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Cuc Phuong National Park Day Trip from Hanoi

A day in Vietnam's oldest national park, founded in 1962, instead of the boat rides everyone else does. The primate rescue center, the turtle... Ava Travel price: from $55.

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Cuc Phuong National Park Day Trip from Hanoi
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Style
Curated tour
Hanoi
Duration
1-day tour
Pickup support available

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Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.

Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Standard departure
1 dayUp to 12 travellers
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
  • We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
  • Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
  • No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
  • More than 30 days before check-inFree
  • 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
  • 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
  • Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total

A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.

If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Hanoi tour overview

Why this trip

  • A day in Vietnam's oldest national park, founded in 1962, instead of the boat rides everyone else does.
  • The primate rescue center, the turtle center and a forest walk to the thousand year old tree.
  • Small group, hotel pickup in the Old Quarter and lunch in the park.
  • Good for walkers and anyone interested in wildlife.

An honest note: Cuc Phuong is about three hours from Hanoi each way. You are unlikely to see wild primates in the forest itself; the rescue center is where you see them.

At a glance

Duration1 day
TransportAir-conditioned limousine van, shared with your small group
GroupSmall group, up to 12 people
Start and finishYour hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter
Best monthsMarch to May is warm and green, with the rice at Tam Coc turning gold in late May and early June. September to November is dry and clear. December to February is cool and often grey. June to August is hot, with heavy showers.
GuideLocal English-speaking guide with you throughout

Price

$55 per person on a small group departure of up to 12 people. Solo travellers pay the same price.

Children. Tell us the ages when you enquire and we quote before you pay.

How it works

  1. Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, the meeting point and your guide within one hour, and tell you what to bring.
  2. On the day. The van collects guests from several hotels, so the pickup can run 15 to 30 minutes late. Your guide stays with the group all day and handles the tickets and the boats.

What to bring

  • Comfortable walking shoes with grip
  • Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses. The boats have no shade
  • Water, especially for the steps at Hang Mua
  • Rain jacket or poncho from June to September
  • Clothes that cover shoulders and knees for the temples and pagodas
  • Cash in Vietnamese dong for drinks, small purchases and a tip for your rower
  • Insect repellent and long socks for the forest

Getting there

Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter are included. Outside the Old Quarter, tell us the address and we confirm whether the van can reach it.

What's included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Hanoi Old Quarter by air-conditioned limousine vanLocal English-speaking guideMeals as listed in the itineraryEntrance fees for the sites in the itineraryDrinking waterPickup time confirmed by Ava within 1 hour of booking

Your itinerary

Hanoi to Cuc Phuong Nati

Hanoi to Cuc Phuong National Park and back

  • Meals: lunch.

    • Morning: pickup from your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter and about three hours to Cuc Phuong.
    • The Endangered Primate Rescue Center, where langurs and gibbons rescued from the wildlife trade are cared for before release. Some of these species live nowhere else in the world.
    • The Turtle Conservation Center next door, working with the freshwater turtles of northern Vietnam.
    • Lunch in the park.
    • A walk on the forest trail to the thousand year old tree, a giant Parashorea in the middle of the park. Around two hours return on a rooty, sometimes muddy path.
    • Late afternoon: the drive back to Hanoi, arriving in the evening.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

Easy to moderate. Flat most of the way but uneven and slippery after rain. Wear shoes with grip.
In the wet season, yes. Bring repellent and long socks.
Yes. Prices on this page are per person in US dollars and include all taxes and service charges. We do not add a booking fee or a card surcharge, so the total you see at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the boats unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.

What guests say about Ava Travel

5.0Tripadvisor rating

These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Cuc Phuong National Park Day Trip from Hanoi itself.

Rated 5.0 on TripadvisorFrom 10 reviewsRead all 10 reviews
★★★★★

Bigdog702

“I booked way in advance, and had a hotel change a week before the cruise, but all I did was whats app them the new hotel, and all was good.”

Tripadvisor, May 2026

★★★★★

Kehren Eade

“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”

Tripadvisor, August 2026

★★★★★

Arshia Z

“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”

Tripadvisor, June 2026

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