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20 ❯❯ Top 10 Phuket Highlights

Khao Phra Thaeo Royal
Forest and Wildlife Reserve

Spread over 9 sq miles (23 sq km) of virgin rain forest, this national
park in northeast Phuket provides one of the last remaining natural
habitats for exotic and endangered animal species on the island.
Visitors can immerse themselves in the jungles that once covered
much of the island as Khao Phra Thaeo offers pristine forest, raw
hiking trails, and picturesque waterfalls. There is also a rehab­
ilitation center where gibbons receive care and treatment,
as well as plenty of rare plants, flowers, and trees.

Gibbon
Rehabilitation 1
Project
The calls of gibbons ring
through the forest around
the center, which was
established in 1992 to
care for animals that had
previously been living in
captivity. It reintroduces
some gibbons (right)
into the wild.
Ton Sai
Bang Pae
3 4
Waterfall
Waterfall
The larger of the park’s A scenic little waterfall in
two major waterfalls, the center of the wildlife
Bang Pae (left) plum­ sanctuary, this is an
mets down and forms enjoyable place to spend
a pool ideal for a cool, an afternoon. You can
refreshing dip. The easy climb the rocky paths
walk from the park ing near the falls, but be
lot to the waterfall takes careful, since the rocks
around ten minutes. can get slippery.
NEED TO KNOW Highway 4027; 07621
MAP D5 1067; 9am–4pm daily
Visitor Center: 254 Moo 2, Zipline Tour: Cable Jungle
Thepkasattri Road, Adventure Phuket; 232/17
Wildlife
2 Thalang; 07631 1998; Bansuaneramit, Moo 8;
081977 4904; 9am–5pm
Conservation
8:30am–4:30pm daily;
Development and adm B200 (kids B100) daily; adm B2,150; www.
Extension Centre Gibbon Rehabilitation cablejunglephuket.com
Located near the base Project: Pa Khlock, • It can rain heavily
of Ton Sai Waterfall, this Thalang; 07626 0492; without much warning,
visitor center offers 9am–4:30pm daily; particularly during the
lectures on the park’s www.gibbonproject.org summer months.
history and purpose, Wildlife Conser vation • Try the Bang Rong
as well as trail guides, Development and Floating Restaurant near
brochures, and limited, Extension Centre: Bang Pae Waterfall.
basic accommodations.

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