Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

Hanoi , Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

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10h - 11h

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About this experience

Cuc Phuong National Park is the first unit of nature reserve in Vietnam. It is a tropical rainny forest, fauna and flora is extremely rich and diverse. Take this day trip Cuc Phuong to explore the beauty of nature by visiting the dense, grass jungle valley, seeing the giant ancient tree and various fauna and flora…
Enjoy the tranquility and beauty of Vietnam’s largest nature reserve without anyone else to distract you on this private tour of Cúc Phương National Park. Get to know the langurs and monkeys at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, and spend the afternoon hiking into the heart of the jungle itself, surrounded by colorful plants and the melodies of native birds. Learn more about the conservation efforts at the park from your private guide Stop for lunch at a local restaurant, with vegetarian options available

Available options

Tour Rate (vary by group size)

Pickup included

What's included

Private air-conditioned vehicle round trip

Entry fees for all visits as mentioned

Bottled water

English-speaking guide

Detailed itinerary

Stop 1 Pass by

8.00AM The tour guide and vehicle will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi, then depart for Cuc Phuong national park towards to the Southwest of Hanoi. It takes about 2.5 hours (130km) to get to Cuc Phuong national park. In case you do not need a hotel pickup, please go to this meeting point - Hanoi Opera House to meet our tour guide and driver.

We will firstly visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, breeding, research, and conservation of endangered primates, and to the protection of their habitats.

Then you keep going into the park central. Relax for a while then have lunch at house-on-stilt in the middle of the jungle (the lunch is not included and you pay for it. It will cost around 9 USD per person). Taking a short trek into the National Park for sightseeing and learn more of fauna and flora in this oldest forest of Vietnam, to the giant ancient tree of 1000 years old in middle of the jungle.

Back to the Park Centre to visit the “Cave of Pre-historic Man", the limestone cave which was excavated in 1966. It was one of the earliest discoveries of human habitation in the country, with graves, stone axes, bone-made spears and tools dating back some 7,500 years. During the excavation 44 years ago, archaeologists found skeletons in three tombs where they believed prehistoric people had lived in the forest 7,500 years ago. In 2000, archaeologists discovered a fossilised sea reptile called placodontia, the first to have been found in Southeast Asia, dating back 200-300 million years.

Stop 5

Get back to the van and take 2.5 drive back to Hanoi. End this tour around 6.30pm at your hotel.

What's not included

Lunch and drinks in lunch time.

Tips/Gratuity

Available languages

Guide guide

VI EN

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Important information

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

You should have proper shoes for trekking in the jungle

Please bring along with sun block, flashlight, rain-coat

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Language

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Vietnamese Dong (VND)

Time Zone

GMT+7

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220VV, 50HzHz

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Noi Bai International Airport • 28 km from city center

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Hanoi Railway Station

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