Backroads to Cuc Phuong Nat. Park & Ninh Binh

Located 160km south of Hanoi, Cuc Phuong National Park is home to rare and endangered mammals including leopards, langurs, birds, and butterflies. The park is also well known for its Endangered Primate Rescue Center that is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation of the endangered primates in Vietnam. Visit the park and veer off to Ninh Binh region, also known as the “Inland Ha Long Bay”, the area Trang An Landscape Complex includes the ancient capital of Hoa Lu; Trang An scenic landscape; Tam Coc- Bich Dong scenic and culture
zone and Hoa Lu primary forest. The whole complex is characterized by the limestone geology that gives rise to the towering karst formations that make this picturesque area so unique.

• Theme tour: Family getaway, Adventurous explorer
• Kids friendly: Yes
• Destination: Less traveled

• A stroll in the oldest national park of Vietnam
• Wind between the numerous karst formations on board a traditional sampan

Meals: Lunch and dinner | Accommodation: Hotel in Tam Coc

7:30 AM – departing from your hotel for a morning drive that takes you to Cuc Phuong, the oldest National Park in Vietnam. Stop and visit the renowned Endangered Primate Rescue Centre to see some of the rarest apes and monkeys in the world and learn about the conservation efforts to save them.

After lunch, a quick transfer takes you to the park center with a stop en route at the Cave of Prehistoric Man. In the afternoon, you’ll wander through a subtropical forest, rich in flora and fauna with thousand-year-old trees draped in vines. Around 15:30, we drive out of the park to the Tam Coc region, the so-called Inland Halong. We check in at our accommodation in Tam Coc. Dinner and overnight on site.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch | Accommodation: not included

This morning, after breakfast, you will have a short transfer to Hang Mua (Mua Cave) for an adventurous 500 steps to a spectacular view. As you are here early enough, while it’s not guaranteed, there’s a chance to have a place for yourself. Once on top, enjoy the spectacular view of the rivers, ricefields, and villages in the surrounding area. Returning to Tam Coc, you will hop on your bicycles for an easy-paced ride to a local pier to board a rowing sampan for about one hour, sailing through the less traveled canals of the region, whose beauty has nothing to envy the busiest ones. You will be sailing through caves and along the Thung Nham wetland, a part of the spectacular natural site of the Trang An landscape complex. 

After the boat trip, we will stop on the way and visit the famous Bich Dong pagoda on the Ngu Nhac mountains, exploring the unique cave pagodas dating back to the 15th century. The view from the mountains over the ricefields and karst formations is very beautiful too. Afterward, we will continue our cycling route through the scenic rural landscapes in Tam Coc, having a chance to get a closer look at the villages’ rural life. 

You are back to your hotel to check out. A late lunch will be served at one of the village houses. We will then set off for Hoa Lu – the ancient imperial capital. Let’s learn about pieces of Vietnam History before we drive back to Hanoi. Arrival can be expected at about 5.30 pm.