Full day Cuc Phuong National Park & Bear Sanctuary

Depart the hotel this morning at 08:00 for the 1:45 hours drive through northern Vietnam to Cuc Phuong National Park. 

Upon arrival, visit a Bear Sanctuary established by Four Paws, the global animal welfare organization for animals. The sanctuary is not only a new home to bears rescued from bile farming and the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam, but an unforgettable experience for learning and exploring in a natural setting.
Follow the representative of the center to explore the bear kitchen, vet clinic and bear houses where rehabilitation processes and bear healthcare happen. The tour guide will share bear stories and give insightful information about the bears.

After the visit, enjoy a fresh vegetarian lunch at the center. 

Continue to Cuc Phuong National Park to visit a second conservation center, the Endangered Primate Rescue Center where some of the rarest primate species in Asia including langurs and gibbons can be seen (not primates are not always active during the hotter parts of the day).  

More wildlife discovery at the Carnivore and Pangolin Education Center. The current permanent resident animals include Pangolin, Binturong, Mask Palm Civet, Leopard Cat, Owston’s Civet, and Common Palm Civet. Listen to their rescue stories and find out why they sadly cannot return to the wild.

Continue further into Cuc Phuong National and visit the ‘Cave of Prehistoric Man’, where human skeletons and stone tools dated to some 7.500 years old have been found.

Conclude the day with a drive back to Tam Coc Town.