VAN LONG WETLAND RESERVE - CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK - 1 DAY TRIP

6h30: Our bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter for the departure to Cuc Phuong in Ninh Binh.

It takes around 3,0 hours from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong. You will have a short break about 20 minutes on the half way.

08.45: Arrive Van Long Wetland Reserves - Take a rowing boat to explore the wetlands of Van Long, look for birds, primates.

10.45: Depart from Van Long to Cuc Phuong National Park.

11.45: Arrive Cuc Phuong - Have lunch in local restaurant.

12.45: We will firstly visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre - a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, breeding, research, and conservation of endangered primates, and to the protection of their habitats, visit Monkey Conser – vation center 30 minutes.

13.30: Visit Nguoi Xua Cave, the Cave of Prehis – toric Man. In 1966 graves and tools were excavated here dating back 7500 years making it one of the oldest sites of human habitation in Viet Nam.

14.15: Go to the Park Center by bus, about 20 kilometers through primary forest - Continue taking a short trek into the National Park for sightseeing and learn more about the fauna and flora in this oldest forest of Vietnam.

16.30: Get on bus back to Hanoi.

19.30: Arrive Ha Noi and drop off you at your hotel in the Old Quarter.

INCLUDED:

Pick-up/drop-off by air-conditioned bus

English-speaking guide

Vietnamese lunch

Entrance fee & boating fee

EXCLUDED:

Insurance

Personal expenses

Drinks, tax and tips

What to bring

Sunglasses, hat, camera, hiking shoes, sunscreen, cash