Cuc Phuong Day Trip from Hanoi

Discover Vietnam’s largest national park and its wildlife heritage on a day trip from Hanoi with Hiking Vietnam. Explore the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Turtle Conservation Center, Cave of Prehistoric Man, and the 1000 year old tree trail on a guided tour. Book your Cuc Phuong National Park adventure now!

Duration: 1 day

Country: Vietnam

Theme: Trekking Tours, Short Trips

Overview
Embark on a Cuc Phuong day trip from Hanoi to discover Vietnam’s largest national park, which is one of the most important sites for biodiversity in the country. The highlights of this trip include the Visitor Center & Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC), Turtle Conservation Center, the Cave of Prehistoric Man (0.3km walk), and the 1000-year-old tree trail (6km walk on a loop trail).

Located only 120km southwest of Hanoi and nestled between the provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa, Cuc Phuong National Park boasts engaging cultural and wildlife heritage and enchanting scenery. It is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna. Visiting the park offers a terrific opportunity to witness magnificent limestone mountains rising up majestically from the green rice fields, and to get a close look at Vietnam’s nature.

Private-guided walking holidays
Hiking Vietnam specializes in tailor-making trekking and hiking vacations in Vietnam. We offer the widest selection of day walks, jungle trekking, mountain climb, trekking home-stay, camping and wild life discovery in the northern Vietnam. With a dedicated team of senior travel consultants, hiking tour specialists, experienced English-speaking tour leaders, local H’mong, Thai, Tay guides, cooks, porters we can design any trekking, hiking, walking option for any age and budget.
The itinerary above is only a sample that can be further customized to better fit your personal requirements. Just follow it or contact us for designing your own adventure.

At 8:00 am, the Hiking Vietnam local team will meet you at your hotel in Hanoi, and you will depart for Cuc Phuong National Park.

After approximately 3 hours, you will arrive at the park and visit the Visitor Center, where you can learn more about the park through the pictures and models on display. Next, visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, which is one of the highlights of a visit to Cuc Phuong. Here, you can observe some of the rarest primate species in the world. After the EPRC, you will continue with a visit to the Turtle Conservation Center, which houses 20 species of turtles and tortoises for rescue and conservation. Later, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant located at the park headquarters.

Following lunch, you will drive 20km to the park center and begin hiking a 7km loop trail to see the 1000-year-old tree. Along this trail, you will have a chance to discover the secrets of nature. The one-day tour will conclude with a visit to the Cave of Prehistoric Man, where human skeletons and stone tools dated to approximately 7,500 years old have been discovered.

Finally, your car will pick you up again and take you back to Hanoi, concluding the trip.

Cuc Phuong Day Trip from Hanoi

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