Located about 120 km southwest of Hanoi, Cuc Phuong National Park was awarded the title of Asia’s Leading National Park by World Travel Awards 2020. Nominated along with other national parks is Chitwan National Park. in Nepal, Kinabalu in Malaysia, Komodo in Indonesia, Minneriya in Sri Lanka and Taman Negara in Malaysia, Cuc Phuong National Park proudly defeated many formidable opponents and won the prestigious award twice in a row. in 2019 and 2020.
Butterfly breeding season in Cuc Phuong National Park
Established in 1962, Cuc Phuong National Park is famous as the first national park of Vietnam and stretches over 3 provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. With a large area of 25,000 hectares, the tropical rainforest has diverse flora and fauna, in which many endangered species have been discovered and well preserved here such as douc langur, clouded leopard, red-bellied squirrel. , chamois, red-headed woodpecker…
The national park has huge limestone mountains, many caves and caves, is an ideal habitat for 2234 species of plants with 118 rare species, 659 species of vertebrates and 1899 species of invertebrates with 81 rare species are recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam and the Red Book of IUCN.
Cave inside Cuc Phuong National Park
This award not only recognizes the biodiversity of Cuc Phuong National Park but also demonstrates the great eco-tourism potential of Vietnam. Visitors coming here can immerse themselves in peaceful nature and explore the rich ecosystem by walking in the forest, conquering the Silver Cloud Peak, visiting Yen Quang Lake and witnessing the thousand-year-old ancient trees. .
In addition, Cuc Phuong also has a lot of unique activities such as cycling, kayaking, bird watching, discovering wildlife at night, exploring Ancient Cave where traces of human history have been discovered for thousands of years. before visiting the Muong villages.
With rich natural resources and new award-winning, Cuc Phuong National Park is definitely a hot spot for ecotourism in the coming years.
Source: https://traveland.com.vn
