The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) in Phangnga

5 stars! Roch gave us a very wonderful tour and would definitely recommend this to those visiting Phuket! They are now open by appointment only. They are very responsive on the chat here at google maps. We booked and got a tour on the same day. Go and support this project!

This was my highlight of the vacation. This project really puts the animals first and treats them with proper care. The main goal in almost every tourist attraction here in Thailand is money. This is different at the Gibbon Rehabilitation project. All the money goes back into the project. They explain what they do and how they do it. This has given me some faith in the future of Phuket. 100% recommended if you love animals and want to support them.

Such a great place doing great things for the local wildlife. This is not a zoo, so dont go expecting a tourist attraction. This is a small place, where you can spend a little time learning about how they rehabilitate the gibbons here and in doing so, make a contribution towards this.Really knowledgeable American girl talking us through everything, and the Thai guy who was with us was great, too.

Awsome place to visit and learn about Gibons. Man, who was our guide was awesome, full of passion and he knows everything about those beatiful animals. It is so hearthwarming that there are people who want to help and change the situation of those poor animals, because there are more, not only gibons (Tigers, elephants etc.Worth every baht spend here and I will donate this place in future as well.

Fantastic place. We researched for “ethical” animal sanctuaries and this one came up and it was great.Our guide “Roch” was so knowledgeable and he genuinely cared about the well-being of these beautiful animals.Please ignore the “fools” who mention that you can’t “touch” or pet these animals. That’s the whole point…….The monkeys are taken from abusive situations and cared for here and released back in the wild when ready.Enjoy your stay here and help this great place!!

This place is for educating people about how these animals have been abused for the tourist industry. If you are wanting to hold a gibbon or you want it to dance for you then you are part of the problem so dont come here. Those who actually care about animals please check it out. You get to prepare food for the Gibbons and monitor their behaviour, with explanations about what it all means. We had a great time and came away from the experience with new knowledge.One final note, take your mosquito repellant or buy from them. It is a rainforest after all.

This is not a zoo, it is made to take care of the gibbons that have been rescued from human hands. We payed the entrance to see them from far, the guides introduced us to the monkeys lifestyles and how they used to be treated (one of them had his hand cut off from the previous owner). This is project is specifically set up to support them and get conscious that wild animals are not pets. We also got a T-shirt in their shop and they are open to donations. Super kind and I loved the visit. As they are located inside of a national park you must to pay 200 Thai b (5.60chfand see a waterfall with a nice walk.

This is a wonderful place. disclaimer - this is not a zoo and you will not get to be up close with or interact with the gibbons in any way. This is for the benefit of the animals. Most of the tour is a very knowledgeable guide talking to us about the wildlife trade in Thailand, how they end up in the rescue center, gibbons life cycles etc. and we do get 10-15 mins of looking at the gibbons from a distance at the end. In terms of excitement, it is minimal; theres no interaction with animals. But in terms of supporting a wonderful, important project and animal conservation, this place is stellar. I would come again to support them.

Excellent experience and a superb cause. Booked and visited with my wife and learnt all about Gibbons and the fantastic project they surrounded by some of the Gibbons which can’t be returned to the wild for various reasons. Extremely friendly and informative guide. Once we finished had a short walk to the Bang Pae waterfall which was very nice

Very informative. Wildlife conservation in action and not just claiming to be for visitors. The guy that delivered the session was brilliant.

My boyfriend and I visited as part of a new program GRP are going for tourists. Only one group is allowed in at a time, and is booked in advance on their website.The site itself is located in Phuket’s last remaining rainforest, on the steps of a easily hike-able waterfall and steps away from a delicious restaurant overlooking a lily pond.Our tour guide spoke excellent English, and took nearly an hour to tell us all about the gibbons and their process at the centre. At the end, we were allowed to enter the facility at a closed distance that was still safe for the gibbons.The entire tour was extremely fun and knowledgeable, and we were happy that our experience was not at the expense of the safety of the staff nor animals there.We cannot wait to return again, and recommend this experience to anyone visiting Phuket.

Closed today,, been here before and hopefully can reopen soon, they provide information about and care for gibbons who have been captured/spoiled by humans. Interesting , recommend normally!

Staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. There is a ton of information to read if you want to learn all about the gibbons and the rehabilitation process. There are quite a few gibbons that you can observe. Very educational and enjoyable way to spend the afternoon. The whole area is nice to explore.

Made the trek to the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project from our nearby accomodation to arrive early morning and beat the crowds. It was worth every footstep.The volunteer who showed us round (Teegantook the time to explain the work they do, the purpose of the project and the backstory of all the habitants in the front area of the residence. "Tams" story in particular brought a tear to The Blondes eye.As others have said; this is not a petting zoo so dont expect to get up close with the gibbons. Just show your support for the fantastic work the staff are doing and donate what you can.If youre lucky (and stay long enoughyou may hear the locals singing to one another, which is mesmerising in its own right.

This project is a great way to see native Thai wildlife whilst helping efforts to preserve the species! The staff are so kind and knowledgeable, its a great opportunity to see the cute Gibbons whilst supporting them. Its also super close to Bung Pae waterfall which is great to visit afterwards.

Please go and visit the place. Support the project! To be honest you will see only very few monkeys there and those youll see are badly handicapped.But it shows/explains the circumstances when tourists make nice pictures with these wild animals at the beach (or go elephant riding): its never of advantage for the animals!So go there, learn, buy a t-shirt, visit the nearby waterfall for a refreshing bath (water shoes recommendedand collect some good karma...

This gibbons sanctuary is part of the water fall park. They provide houses for some monkeys that could not be released to the forest for different reasons. We were heartbroken to read the stories on sanctuary residences. People who works there have a heart for saving this beautiful musical primates!Help them as much as you can when visit or adopt gibbon for a reasonable price. Great gift for a child, in my opinion!

A heartwarming and genuine initiative with the animals’ best interests at heart. The staff were friendly, welcoming and informative - happy to actively engage with us and share a wealth of knowledge as we observed the gibbons. The work being done here is truly extraordinary and vital to the future of wild gibbons in Thailand. The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project stands head and shoulders above other expensive attractions in Phuket which claim to help their animals. Rather than ask for an admission fee they allow visitors to come and go freely and rely solely on the goodwill of donations. So please spend your money here and give a little back to a place which gives us (touristsso much. You won’t regret it!

A very good idea. Rehabilitation project. 👍Salvage of this kind is very important. Gibbons they sing there. I recommend to visit this place. 👌

Excellent institution, we loved it last time we were in Phuket 5 years ago and adopted Jackie Chan, who has now been reintroduced to the wild! This time we came back with some friends who absolutely loved the experience. This time we also adopted another gibbon, Mai, and will continue to do so every time we come back to Phuket. The only suggestion that I have is that perhaps they should rethink they way they collect donations for other things like new "homes" for the residents, for instance I wanted to make a contribution towards a new cage for Gibby but I was told that I couldnt do that, I had to donate for the whole amount (150000 THBwhich is a substantial amount of money. I would have been delighted to be able to contribute towards that and also adopt Mai, but it was just impossible. I will come back again next year!

Amazing showcase of great rehabilitation and reintroduction project. Small but great souvenir shop with nice shirts, mugs, gibbon themed postcards, toys, etc.What I especially liked is how nicely this connects animal welfare and wildlife conservation projects.

Went to see the waterfall and found this in the park too! The volunteers we spoke to (both husband and wifewere extremely friendly and knowledgeable, explaining how the rangers keep their distance from the monkeys being rehabilitated so they have no human contact, and how they are reintroduced back into the wild. Thanks to the work these guys do there are now 3 generations of gibbon in the forest, when 40 years ago there were none! Thats fantastic! Definitely worth a stop!!

This is the best place to report illegal activities that involve gibbons. They obviously care deeply about gibbons. This very important project has been going on for a very, very long time as (unfortunatelythe need to protect gibbons is a never-ending issue.Whatever you do, please DO NOT GET YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH A GIBBON by a tout! It both illegal and highly unethical. Touts are still out and about... these pics were taken on October 14th, 2019 on Koh Kai.

It was great here what an amazing project and so good to see the education for local and tourists against using animals in any way. Highly recommend this place. Donation only and are for a good cause

This place is a good cause and in dire need of funding, its not funded by the government or the park so please come check it out and help them put white handed gibbons back on the Phuket map.They are doing a great job and there is some good info as well as opportunity to veiw some gibbons

Wonderful place with people devoted to saving gibbons. It was nice to see Gibby and Honey girls playing and screaming. Don’t miss this place and donate.

What an incredible project. The love and care that volunteers put into the gibbons and their rehabilitation is phenomenal. We were given an overview of the project and introduced to some of the permanent residents. Their stories are heartbreaking but to see the work the project has done to tirelessly rehabilitate these amazing creatures is, on the flipside, absolutely heart warming. The rely solely on donations, contributions and sales from their little kiosk so for anyone deciding if this trip is worth it - it is. Visit, listen, donate and buy a singlet and a few postcards. These amazing creatures need all the support they can get and the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project is doing a wonderful job!

This Gibbon Rehabilitation centre is doing wonderful things. Theyre changing the poor lives of these mistreated gibbons; increasing the wild population of gibbons in Thailands rainforests and keeping the gibbons that cant be safely let back into the wild looked after. There knowledge of these smalls apes is fantastic and they love to share their knowledge about what they are doing.In Thailand baby gibbons are captured and used for photo opportunities at tourist spots around Thailand. To capture one of these gibbons it requires killing the mother and the rest of the troop. Very very sad.Thank you so much for everything youre doing at gibbon rehab Centre.Please go if youre passing through and spread the word. The reason more isnt being done for the gibbons is because not enough people are making enough noise about this issue.There is also a lovely waterfall 200 metres away too which is great for a dip.

Even though you only see 4 Gibbons, it is still worth while, just for the support they need. Plus gibbons are awesome...The rest are kept away from a lot of human interaction so they can be released into the wild.

I have seen the Gibbon for the first time. This is an NGO operated firm. Here there is around 6 to 7 Gibbon present. One can hear the sound from far away. Must read the stories of every Gibbon if possible.

I hope this Project is For real. I heard great gibbon singing. Im ashamed how we humans treat other animals. Do not buy animal products or take pictures with captured animals.

For those who complain that they could see only a couple of gibbons, its not a zoo, its animal walfare organization. People here do a hard work to treat and rehabilitate monkeys who previously lived among people and prepare them for normal life in the forest. Some of gibbons earlier suffered from cruel treatment working as tourist attraction.

The place is small itself and you wont see many gibbons because only staff has access to the cages that are located deep inside the jungle. But you can hear them singing (gibbons, not the staffand that is very beautiful. There are also lots of information desks where you can read about gibbons living there and their life stories.Theres also a waterfall at walking distance, so you can do some sightseeing too.

Small but great place to see Gibbons and contribute to their conservation

Nice to see some care going g back to the animals that ar so often badly treated as pets or used to make money out of. The carers clearly Look after the animals well and whilst it seems cruel, its the only place that they could survive. One had to have an arm and leg amputated as it had been so badly treated before arrival.

Very good and important project. We have taken over a adoption for a gibbon, because we have seen some abused monkeys trained for tourist attraction before. Very sad, humans are unfortunately monsters. To all: Please do not take photos with trained monkeys in Thailand to not support this horrible business!

Very nice place in the jungle. I am against using animals to earn money , especially wild animals. So this place important as they treat gibbons that were rescued from pet and tourist industry. You wouldnt see much , as the main goal is to put them back to wild. But some gibbons will stay there forever as they have some medical or mental issues.We were very early and were able to see them playing and "talking" and it was amazing. Kids learned few new things about animals, wild and nature.

Excellent place to see and learn about the rehabilitation of Gibbons stolen from parents for the amusement of humans.Please leave a donation to help look after these beautiful creatures.

The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project was set up on Phuket in 1992 with the aim to not only rescue such animals from the streets, but to raise awareness of their abuse in captivity and the threat to their wild populations.

This is very important project that helps to repopulate the Gibbons. Some of the Gibbons have been released and some can never be released.You can see some of the Gibbons. It is not a big tour or anything, you wont be able to handle the gibbons or feed them.This is a pure conservation project and it needs the support of tourists and visitors to continue the good work.My daughter adopted a Gibbon and we bought some nice T-Shirts.After you visit here, you can go and visit the Waterfall.

We see only three gibbons, they are making good job but not worth to travel there.

The people who are staffed here, either permanently or volunteering, are absolutely amazing. They are knowledgeable and passionate about the gibbons they are helping. The sanctuary itself is small, but only on the part that you can see. Its much bigger in the back where humans are not allowed in. The stories of the gibbons are funny and heartwarming, and makes their rehabilitation all the more important.Definitely recommend hiking to the waterfall afterward!

A small site next to a wonderful waterfall, Ban Pae Waterfall. The staff on site is very informative to relay the stories of the rescued or sent in gibbons by owners. Its wonderful to see the gibbons swinging in their individual enclosure, unfortunately some of them will never be able to return to the wild, too much human interference during their early life which render them unfit for the nature they were born in. After the exhilarating hike to the waterfall, we went back and adopted a cute little guy, Bobo, for a year. You hang on there, Little Fighter!!

We adopted two gibbons while here, Tam and Honey. Lovely place, worthy cause, hard working volunteers. About 50 gibbons are housed here atm, some permanent residents due to disability or PTSD, rest transitioning to be released into the national park. They also run an educational program for the locals to make then understand the importance of gibbons protection, rehabilitation, and the consequences of gibbon tourism.

This place is pretty small, and you can only see a few of the Gibbons on display as the rest are held away from human contact in order to re-integrate them back into the wild. They do have a very informative display, and they are doing very important work. Worth a visit, and plan on visiting the nearby waterfall (a few hundred meters awayin order to kill a few hours.

Very informative and provided a glimpse into the causes and effects of the types of devastation which affect these gibbons. Great work they are doing here - keep it up!

Wonderful passionate guide, invaluable work being done here to help save and rehabilitate beautiful animals who deserve better treatment than they have previously been given.If you are in Phuket please do come visit, donate and observe. This wonderful organisation is obviously struggling and could use any and all support you can give!

A must see in youre itinerary. Very interesting stories of each Gibbbon. Takes about an hour.

Because I love animals and care more about their welfare then looking at them Ive ranked this high. If I was all about seeing lots of Gibbons and getting close with them Id rank maybe a 2 or 3 star. Love the work being done here. The walk to the waterfall was lovely.

Great concept, but youll be disappointed if youre looking for a place to spend any significant time. You can see a few gibbons that are in cages (that cant be released for a variety of reasons), but after watching them swing around for a few minutes youll be ready to move on. An obvious side-trip if youre visiting the park and waterfall as they share a parking lot.For the park itself, I had hoped there would be a little more hiking opportunities rather than just a quick stroll back to the waterfall. The trail the used to go to the other side of the park (you can see people referencing it as well as gibbon attacks elsewhere onlineseems to be closed - possibly permanently. Overall, a long ways to travel for about a half-days worth of amusement.