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CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK

Cuc Phuong National Park, 140km from Ha Noi, was established in 1962 as the first national park in Vietnam and covers a limestone area of about 22,200 ha. This is a typical evergreen rain forest with five canopies consisting of three canopies of big trees, one of shrubs and one of snow grass. Prehistoric vestiges of human species and fossils of dinosaurs dating back to some 230 million years ago also exist in Cuc Phuong.

Day 1: Ha Noi - Cuc Phuong (-/L/-)
AM: Pick up at your hotel in Ha Noi, transfer to Cuc Phuong (120km) across fascinating countryside of the Red River Delta. Cuc Phuong National Park is home to 2,000 species of flora, 1,800 species of insect, 320 species of bird, 70 species of mammal, etc.
PM: Free for your pleasure.

Day 2: Cuc Phuong (B/L//-)
AM: Escorted by a park guide, depart for a full-day trek to see giant trees of 50m high. First, transfer by car to the park centre (20km), stop by a prehistoric cave and the Vu Huong tree (Cinamomum balansae) en route. Take a trek (6km) to the 1,000-year-old tree (Terminalia myriocarapa) on a scenic trail. Have picnic lunch at the park centre.
PM: Continue to trek (8km) to the Dang tree (Tetrameles nudiflora) on a steep trail through a dense jungle.

Day 3: Cuc Phuong - Ha Noi (B/L/-)
AM: Visit the park museum, the botanical garden with a collection of 252 species of rare plant and the endangered primate rescue centre.
PM: Transfer to your Hotel in Ha Noi

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