site!

We run the tour to see the gibbons in the park from two to three days. You book this tour, it means that you contribute to the conservation of this gibbon species and community development as most of your expense is going directly to the community and conservation of the park. 

Trip options: Consequently, by visiting and joining us on trekking, it is clearly that you have contributed direct and indirect supports to protect this forest.

 Veun Sai -Siem Pang National Park (VSSPNP) is located in northeastern Cambodia. It covers an area of over 50,000 hectares with large area of vast evergreen forests. VSSPNP riches with many Endangered and Critically Endangered species including our Cambodian National Birds, the giant ibis, leopard cats, pangolins, lorises, langurs and especially home to the largest population of the new discovered gibbon species, the northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbons. It is the best area for wildlife lovers to enjoy seeing,following Gibbons and visiting the jungles. Due to many years in research, a group of gibbons is habituated to the present of humans, so tourists have very high chance to see and follow the gibbons in their nature habitats without disturbing to their ecological behavior. Recently the chance to see the Gibbons has increased up to 85% in the site!

We run the tour to see the gibbons in the park from two to three days. You book this tour, it means that you contribute to the conservation of this gibbon species and community development as most of your expense is going directly to the community and conservation of the park. 

Trip options: Consequently, by visiting and joining us on trekking, it is clearly that you have contributed direct and indirect supports to protect this forest.

Each tour begins with an evening briefing.

Evening:  At 7pm we will meet at ‘Parrot Tours/or at your hotel in Banlung for a trek briefing. It is the first opportunity for everyone to meet the people on their trek and to run over the final details so everyone knows what to expect. All participants then sign the consent form and the equipment waiver and are then free to enjoy their last night before the gibbon spotting adventure begins.Evening:  At 7pm we will meet at ‘Parrot Tours/or at your hotel in Banlung for a trek briefing. It is the first opportunity for everyone to meet the people on their trek and to run over the final details so everyone knows what to expect. All participants then sign the consent form and the equipment waiver and are then free to enjoy their last night before the gibbon spotting adventure begins.

Day 1: Gibbon Spotting View inside Vuernsai-Siem Pang National Park

Following Morning:  You will be picked up from your hotel at 8am and depart by tuk tuk /or car from Ban Lung at 8:30am and travel 35 km north to Kachon village approximately 45 minutes away.

In Kachon, a boat will be waiting to take you 12 km to visit a Kachock tribal village and to observe a sacred cemetery of Kachock hill tribe where each tomb has effigies of deceased and very interesting decoration .Our guide will give you the explanation of the animism belief of the indigenous people, again approximately 45 minutes downstream on the Sesan River to Veun Sai town. On this journey you can observe the nature on the riverbank and the daily activities of the people who live along the river.

In Veun Sai town we will take the back seat on motobike to travel about 20 minutes to I Tub village, a Laotian community approximately halfway to the Veun Sai-Siem Pang Np station inside the park.

Once in I Tub, we will take a short break for lunch and meet with a member of the Community- based Ecotourism Team. After lunch we continue to the station by motorbike along a forest path, we might see tracks and signs of some of the local wildlife such as the claw marks of the sun bear on the tree trunks, or footprints of deer and other species as well as local birds.

At around 2:30pm we will arrive at the gibbon research station where you will be introduced to the station chief, scientists and researchers, your gibbon guide shown around the camp. You then have time to relax and make yourself comfortable before walking to the nearby savannah for a spot of bird watching; trekking on silvered langur trails to look for seeing them and to get chance of seeing other wildlife and enjoy the surroundings of the beautiful jungle .Walk to the resin trail and see how local communities collect tree resin sustainably to support their local livelihoods and the forest paths before to sit down for to an early dinner at 6:45pm.

At around 7:30pm we go for an hour night jungle hike, equipped with torches. The canopy is home to many nocturnal animals such as the pygmy-loris (a small arboreal primate) and the civet (a small jungle cat). Close to the ground, it is much harder to spot other night animals; however with the torches the reflection of their eyes often reveals their location. You will then head to bed at about 9:30pm before rising early as you will need to be awake well before sunrise the next day.

You will sleep in a basic room which is provided by the community at the based-camp for overnight.

Day 2:

Today we rise early at 3:15am because the gibbons wake up with the sun and call to mark their territory as soon as dawn breaks.

At 4am, whilst it is still dark we following a small trail to the protected gibbon area about 45 minutes away to make sure that we are there in time to hear their call. We then reach the edge of a grassy savannah and wait for the call of a certain gibbon family, currently the only group that accepts people in their presence. The different groups start to call (sing) at around sunrise with some calls carrying up to 2km. Once the habituated groups of gibbons starts to sing, the gibbon guide will try to locate them in the forest as fast as possible and he will guide us to the spot so we can watch them as they go about their morning activities in the tree canopy. In some cases they let you come very close – less than 15 meters – which provides an excellent opportunity to take pictures. This is a special time as the gibbons can travel quickly in the trees and leave in a split second, anytime they want. Once they do, it can be very difficult for us to find them again, however the group can often be followed for a couple of hours throughout the forest.

After the gibbon spotting we head back to the station for brunch at about 10:30am.

We then pack up and get ready to leave. We take motorbike back to I Tub village. Again, some parts we will be on motorbike, some we will walk. On the way we visit a Chinese and Laos settlement and take a short walk around the village. It’s a nice idyllic village with friendly people and on certain days you will be able to witness traditional local weaving.

We then continue back to Veun Sai town, cross the Sesan River by a small ferry, before stopping off for lunch at a restaurant that boasts a beautiful view of the river and its banks.

Our journey has now come to an end and we are picked up by car and travel back to Ban Lung arriving at approximately 3pm.

Things to bring:

• Clothes: Long trousers, T-shirts, Bathing suit, a set of clothes for the night.
• Footware : Sturdy boots, socks, flip flops
• Toiletries: Insect repellent, Sun-cream, Towel
• Sun Hat or Cap
• Head-torch
• First Aid Kit
• Purified Water pills if you have, optional
• Backpack