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Zip line fun at The Gibbon Experience



Ever had a chance to ride a zip line? It's basically a steel cable stretched between two points, allowing adventurous travelers to clip on a harness and 'zip' along at speeds of up to 100mph. We recently put together a list of 10 great zip lines from around the world here at Gadling, but there's maybe one more to add to the list. As part of my recent travels through Southeast Asia, I had a chance to visit the Gibbon Experience, an eco-preserve in Laos where I slept for two nights in a tree house and played around on the park's numerous zip lines. Want to see what it's like? Here's a video of me crossing one of the longer stretches. Girlish screaming while you watch is optional...

Filed under: Asia, Laos, Video, Ecotourism

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