Cuc Phuong National Park
Having diverse ecosystems, and the significant historical - cultural values, Cuc Phuong National Park has been a popular ecotourism attracting numerous tourists. It is one of the highlights creating particularly impressions for Ninh Binh tourism.
Having diverse ecosystems, and the significant historical - cultural values, Cuc Phuong National Park has been a popular ecotourism attracting numerous tourists. It is one of the highlights creating particularly impressions for Ninh Binh tourism.
Far about 120km from Hanoi capital to the south and deeply located in Tam Diep Mountains, Cuc Phuong National Park is home to conserve extremely abundant ecosystems of the flora and fauna. Retaining an area of 22,200 hectares stretching the territory of Ninh Binh province, Thanh Hoa province and Hoa Binh province, the national parks have become extremely popular, evoking curiosity for numerous domestic and foreign tourists.
The climate in Cuc Phuong is kind of tropical monsoon climate, average annual temperature about 24.70C. Especially, there have many caves, beautiful landscape and historical natural remnants such as: Trang Khuyet Cave, Chua Cave, Thuy Tien Cave, Nguoi Xua, Cave, Con Moong grotto, San Ho Cave…
In the Park, there has hot spring 380C. The flora is various with 1.944 species. Diverse fauna includes 71 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, 33 reptiles and 16 amphibians. Besides, there has many animals such as: bears, horses, boars, tigers, leopards, ferrets, squirrels, monkeys… The half natural breeding area has deer, yellow monkey, Delacour's langur and flying squirrel… which serves the research of scientists and tourists can have opportunity to see animals as in the nature. Cuc Phuong is also the home of hundreds of birds, beautiful and strange butterflies.
The best time to explore Cuc Phuong National Park is in the dry season, from December to April. Specially, April and May are the best months in the year: thousands of colorful and beautiful butterflies appear in the jungle around this time, make a wonderful scene for anyone who treks this place. It would be like getting lost in Wonderland.
The way lead to Cuc Phuong National Park is very convenient. An old-growth forest with tropical forest ecosystem diversity are protected, it also located on the route of many attractions such as: Bich Dong, the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, Sam Son beach… attract many tourists and scientists coming to visit and research. In the Park, there have a number of programs such as hiking, adventurous travel, climbing…
Taking a short trek into the National Park for sightseeing and learning more of fauna and flora in this oldest forest of Vietnam will help you to have many new unforgetable experience!
