Cuc Phuong National Park Tour – 2 Days

Cuc Phuong National Park is one of Vietnam’s most beautiful and important protected areas and easily accessible from Hanoi – only a 2,5 hour journey by road. The ancient forest contains almost 2000 species of trees and amongst them lives some amazing and rare animals including the Clouded leopard, Delacour’s Langur, Owston’s Civet, Otters and Asian Black Bears!

General Information

Duration : 2 Days
Starts / Ends : Hanoi / Hanoi
Tour Route: Hanoi – Cuc Phuong National Park – Hanoi
Highlights: Visitor center & endangered primate rescue center – Botanical gardens – The cave of prehistoric man (0,3km walk) – Big tree (9km walk on loop trail with some small rocky slopes)
Tour Level: Moderation

Full Itinerary

Day 1 Hanoi – Cuc Phuong National park (L, D)

From Hanoi, we drive south to Cuc Phuong National Park. Once we have settled into our rooms we will visit the Endangered Primate Rescue centre and learn a little of the work that is being done to preserve the endangered native primates. We also visit the Botanical gardens. We have dinner and stay over-night in accommodation in the head quarter of the forest. We will spend a night drifting off to sleep to the sounds of the nocturnal activity outside.

Day 2 Cuc Phuong – Hanoi (L, D)

Rising this morning with the sounds of the forest all around us, we take a drive to the center of the park, where we commence our today trek through the lush rainforest, past centuries old trees and to caves once inhabited by prehistoric humans. We have lunch then before heading back to Hanoi.