(Overview)
The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is during the dry season, from December to April, when the hard forest rain accounting for 90% of the annual rainfall is over. There are plenty of plants and mammals living in the park. There are an estimated 2,000 different species of flora and the 450 species fauna account for 38% of the national fauna. The vegetation cover is classified into three types. The flora is quite a treasure with a wide variety of 1,944 species, 908 genuses and 229 families. Especially it is enjoyable to touch the thousand-year-old cho xanh (parashrea stellata) and sau (Dracontomelum Duperranum or Dancorra Edulis) trees, 50-70m high. This natural reserve is covered with 2,000 species of plants. Especially orchid flowers are abundant with 50 species, some of which blossom and have aroma all year around. The fauna is diversified represented by 71 animal species, 319 bird species, 33 reptile species, and 16 amphibian species. Rare species include the bear, horse, wild boar, tiger, leopard, fox, squirrel, monkey, etc. A large area, for half-natural breeding, is reserved for raising wild animals such as the spotted deer, deer, golden monkey, langur (vooc quan dui), flying squirrel, draco (than lan bay) and for research. The Park is also home to hundreds of beautiful and strange birds and butterflies.
Day 1: 
AM:
7h45 Bus Pick up at your hotel in
13:00 PM take a rowing boat along the tiny
canal among the rice fields to visit Tam Coc (Three Grottoes – for 2.5 hours).
Boat trip back to harbor at 15:30 PM., check in hotel and leisure time to relax.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Ninh Binh - Cuc Phuong – Mai Chau (B, L, D)
AM: 07h30 Leave for 
PM: 13h30 Drive to Mai Chau. Home stay in Lac village or
Mai Chau guesthouse, arrival at 17h00. Dinner at 19h00. Free at night or take
part in their traditional festival held on travelers' requests to enjoy folk
songs, dancing with Thai people - Mua Xap, pine wine - Ruou Can.
Overnight at home stay
Day 3: Mai Chau –
Tour Cost excludes
- Northern Classic Adventure (15 days, 14 nites)
- Northwest Adventure Tour (10days, 9nights)
- Discover Northern Tour (9days, 8nights)
- Northwest Discovery (6days, 5nites)
- Cycling Cambodia & Vietnam 15 days
- Cycling Tour Mekong 2 days
- Conquer the top of Fansipan 4 days
- Kayaking Halong Bay 3 days
- Motorcycling the Ho Chi Minh Trail - Half Challenge
- Mekong Explorer
