Cúc Phương National Park has been named 'Asia’s Leading National Park' by the World Travel Awards for the fifth consecutive year. Photo daidoanket.vn

NINH BÌNH Cúc Phương National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Ninh Bình, has been named “Asia’s Leading National Park” by the World Travel Awards for the fifth consecutive year.

The national park has surpassed many major rivals like Chitwan National Park in Nepal, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park in Japan and Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia to win the prestigious title.

It will receive the prize at the 30th World Travel Award (WTA) Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, which will be held on September 6 in HCM City.

Situated 120 kilometres from Hà Nội, Cúc Phương is Việt Nam’s first national park, founded on July 7, 1962.

Covering 22,000 hectares of land in 14 communes of four districts under the three provinces of Ninh Bình, Hòa Bình and Thanh Hóa, the national park boasts enchanting scenery and offers a stunning range of biodiversity.

As a jewel of the world's forest ecology, the park's dense forests form the habitat for some of Asia's rarest animal and plant species.

It has maintained its attractiveness of ecotourism, one of Việt Nam’s key tourism segments, according to the organiser of the WTA.

Visiting the famous destination, both domestic and international tourists will be astonished by its vastness and mysterious atmosphere. Many visitors call it a “labyrinth of wonder”.

The tourist destination typically welcomes more than 10,000 visitors annually, with the majority foreigners.

The WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry. The annual event has been dubbed as the ‘Oscars’ of global tourism. VNS