(TITC) - On 7th September 2022, the 29th World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony took place in Ho Chi Minh City. Cuc Phuong National Park was honoured with the “Asia's Leading National Park 2022” award. This is the 4th time Cuc Phuong National Park achieves this title, previously in the years of 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Photo: World Travel Awards website
Beat out several nominees such as Chitwan National Park (Nepal), Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (Japan), Kinabalu Park and Taman Negara (Malaysia), Komodo National Park (Indonesia), and Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka), Cuc Phuong National Park claimed the title “Asia's Leading National Park 2022”. This award, again, is a living proof for the attractiveness of Cuc Phuong National Park in the map of the region and the world.
Established in 1962, Cuc Phuong is the very first national park in Vietnam. Located only 120km southwest of Ha Noi and nestled between the provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa, Cuc Phuong boasts an engaging cultural and wildlife heritage and enchanting scenery. Covering an area of 22,408 hectares (of which 1/2 of the area is limestone mountains), Cuc Phuong National Park is a miniature size of the Southeast Asian rainforest, harbours over 2,234 vascular and nonvascular plants (including many rare orchid varieties, medicinal plants and many species of plants are recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam), 122 species of reptiles and amphibians, 66 species of fish, nearly 2,000 species of insects, 135 species mammals, including the Clouded Leopard, Delacour's Langur, Owston's Civet and Asian Black Bear. There are also an incredible 336 documented bird species.
Photo: Cuc Phuong National Park
Cuc Phuong National Park has a half-covered karst terrain, with a beautiful cave system with great archaeological value such as Son Cung cave, Pho Ma Giang cave, etc. The rocky outcrops of Cuc Phuong form the site of valuable pale ontological and anthropological vestiges. The remains of prehistoric people who lived in the forest some 7,500 to 12,000 years ago are also to be found in Dang Cave and Moong Cave. In 2000, a fossilised sea reptile dated at 200 - 230 million years old was discovered.
The landscape of Cuc Phuong contains a wonderfully rich ecosystem. It is a famous destination not to be missed with tourists who love experiential travel and wild nature. Going on a tour to discover Cuc Phuong forest, visitors can walk or cycle in the primaeval forest; watching wildlife at night; observing reptiles, amphibians and insects; learning about the local ethnic community; visiting the Primate Rescue Centre, the first carnivore and pangolin conservation education centre in Vietnam, visit the ancient and thousand-year-old tree, kayaking… All are tourism activities that are associated with ecological and natural environment protection.
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