Flight of the Gibbon

This jungle zipline course is one of the area's most popular activities and it was easy to see why once we got over our fear of "flying" and tried it for ourselves.

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We’d been a bit reluctant to try this popular Chiang Mai attraction out since swinging through treetops didn’t really sit well with our vertigo. But as it came recommended by several mates and, apart from anything else, its ads are plastered over every other tuk tuk and outside every tour agent’s office in town, we thought we’d better give the Flight of the Gibbon a go.

See, it is easy. Photo taken in or around Flight of the Gibbon, Chiang Mai, Thailand by Mark Ord.

See, it is easy. Photo: Mark Ord

First mistake: we drove up there ourselves from Chiang Mai. The tiny village of Mae Kompong is not easy to find and we noticed later that their website specifically asks you not to drive yourself there to avoid parking problems and congestion in the village (and to avoid getting lost); their standard package includes pick up and return to your hotel. Having said that the drive through the scenic Mae Kompong valley and through the village itself is stunning if best appreciated from the comfort of their minibus. (It’s around an hour’s ... Travelfish members only (Full text is around 400 words.)

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