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| Waking up to a fresh morning at a gibbon camp. (K0023 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
Overnight trips offer a better chance of spotting a wide variety of nightlife, as well as awakening to the song of the reintroduced gibbons celebrating the start of a new day. We search for nocturnal life by flashlight and identify animals by sound, following quietly along the Nature-education trails before arriving at the chosen camp. Three temporary camps have been built and designed to cause minimum damage to the rain forest. They are located inside the home ranges of the reintroduced gibbons in the middle of forest and close to the stream. The camps are harmonious with the environment, simple, and efficient. A fast and easy, yet delicious meal will be enjoyed. We will prepare barbecue over an open fire, and visitors can taste a variety of edible wild herbs and vegetables.
After sharing a meal we will fall asleep in hammocks equipped with mosquito nets, listening to the serenade of night sounds as frogs and insects call and nocturnal birds sing. In the morning we will awaken to a completely different chorus as the forest prepares for a new day. A simple breakfast will be prepared before we head off on the trek back to civilization, with the opportunity to observe some diurnal wildlife along the way.
During a night trip, a Blue-eared kingfisher, a diurnal bird, is found perching on a dead branch over the stream. (B0005 @Suwit Punnadee |
 Trip schedule
Arrival at: Bang Pae waterfall or Ton Sai waterfall
Registration: 05: 00 pm
Orientation: 07: 10 pm
Duration: 16 hours (07: 20 pm - 09: 00 am on the day after)
Accommodation: mosquito net hammocks, blanket, air bag pillow
Meals: bread, jam, instant noodle, rice soup, coffee, tea
What to bring: snack, drinking water, rain coat, insect repellant, flashlight, a bath towel, toiletries, personal medicine.
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Number of people in group is 4 persons or more/group
 From the visitor's place in Phuket to the park (two-way)
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Discussion of various topics at a temporary camp before night survey. (K0091 @Suwit Punnadee) |
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Awake on a leaf stalk, a winter visitor Warbler (Phylloscopus sp). (B0012 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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One of the most common snakes is the Keeled slug snake (Pareas carinatus) seen on its sleeping site. (R0023 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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A Malayan giant frog (Limnonectes blythii) searching for prey of small creatures on a stream bank. (A0002 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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A Leaf-walking katydid is well camouflaged in the shurb. (I0015 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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Cutting a small branch obstructing the nature-education trail. (K0092 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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A spider awaits its prey, while an adult cicada is emerging to begin its larval stage. (I0016 @Suwit Punnadee) |
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An adult female Jungle nymph walking stick (Heteropteryx dilatata) feeding on Arenga pinnata leaf. (I0017 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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A Common treefrog (Polypedates leucomystax) foraging along the lower canopy. (A0003 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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An non-dangerous Green cat snake (Boiga cyanea), but often confused with the venomous pit-viper snake. (R0024 @Suwit Punnadee) |
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A young Bay owl (Phodilus badius) was found in early morning. (B0014 @Owart Maprang) |
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Jumped onto the camera bag. (B0014 @Owart Maprang) |
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Relaxing in the hamock before breakfast, listening to the rainforest song. (K0093 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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Spotting the reintroduced gibbons on the way back. (M0021 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) |
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