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Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Travel Guide

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Date/time of update: October 30, 2025, 1:13 am, Timezone: GMT+7
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The Cuc Phuong National Park includes primeval tropical rain forests on the mountain range of Tam Diep stretching in the territory of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa Province. Most of the national park area is in Ninh Binh though.

Travel Guide to Cuc Phuong National Park Ninh Binh Vietnam

The total area of Cuc Phuong National Park is 22,400 hectares and the national has an extremely diverse eco-system which is considered among the best in Vietnam. The national park is home to 2,234 vascular plants and moss (non-vascular) species, 122 species of reptiles and amphibians, 66 fish species, 2,000 insect species, 135 animal species, 336 sedentary bird species.

Path in the central of Cuc Phuong Forest teem with butterflies in April-July
Path in the central of Cuc Phuong Forest teem with butterflies in April-July

The symbol of Cuc Phuong National Park is Delacour’s Langurs which inhabit at Cuc Phuong and which are listed as endangered species. These langurs had been thought to be extinct 50 years ago until they were discovered to be living in Cuc Phuong in the early 1990s.

What to see, Tourist Attractions

1/ One-thousand year old timber tree (Parashorea chinensis, Dipterocarpaceae Family)

The tree started withering in 2017-2018 and had been in decaying state in 2022-2023. Still, the 7km hiking trail from the center of Cuc Phuong National Park to the the One-thousand Year-Old Tree offers a great adventure experience amid the thick tropical rain forest.

Path to the One-thousand-year-old Tree at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Path to the One-thousand-year-old Tree at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

 

The One Thousand Year Old Tree at Cuc Phuong National Park when alive
The One Thousand Year Old Tree at Cuc Phuong National Park when alive

2/ Pre-historic man cave

The cave is high on the slope of a limestone mountain with thick forest around. Archaeological artefacts show that it was a shelter and tombs of prehistoric man about 7,500 years ago.

Path to the Prehistoric Man Cave, Cuc Phuong National Park
Path to the Prehistoric Man Cave, Cuc Phuong National Park

 

The Cave of Prehistoric Man at Cuc Phuong National Park
The Cave of Prehistoric Man at Cuc Phuong National Park

3/ Botanical Gardens

The botanical gardens at Cuc Phuong are to indicate patches of tropical rain forest of the national park.

A trail through the forest of a botanical garden at Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Vietnam
A trail through the forest of a botanical garden at Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Vietnam

4/ Primate Rescue Center

The lovely path to the Rescue Centers at Cuc Phuong National Park
The lovely path to the Rescue Centers at Cuc Phuong National Park

 

A gray-shanked langur at the Primate Rescue Center at Cuc Phuong National Park
A gray-shanked langur at the Primate Rescue Center at Cuc Phuong National Park

5/ Carnivore and Pangolin Education Centre

6/ Turtle Conservation Center

How to get there and away

The Cuc Phuong National Park is 130km south of Hanoi and 35km from Route 1A.

Route 1A from Hanoi to Ninh Binh via which we can travel to Cuc Phuong National Park
Route 1A from Hanoi to Ninh Binh via which we can travel to Cuc Phuong National Park

 

The scenic road at Tam Coc where we can travel to Cuc Phuong National Park
The scenic road at Tam Coc where we can travel to Cuc Phuong National Park

 

Ho Chi Minh Road running on the edge of Cuc Phuong National Park in Hoa Binh Province where we can travel to Cuc Phuong from Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh or Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Road running on the edge of Cuc Phuong National Park in Hoa Binh Province where we can travel to Cuc Phuong from Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh or Hanoi


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