15 National Park Trips in Northern Vietnam to Build a Day Around

Half Day Hiking to Cat Ba National Park with a Guide - The ride from Cat Ba town to the park

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 312 reviews · 4 hours · from $22Our pick

Hike Cat Ba National Park, explore war-era Hospital Cave and Trung Trang Cave, then visit a local pagoda on this active half-day tour.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I had an amazing hike today in Cát Bà! The scenery was absolutely beautiful, and the whole experience was so much fun. Our guide was fantastic — super friendly, knowledgeable, and made the hike even more enjoyable. Everything was really well organized and totally worth the price. I’d 100% recommend this tour to anyone visiting Cát Bà!”

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Full day hikes, Cycles, Kayaks & swims in Cat Ba National park

2.Full day hikes, Cycles, Kayaks & swims in Cat Ba National park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · from $39Top rated

Hike Cat Ba National Park, cycle to Viet Hai, kayak Lan Ha Bay, swim at a wild beach, and enjoy lunch for $39.

“The trek was excelent! Anh was really nice, with amazing english and intersting explanations. He was helpening us to finish the trek safely and with smiles on out faces. The trek was a bit hard, so its importent to bring a lot of water and sutiRead more”

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Full-Day Cuc Phuong National Park Hiking Tour

3.Full-Day Cuc Phuong National Park Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $24

Hike Cuc Phuong National Park from Ninh Binh, visit ancient trees and a prehistoric cave, and learn about Vietnam’s wildlife for $24.

“Our very friendly, caring and knowledgeable guide Huyen made this excursion a very special experience. He gave us lots of interesting information about the flora and fauna in Cuc Phuong National Park and beyond. It was not a long hike but rRead more”

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Cat Ba National Park Full Day Trekking Tour to Viet Hai Village

4.Cat Ba National Park Full Day Trekking Tour to Viet Hai Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · from $39

Trek Cat Ba National Park, visit Viet Hai Village, cycle 5 kilometers, enjoy a fish foot spa, lunch, kayaking, and Lan Ha Bay for $39.

“A great day for us. It was an extremely interesting and useful trip. Highly recommend the activities of Aroma Travel company. We had interesting experiences in Cat Ba with our guide. He is very dedicated and thoughtful. The food was delicious”

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Duong Lam Village & Ba Vi National Park Jeep Tour From Hanoi

5.Duong Lam Village & Ba Vi National Park Jeep Tour From Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $89

Escape Hanoi by army jeep to Duong Lam Village and Ba Vi National Park for local food, rural scenery, and a small-group cultural day.

“The tour gets five stars based on a well executed trip that delivered all it promised and a bit more - well delivered by our guide Zoom/Michael. No doubt that the best part of the trip was the visit to Duong Lam Village which was interesting anRead more”

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Half Day Hiking to Discover Cat Ba National Park with a Guide

6.Half Day Hiking to Discover Cat Ba National Park with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $23

Hike Cat Ba National Park to Ngu Lam Peak, explore Hospital Cave and Trung Trang, and learn about jungle life with a local guide.

“An awesome trip in the nature! Congrats to the guide, he knows the jungle so well, that he's going bare-footed! He told us so much about animals, history and how the people here were living. It was not a problem for us, but keep in mind that the hike is difficult, you even have to climb rocks in some places.”

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Ninh Binh : Cuc Phuong National Park One Day Group Tour

7.Cuc Phuong National Park One Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 41 reviews · from $45

Explore Cuc Phuong National Park from Ninh Binh with primates, prehistoric caves, jungle hikes, lunch, and an English-speaking guide.

“We had a good time. The guide grew up near Cuc Phuong, so he knew much about and Ninh Binh in gerenal.”

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Cat Ba: National Park Day Trip with Cycling and Kayaking

8.National Park Day Trip with Cycling and Kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 35 reviews · from $66

Review of Cat Ba’s 9-hour national park tour with jungle trekking, Viet Hai cycling, Lan Ha Bay kayaking, swimming, lunch, and a boat ride.

“activity was great... you don’t need to be super fit, but a bit fit.... there is some scrambling as well as walking. the scenery was amazing. our guide, Tony, was very knowledgeable and helpful and very informative.”

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Full day hike – climbing in Jungle of Cat Ba National park

9.Full day hike – climbing in Jungle of Cat Ba National park

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 34 reviews · from $26

Hike Cat Ba National Park, cycle to Viet Hai, kayak Lan Ha Bay, and swim at a beach on this active 9-hour nature tour.

“Great day of hiking with a moderate challenge – some climbing on sharp rocks, so good shoes are a must. The views during the bicycle ride were stunning – only wish we had more time to enjoy it. Kayaking was okay, as we happened to arrive when large tourist boats showed up. The tour was well organized, with a small group of only 6 people and a professional, friendly guide. Thank you!”

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Private Hoang Lien National Park & Tribal Village Trek

10.Private Hoang Lien National Park & Tribal Village Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · from $75

Trek Hoang Lien National Park, visit Black Hmong villages, and enjoy waterfalls, rice paddies, and a private English guided route from Sa Pa.

“Guide was soo lovely and friendly. I had a foot injury which I had mentioned to her the day before and she was very accommodating and helped me for parts of the trek! Guide spoke very good English and was very informative, friendly and helpful! Would definitely recommend”

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Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

11.Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $99

Review of Cuc Phuong’s private day tour from Hanoi, with primate rescue visits, jungle trekking, cave history, lunch, costs, and practical tips.

“Really excellent experience! Tour guide was really nice and informative. Really great physical experience (not for people who don’t live physically activity as you will climb almost 1000 steps!), but for nature and sports lovers this is an excellent hike! Also got to see the monkey and turtle reserves. Thank you so much!”

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Ba Vi National Park Private Tour: Sightseeings & Jungle Hikking

12.Ba Vi National Park Private Tour: Sightseeings & Jungle Hikking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $75

Review of Ba Vi National Park’s private Hanoi tour, with forest walks, French ruins, temple steps, mountain fog, lunch tips, and honest advice.

“Perfect day with Tony. Explanations, laughter! We recommend! Thanks also to our driver at the topAuto-translated”

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Ninh Binh One Day Cuc Phuong National Park Small Group Tour

13.Ninh Binh One Day Cuc Phuong National Park Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $46

Explore Cuc Phuong National Park from Tam Coc with primate rescues, ancient trees, a prehistoric cave, lunch, and a small group guide.

“A good small group day tour - Viet the tour guide looked after everyone and provided lots of interesting information along the way - we particularly enjoyed the wetlands boat trip as our boat driver pointed out birdlife and langur monkeys Read more”

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CUC Phuong National Park One Day Small Group

14.CUC Phuong National Park One Day Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $50

Review of Cuc Phuong National Park from Ninh Binh, with a primate rescue center, prehistoric cave, forest trek, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“The tour was for small groups and the other travellers were perfect companions. The wonderful guide. Very instructive visit to the monkey rescue center which is not a zoo but has a very noble goal. Trekking in the forest beautiful for the imRead moreAuto-translated”

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