Into Vietnam's Oldest Jungle: Primates, Prehistoric Caves & a Thousand-Year-Old Tree
Trip duration: 9 hours
Trip duration: 9 hours
Most people come to Ninh Binh for the karsts. Fewer make it as far as the jungle.
Cuc Phuong is Vietnam's oldest national park, founded in 1962, protecting 220 square kilometres of ancient lowland rainforest. In one day you visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre β gibbons, langurs, and slow lorises rescued from the wildlife trade β trek primary forest to a thousand-year-old fig tree, and explore a cave with human traces going back 7,500 years.
Small group. Hotel pick-up from Ninh Binh, lunch, every entrance fee: all in.
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Vietnam's first national park, founded 1962: 220 kmΒ² of ancient lowland rainforest, one of the most ecologically significant in Southeast Asia.
Gibbons, langurs, and slow lorises rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, rehabilitated with the goal of eventual release back into the wild.
Old-growth jungle with rare butterflies, towering tropical flora, and wildlife calls along the trek to the park's interior.
A colossal fig tree (Cay Cho Xanh) standing over 45 metres: one of the oldest living things in the park, wrapped in local legend.
An archaeological site bearing traces of human settlement from around 7,500 years ago, deep inside the park.
A simple Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant inside the park, included in the day.
Your guide collects you from your accommodation in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Water is provided for the drive to the park.
Arrive at Cuc Phuong and head straight to the Rescue Centre. Centre staff explain the rehabilitation process and the challenges of primate conservation in Vietnam.
Simple, fresh Vietnamese food in a forest setting β a proper break before the afternoon trek.
Follow primary rainforest trails to the ancient fig tree (Cay Cho Xanh), standing over 45 metres tall. Watch for rare butterflies and tropical flora along the way.
An archaeological site with traces of human habitation from 7,500 years ago. Your guide makes the call on the day based on pace and energy.
A relaxed drive back through the countryside, arriving at your hotel in the late afternoon.
All essential services for a comfortable and memorable trip.
Items and services that are not part of the package price.
“<p>Cuc Phuong is where I take guests who want to see the side of Ninh Binh the postcards miss. The forest is genuinely old, the air smells of it, and standing under that thousand-year-old fig never gets less humbling. Come with curiosity and decent shoes β the primates at the Rescue Centre are the highlight, and I'll make sure you understand the conservation work behind every enclosure. β NΓ΄ng VΔn HαΊ£i</p>”
Ancient dynastic temples, a sampan drift through river caves, cycling through villages, and 500 steps up to the valley panorama. Pick-up from Hanoi, all entrance fees, lunch included.
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Air temperature
30 Β°C
Water temperature
27 Β°C
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