Description
Cuc Phuong National Park is the oldest national park in Vietnam. Lie about 120km southwest of Hanoi, the park spreads over 3 provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa with an extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna.
Morning, meet with your driver & guide at hotel then depart to Ninh Binh. The driving time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Located in Binh Binh province - 100km south of Hanoi, Cuc Phuong National Park is conveniently located on the route to several tourist attractions, including Bich Dong Pagoda, Hoa Lu, and Sam Son Beach. It was officially opened in 1960 as the first national park in Vietnam. Surrounded by several limestone cliffs, the highest being May Bac, meaning "silver cloud," with a height of 656m. There are plenty of plants and mammals living in the park. There are an estimated 2,000 different species of flora and the 450 species fauna account for 38% of the national fauna.
Arrive at Cuc Phuong around 10h30, we start visiting the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre. Enjoy a local lunch there then 1h00 a trekking is made to the Park Centre, on the way visit the "Cave of Early Man" which is found over 7000 years. Artifacts have been found in caves within the park including stone axes, pointed bone spears, oyster shell knives, human graves and other tools for grinding.
15:30 . Transfer back to Hanoi
