The overview of Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Cuc Phuong National Park Tour 2 Days
This 2 day trip to Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Cuc Phuong National Park is an enjoyable journey to explore the most natural landscapes in Ninh Binh province.
Cuc Phuong National Park's view
Your first day is to Cuc Phuong National Park, the oldest nature reserve in Vietnam, rich in fauna & flora,where could find the natural beauty of primary tropical forests between majestic limestone mountains, valleys & dotted caves.Aslo you can observe such critically endangered primates of the world red book as Delacour's langurs, Hating langurs, Cat Ba langurs... rescued here with a nice visit to Endangered Primates Rescue Center. Your night of basic accomodation in national park or homestay in Muong ethnic village is also a highlight for breathing in fresh & clean air and waking up with songs of birds singing nicely in the morning.
Natural beauty of Tam Coc
Your second day is to Tam Coc (also called Halong Bay on land ) in one hour drive from Cuc Phuong National Park for a morning rowing boat trip to enjoy the picturesque limestone mountains setting along Ngo Dong rivers with nice rice fields on both of its sides and to view beautiful caves ( three caves) of sparkling stalactites hanging down from the ceiling.It is nice to do in the morning when many tourists from Hanoi do not arrive yet, just you with sound of paddles rowing and prestine natures of mountains and rice fileds.
The photo at at the top of Bich Dong Pagoda
After stunning Tam Coc (three caves), we do a short bike of 4km round trip along majestic mountain background to Bich Dong Pagoda ( regarded as the second nicest cave in Vietnam),trekking up to pray Buddha & enjoy the panoramic view of whole regions.Also, your trip is to Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam, visiting two remain temples (Dinh Temple & Le Temple) dedicated to Dinh and Le dynasties.Great information of Vietnam's history you can get from our experienced guide talking about Hoa Lu's 42 year old history setting up as the capital of Vietnam.
Brief travel program of 2 day Ninh Binh Tour to Tam Coc - Bich Dong & Cuc Phuong national park.
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Day 1. Hanoi- Ninh Binh, hiking to explore Cuc Phuong national park.Overnight in Cuc Phuong national park (L,D)
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Day 2. Ninh Binh visit to Tam Coc & Bich Dong pagoda - back to Hanoi (B,L)
Special highlights of 2 day Ninh Binh trip to Tam Coc, Bich Dong & Cuc Phuong national park.
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A complete hideaway and wonderful exposal to the pristine natures & beautiful landscapes in Cuc Phuong national park & Tam Coc
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Leisure treks on the jungle trails of Cuc Phuong tropical rained forest - the biggest & oldest national park in Vietnam
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Informative stories about Vietnam's Buddhism when paying a visit to Bich Dong pagoda.
The detailed itinerary of Tam Coc- Bic Dong -Cuc Phuong National Park Tour 2days/1 nights
DAY 1: HANOI - NINH BINH - CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK.OVERNIGHT IN CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK (L,D)
At 08h00, our car & tourguide pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and start our 2.5 hour journey to Cuc Phuong National Park.
At 10h30, we arrive in Cuc Phuong Park entrance.Firstly we walk for a visit to the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre where you can have a great view of different primates of rare types rescued here.Have nice photos and witness them in large enclosures.Also, you can pay a visit to Turtle Conservation Center where rescues around 19 species of turtles confiscated from the wildlife trade.
Rescued Primates in Cuc Phuong Forest
Then we will have lunch in a restaurant of Cuc Phuong National Park nearby.
In the afternoon, we will drive about 20km further into the Park Centre.On the way, we stop for a visit to the Cave of Early Man where you can see the vestiges of many ancient tombs and pre-historic tools of pre-historic people dated back 7500 ago.Then we will start a round short trek of 3 hour into tropical jungles viewing many layers of vegetations & huge trees, noteably a thousand year old Cho Chi tree - the biggest one in Cuc Phuong National Park.
Trek to the cave of Pre-historical man in Cuc Phuong
After the trek, our car pick you up heading back to the park's headquarter wher we have a quite night in the park's guesthouse.
DAY 2: CUC PHUONG - HOA LU - TAM COC HANOI (B,L)
After breakfast, we dive in one hour heading to Tam Coc for a early rowing boat trip that will be less crowded to enjoy beautiful landsacpes of Tam Coc (three caves) with impressive view of limestone mountains and rice fields along the Ngo Giang river.The 2 hour round rowing boat trip pass slowly through the first cave, the second one & the third ones, then we head back the same way back to the habour. Say good bye to the rower and continue with our biking trip to Bich Dong Pagoda, nice view of mountains while biking around. Bich Dong Pagoda was considered as the second most beautiful cave in Vietnam.You will trek up to the mountain sides to visit three pagodas,then up to the top peak for breathtaking view of the whole reagions.
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Rowing boat to enjoy Tam Coc's landscapes
Back to Tam Coc, we have lunch in a local restaurant with local dishes.
In the afternoon, we continue visiting Hoa Lu -the ancient capital of Vietnam in late 10th & early 11th century.We spend time visting two famous ancient temples of the Le and the Dinh Dynasties.The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnam's history.
Then our bus picks you up back to Hanoi.The end of Tam Coc- Bich Dong- Cuc Phuong National Park Tour 2 Days
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