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Is Cuc Phuong National park worth it to visit?

Welcome to Cuc Phuong National Park

Cuc Phuong national park was established on 7th of July in 1962 in Vietnam. Total acreage is 22.200 hectares

Cuc Phuong national park has a part of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh province and it is far from Hanoi about 100km. Cuc Phuong National Park is located about 45 kilometers north of Ninh Binh. In which2/3 of Cuc Phuong national park belongs to Ninh Binh province.

Address in Ninh Binh: Nho Quan district

Cuc Phuong – the first national park in Viet Nam

  • The important roles of Cuc Phuong national park Viet Nam:
  • This is the first national park of Viet Nam
  • It is compared as a large museum for nature preservation, a botanical garden, a rare and precious zoo in Viet Nam and in over the world
  • Being a giant laboratory used by nature and human being, many scientists from Viet Nam and other countries in the world have come to Cuc Phuong national park to do their important researches on various flora and fauna.

With 307 species of bird, 133 species of mammal, 122 species of reptile and more than 2000 species of plant, Cuc Phuong National Park is one Vietnam’s most important protected areas.

Cuc Phuong spans two limestone mountain ranges and three provinces. Its highest peak is Dinh May Bac (Silver Cloud Peak) at 656m. In 1962 Ho Chi Minh declared this Vietnam’s first national park, saying: ‘Forest is gold’.

Unfortunately, poaching and habitat destruction plague the park. Improved roads have led to illegal logging, and many native species – such as the Asiatic black bear, Siamese crocodile, wild dog and tiger – have now vanished from the area. Other wildlife is notoriously elusive, so manage your expectations accordingly.

The park is home to the minority Muong people, whom the government relocated from the park’s central valley to its western edge in the late 1980s.

For the above reasons, Cuc Phuong National Park is worth well to visit. Are you ready to discover Cuc Phuong National Park now?

Here below are some main activities at Cuc Phuong national park for tourists:

Besides, you also can take a look and Ninh Binh tours to visit another Ninh Binh attractions 

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