When traveling to Xishuangbanna during the Mid-Autumn Festival, what are the must-visit attractions?

I have been to Xishuangbanna twice with my friends. Every time I go, I have a new experience and feel that my heart is overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery of Xishuangbanna. Xishuangbanna, known as "Mengbalanaxi" in ancient Dai language, means "ideal and magical paradise". It is famous for its magical tropical rainforest natural landscape and colorful ethnic customs. It is one of China's hot tourist cities. one.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to travel. I recommend you to visit the must-see attractions: Wild Elephant Valley, Primitive Forest Park, and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden.

Top 3 must-visits in Xishuangbanna:

1: Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area

High-altitude elephant viewing plank road, rainforest sightseeing cableway, Asian Elephant Museum, Asian Elephant Breeding Source Breeding base, Asian elephant performance school, butterfly garden, song and dance performances, etc. The tour of the Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area is arranged in a circular arrangement. Visitors can choose to enter from the south gate or the north gate of the scenic spot. The scenic area is connected through high-altitude elephant viewing planks, walking trails, and tropical rainforest sightseeing ropeways without turning back. The tour lasts approximately 2.5 hours to 3 hours.

Ticket price: 84 yuan. Sightseeing ropeway: 50 yuan/person one way, 70 yuan/person round trip

Opening hours: 08:00~18:00

Address: 213, Mengyang Town, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Next to the national highway

Transportation mode:

(1) Tourist bus. Take a bus at the entrance of the Folk Customs Park and depart to Wild Elephant Valley at 9:00 every day for 15 yuan/person.

(2) Passenger cars. You can take a bus bound for Mengyang, Guanping and other Yexiang Valleys at Xishuangbanna Passenger Terminal, and get off at Yexiang Valley on the way.

(3) You can charter a car and travel independently.

Tips:

Wild Elephant Valley is 30km away from the city (about 30 minutes by car). As the name suggests, it is mainly about watching elephants. There are elephant performances and wild elephants. The elephant performances are very interesting. , you can interact with elephants, take photos, etc. The time is 11:20 and 13:30 in the morning, and 15:20 and 16:30 in the afternoon. Remember to control the time and don’t miss it.

2: Primitive Forest Park

Attraction introduction:

This is a national 4A tourist attraction, with "primitive forest, wild animals, and ethnic customs" as its three main attractions. The large theme features combine the unique natural scenery of the original tropical rainforest and the charming ethnic customs. Features of the scenic spot: Compared with the botanical garden, which is more popular for science, the primitive forest park is more entertaining.

Main attractions: Peacock Breeding Base, Monkey Taming Base, Large-scale Ethnic Performance Theater, Kowloon Waterfall, Manshuanglong White Pagoda, Ethnic Style BBQ Ground and more than 50 attractions.

Opening hours: 7:30-18:00

Tickets: The entrance fee for the scenic spot is 65 yuan. The battery car costs 40 yuan/person for one way and 70 yuan/person for the whole journey.

Transportation: At the Agricultural Bank of China main entrance bus station opposite Jingyong Hotel in Jinghong City, take the Huayuan-Forest Park bus and get off at the terminal. There is one bus every hour from 8:00 to 12:00, and the departure time in the afternoon is 15:00, 16:30, and 17:30. The fare is 5 yuan/person. It costs about 80 yuan to take a taxi.

Tour time schedule:

Generally, it takes 2-3 hours to play. If you want to try the jungle leap, half a day is enough. Therefore, the best way to combine it is to choose to go to the Primitive Forest Park in the morning as the highlight of the day during a 3-4 day itinerary. After that, go to Manting Park and Zongfo Temple, which are 11 kilometers away. In order, it is also suitable to go to a place further away from the city first, and then return to the city from a distant place.

3: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Attraction introduction:

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden is also called the Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden. Because it is located in Menglun, the locals also call it Meng. Lun Botanical Garden. Menglun Botanical Garden is the largest botanical garden with the richest plant diversity in China. A large area of ??tropical rainforest is preserved here, with nearly 10,000 species of tropical plants imported from home and abroad, distributed in palm gardens, banyan tree gardens, dragon blood tree gardens, cycad gardens, ethnic cultural plant areas, rare and endangered plant ex-situ reserves, etc. 35 A specialized park, it is a comprehensive botanical garden integrating tropical scientific research, species preservation, and popular science education.

Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 every day throughout the year

Ticket information: Adult ticket 104 yuan/person, discount ticket 52 yuan/person

(1) Jinghong Bus Terminal, take the bus to Menglun Bus Terminal, tell the driver to get off at the entrance of Menglun Botanical Garden, the fare is 17 yuan, 1 Arrive in just over an hour.

(2) Take the bus from Banna Bus Terminal (Tire Retreading Factory Station) and get off at the entrance of Menglun Botanical Garden. The fare is 17 yuan.

(3) Jinghong South Passenger Transport Station, the first bus is at 08:00, the fare is 16 yuan, and it goes directly to the entrance of the Botanical Garden. The total distance is 64 kilometers.

Travel tips:

Based on my experience in Xishuangbanna, I would like to recommend two routes:

You can choose the one closer to Jinghong City The northern route passes through some of the most popular scenic spots in Xishuangbanna. In the morning, drive on the highway to the Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area.

In the afternoon, return to the city and drive on the secondary highway, you can choose Jinuo Mountain Village or Primitive Forest Park. The average journey time to each scenic spot is about 40 minutes. (Wild Elephant Valley + Jino Village or Wild Elephant Valley + Primitive Forest Park)

The Botanical Garden is a relatively good choice. It takes 1.5 hours to drive to the highway to reach the Botanical Garden. The botanical garden is a national 5A-level scenic spot. It covers a large area and is divided into West District and East District. It is recommended to purchase a battery ticket for the entire park when purchasing tickets. The recommended time to visit the Botanical Garden Scenic Area is the whole day. In the afternoon, drive to Mengla Town, which takes 1.5 hours, and check into a local hotel.

(One-day tour to the Botanical Garden)