Xishuangbanna is very suitable for vacation travel place, this year the company arranged for our reunion here, we all had a great time.
First time in Xishuangbanna, I think the most recommended attractions are:Wild Elephant Valley, Xishuangbanna Dai Garden.
1: Wild Elephant Valley
Scenic Spot Introduction:
Wild Elephant Valley scenic spot in Xishuangbanna is one of the 50 places in China most recommendable to foreigners. It is a protected area for wild Asian elephants in China, the only place in China where Asian wild elephants can be safely observed, the longest high-altitude elephant-watching corridor in China, the only Asian elephant museum in China, the most authoritative breeding and rescue center for Asian elephant seed sources, and the earliest Asian elephant school in China. In the Wild Elephant Valley, visitors can travel through the tropical rainforest in search of Asian elephants, get in close contact with Asian elephants, learn about the living environment of Asian elephants, and embark on an unforgettable journey.
Scenic Spot Distribution:
Wild Elephant Valley scenic area is located in Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong City, with a total area of 369 hectares, has now become a concentrated display of the Xishuangbanna tropical forest magical secret and "plant kingdom". The area is divided into four parts: Asian Elephant Seed Breeding Center, Asian Elephant Ecological Observation Area, Wa Culture Display Area and White Elephant Lake Resort, and the main attractions are Tree Hotel, Elephant Domestication Performance School, Snake and Lizard Garden, Butterfly Garden, Monkey Garden, Bird Garden and so on.
Travel Tips:
You can watch the trained elephants' performance program during the daytime, and at night, you can catch a glimpse of the real wild elephants who walk from the forest to feed here.
The ropeway takes about 40 minutes and provides a great view of the pristine forest scenery and saves a lot of energy. However, if you want to really immerse yourself in the forest and experience more fun and challenges, trekking is recommended.
Special tourist programs: forest adventure, tent camping, campfire party, etc.
Tour Route:
Western Shuangbanna Classic Route: Jinuo Mountain →? Wild Elephant Valley? → Jinghong → Manjinglan Tourist Street
Best time to visit:
October of each year - the following June is the best time to travel.
Transportation:
Take a bus bound for Guanping at Jinghong Bus Terminal, and ask the driver to stop at the Sanchuo River Wild Elephant Valley for 12 yuan. From Simao, you can take a bus to Jinghong and Mengla. Tell the driver to stop at the back door of the Wild Elephant Valley, and you can walk less from there.
Wild Elephant Valley Ticket Price:
Western Shuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Spot Ticket: 65 yuan/person;
Scenic Spot Ropeway Fee: 50 yuan/one way, 70 yuan/two way.
Preferential policies: students can enjoy half-price concessions with school ID.
Scenic opening time: 8:00 - 18:00.
2: Xishuangbanna Dai Garden
Scenic introduction:
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden is known as China's first natural ecological village. The scenic area covers an area of 3.36 square kilometers, has built a tourist attraction gatehouse, welcoming plaza, the old scenic area of the packaging, the village tourist routes, riverside activities area, tourist shopping area, barbecue site, splash water plaza, a large amphitheater. Well-preserved cluster of ancient villages is rare in the world.
Attractions Distribution:
The main attractions in the Dai Garden Scenic Spot in Xishuangbanna are: Welcome Plaza, Mansongman Ancient Buddha Temple, Dai Village, Splash Water Plaza, Dai Natural Village in the Garden, and Amphitheater.
Tour Route:
Recommended Route: Scenic Spot Gate →Welcoming Square → Manga Village → Tabao Tree → Princess Well → Manglian White Pagoda → Dance Drama Garden → Water Splashing Square → Peacock Garden → Mansongman Ancient Buddha Temple → Out of the Scenic Spot Gate.
Best time to visit:
The best tourist season is November → April. Because of more rain in May-October, it is not favorable for traveling.
Transportation:
? Dai Garden is 27 kilometers northwest from the state capital Jinghong, Jinghong Bus Terminal and Banna Passenger Service Station have many special lines to and from Olive Dam every day, and you can easily reach the scenic spot by special line buses, and the ride takes about 30 minutes.
Ticket price of Dai Garden: Ticket price of Dai Garden in Xishuangbanna: 100 yuan/person, preferential price of 50 yuan/person.
Scenic area opening time: 8:00 - 18:00
First time in Xishuangbanna, must taste the local specialties, the following three can not be missed!
Food Recommendations:
1: Pineapple Rice
? Pineapple rice looks very tempting, the whole pineapple is very cute. Its practice is also very simple, first of all, the purple glutinous rice to soak 7-8 hours, the top of the pineapple cut a cover, pull out the heart of the pineapple, into the glutinous rice, cover the pineapple cover and then put into the Zhen pot to cook, smell the aroma, you can open the lid to eat. The flavor is a little sweet, and has the effect of tonic blood and lungs Oh.
2:? Lemongrass Roasted Chicken
The roasted chicken in Xishuangbanna is spicy and flavorful, and quite popular. Wash the slaughtered chicken, put it on the fire charcoal and roast it until it is six mature, then pick off the meat and pound it with a salt pounding stick to soften it and pound it. The pre-cut and mixed onion, garlic, coriander, green chili pepper, salt and other mixed together, pinched into a fist-sized pile, tied with cleaned lemongrass, clamped with bamboo slices, and put on the fire charcoal baking.
3:? Sour Bamboo Shoots Boiled Chicken
Sour bamboo shoots are marinated with fresh bamboo shoots, while chickens are generally used minority small local chickens, sour bamboo shoots boiled chicken flavor slightly sour, not greasy, with special sour bamboo shoots with tender chicken boiled into soup, coupled with Dai's unique spices, the meat is tender and sweet.