A trip to Banna

With Jinghong as the center, if you travel for 4-5 days, the route can be as follows (no turning back):

Day 1: Kunming to Jinghong, total 536 km, about 5-6 hours drive. Overnight in Gaozhuang, you can take a night tour of Xishuangbanna Mekong River and Gaozhuang Xishuangjing Lighting Night Market.

The second day: With Jinghong as the center, visit the Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Tropical Rainforest Valley (about 1 hour drive)

The third day: Visit the Jino Mountain Village and the Primitive Forest Park ( Or Wild Elephant Valley) (about 1 hour drive), stay in Gaozhuang. < /p>

Day 6: Visit Pu’er Red Panda Manor and stay nearby

Day 7: Drive back to Kunming

2. Introduction to various scenic spots in Xishuangbanna

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The various scenic spots in Xishuangbanna are relatively far from the city, and there are no shuttle buses or buses to reach them, so self-driving is the main way to travel.

More popular attractions: Jino Village, Primitive Forest Park, Tropical Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wild Elephant Valley, Manting Park, Wangtian Tree, Tropical Rainforest Valley, Tropical Flower Garden, Lancang River Rafting, Wanda Paradise, Dudu Trees form a forest, Mengjinglai, Mengyuan Wonderland, etc.

NO. 1: Wangtianshu Scenic Area in Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest National Park

Wangtianshu is a first-level protected plant in my country and is only distributed in Bubeng and Guangnali Xinzhai in Xishuangbanna To within 20 square kilometers of Jingpiao area. Most of the areas where Wangtianshu is located are primitive valley rainforest and mountain rainforest. They mostly grow in patches and form independent communities, forming unique natural landscapes.

Ecologists regard them as the iconic tree species of tropical rainforests and one of the important symbols of tropical rainforests. This corridor is 2.5 kilometers long. It is built with thick iron cables connected between tall sky-watching trees. It is suspended with steel ropes, nylon ropes and nets are used as guardrails, and aluminum alloy ladders are used as pedals. Each section is connected to the tree trunks. Wooden platforms are connected. In addition, the Nanla River Tropical Rainforest Sightseeing Zone, known as the Amazon of the East, is your first stop to explore the Wangtianshu Tropical Rainforest. From Bubeng Rainforest Pier to Wangtianshu Rainforest Pier, the 4.3Km-long Nanla River The watershed is winding and winding, with dense tropical rainforests on both sides and exotic rainforest vegetation growing in the water, which together form a beautiful and beautiful picture.

What Wangtianshu also brings is the real primitive jungle, the Chinese Avatar. The disadvantage is that the journey is too long, but precisely because of its remoteness, many original things have been preserved.

? NO. 2: Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park

? Located east of Jinghong and north of Lancang River, 8 kilometers away from the state capital, it is the closest to Jinghong City in the whole state of a primeval forest. There are ravine rainforests, flying peacocks, folk songs and dances, food, water splashing carnival and other projects in the park. It is one of the largest comprehensive eco-tourism attractions in Xishuangbanna.

The Peacock Villa in the park is built according to four-star standards. It is designed and built in the form of a leisure resort center to show the green life in the embrace of the rainforest. The villa has 51 guest rooms, including 45 standard rooms and 6 suites. Thousands of peacocks and various wild animals also live in the park. You can watch the spectacular scene of hundreds of peacocks flying

Ticket for Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park: 65 yuan.

NO, 3 Jinuo Village

In the tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna, there lives the Jinuo people, a "descendants of uncle". The slow pace of primitive society once stayed here for a long time. long time. The Jinuo people live concentratedly around Jinuo Mountain, which is located in Jinuo Township, east of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, 50 kilometers away from the urban area. The Jinuo tribe is what the locals call themselves. "Ji" means "uncle", "Nuo" means "descendants", and "Jinuo tribe" means "uncle's descendants" or "the nation that respects uncle". The Jinuo people are also the last 56th ethnic minority identified by the government.

General ticket: 160 RMB

NO. 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden

Banna, the only 5A-level scenic spot. It is 101°25′ east longitude, 21°41′ north latitude, 570 meters above sea level, and has an average annual temperature of 21.4°C.

The Banna tropical rainforest landscape is the most representative and largest scenic spot. There are East District and West District. The West District is an island with a manually planned botanical garden. It takes about half an hour to tour by battery car. If you are interested in plants, you will love this place. The East District is a primitive tropical rainforest. You can take a battery car to the entrance of the East District (it takes 20 minutes to take a battery car from the East District to the West District). There are some hills in the East District that you need to walk up on your own. There are tropical rainforest plant landscapes along the way. There is a scenic spot called Monkey Rock. You can also see some monkeys, but they are in captivity.

NO, 5 Wild Elephant Valley

The Wild Elephant Valley is crisscrossed by ditches and rivers, with dense forests, and is home to Asian wild elephants, bison, green peacocks, giant elephants, pythons, hornbills, and dolphin-tailed monkeys. , macaques, black bears, pangolins, giant civets and a large number of butterflies, birds and amphibians live here. The scenic area currently has facilities such as walking trails, elevated corridors for tourists to watch wild elephant activities, big tree hotels, and forest bars.

Entering the Wild Elephant Valley, you can watch elephant performances during the day, see the strangulation of forest plants, plant roots and flowers on old stems, etc., and you can fully appreciate the tropical rainforest style. At night, you can also see the real wild elephants coming from the forest to look for food.

Unconventional ways to play in Banna (non-attractions)

NO, 1 Mandiu Village

Mandiu Village, Gasa Town, Xishuangbanna, 100 meters away from Jinghong City, the state capital Only 10 kilometers away, the traditional Dai buildings, Buddhist temples, village centers and forests are completely preserved, all of which are full of rich Dai customs. This small village is closed, friendly, concentrated and quiet, like an isolated island of peace floating on the edge of Jinghong City. This is a pure Dai village rather than a scenic spot. The Dai people live and work here in peace and contentment. They wear traditional clothes and walk through the village. The grandfather who can write Dai sat in front of the silver shop to help translate blessings and carve words; the eldest sister sat in her yard making candles for sacrificial activities; and the old Dai lady sat on a bamboo stool under the Bodhi tree and chatted. Younger Mandius villagers who speak Mandarin well also serve as tour guides, introducing the customs and culture of Mandius Village to visitors. The Dai people believe in Southern Buddhism, and almost all the people in Mandiu Village believe in the religion. The temple in the village is a place for boys in the village to learn as little monks, and it is also a gathering place for everyone to worship. There are murals with Dai characters on the outer walls of the temple, but it's a pity that I can't understand them...

Go to the path next to the ancient temple and you will reach the back mountain. There are dense rubber forests as high as high, fresh air, and trees covered with fallen leaves. The ground is soft and feels like a primeval forest. On a huge termite mound, there is a small white owl, squatting quietly as if dozing off. The high quality of this ecology is self-evident. Two huge poisonous arrow trees are close together and are called "Lianli trees". They are more than 400 years old and are the sacred trees of Mandiu Village.

Zhaizi Fare: Free

Self-driving method: Driving from Jinghong, it takes 15 minutes to arrive

Cycling method: Jinghong has 0f0*** Enjoy a bicycle and ride there in 30 minutes

Duration of tour: about 3 hours per day

Note: There are many poisonous mosquitoes in the back mountain, so it is recommended to wear long pants and long sleeves

NO. 2 Man Fei Long

Man Fei Long. There is a village a little further away from Jinghong. You need to take the village shuttle bus at the South Passenger Transport Station, which takes about an hour or two. It is recommended to set aside a day for the round trip. Personally, I feel that my visit to Xishuangbanna was not in vain if I went to this village. Why do you say this? Let’s talk about Dai cuisine first. There are countless Dai restaurants in Jinghong City, and some of them are quite good. But compared with the Dai flavor of Man Feilong, it may be instantly reduced to rubbish. Various specialties of the Dai people can be eaten here: such as grilled three-line pork, various series of steamed buns, grilled fish, and grilled chicken.

In addition, you can not only eat here, but also visit Dai pottery

NO, 3 Pu'er tea gardens

In fact, you can visit the Pu'er tea garden in Xishuangbanna. Among them, Nannuo Mountain is not far from Jinghong and is also a famous tea mountain. You need to take a village shuttle bus, which takes about an hour. At the foot of the mountain, there are still 7 kilometers to go, so you can either walk up or rent a car. There is a village on the way, called Banpo Village. It is said that there is a 600-year-old tea tree. The entire hillside here is already covered with tea gardens. There are also various tea houses on the road, which you can visit. But the tea market is very deep. If you don’t understand it, don’t buy it randomly. I just recommend coming to visit, but I don’t recommend buying it unless you know it very well.

In addition, Wanda Water Park, Manting Park, Meng Jinglai (where Dad was filmed) and other attractions have not yet been arranged in the itinerary.

Leave to Xishuangbanna and go to Pu'er

NO. 1 Pu'er Kaiyuan·Red Panda Manor

Pu'er is located on the southwest border of Yunnan, next to Xishuangbanna, go here There are relatively few tourists. Most of them pass by Pu'er and take a walk in order to go to Xishuangbanna. Before Pu'er tea became popular, this place was still called Simao. It is a place with extremely high forest coverage, which happens to be run through by the Tropic of Cancer. It is also known as "the largest oasis on the Tropic of Cancer."

The manor is located 37 kilometers southeast of Simao District, Pu'er City, next to the Rhinoceros Ping Scenic Area of ??Sun River National Park. The manor is very large. In addition to experiencing a single-family wooden villa in the forest, living here can also We had close contact with many small animals, especially the cute one named "Red Panda" which is very popular among people.

You can first drive from Banna to Pu'er, which takes about 2 hours.

Stop at the Red Panda Manor. From the moment you arrive at the Red Panda Manor, you will have entered the largest subtropical rainforest in China. Although the core area is only more than 100 kilometers away from Xishuangbanna, the vegetation here is still different from that of Xishuangbanna, which is dominated by tropical forests. The entire manor was built based on the concept of "the unity of nature and man, and the harmonious coexistence of man and nature". It seems to be born from nature, and the intersection with the surrounding environment is perfect without any burden. Especially in the villa's bathroom, because it has floor-to-ceiling windows, you can even bathe naked in front of nature, which is a different experience than ordinary forest hot springs.

Finally return to Kunming.

Others: If you rent a car, the rental fee is 500 per day for a 20-seater car

Accommodation guide

There are generally three blocks of accommodation in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna. Zhuangxi Shuang Scenic Area, city center, Wanda Resort.

Gaozhuang Xishuangjing is mainly an inn, an integrated commercial and accommodation area. The interior decoration of the main inn is quite distinctive, with Dai-style, Thai-style and other styles. If you want to experience the exotic customs, you can stay here. Most inns are owned by private owners, and it is still difficult to implement some conveniences that match those of 5-star hotels. The city center is generally centered around Splashing Square in the city (the master said there are many accommodations there and it is close to the Jiangbian Night Market). The transportation is very convenient, and there are many 3-4 star hotels with very cheap prices. Wanda Resort is mainly composed of Wanda DoubleTree by Hilton, Wanda Crowne Plaza, Wanda Vista and other hotels (the master said that there are many well-decorated single apartments there, which are very good for long-term renting for the winter). Wanda Paradise is located in Wanda Resort. , somewhat remote and under development, the transportation is not very convenient, but the environment is very good, quiet and beautiful.

Gaozhuang Xishuangjing: An accommodation commercial area dominated by inns. Prices range from about 100-600, and the price range of 150-200 is very cost-effective. Each inn has a small number of rooms, most of which are around 20, and are mainly run by private owners!

The central area of ??the city: There are mainly some old-name hotels, and the prices are very cheap. You can book a four-star or four-star hotel for 100-200. It is recommended to stay in Splashing Plaza in the city center, Lijiang It's close to the night market and it's very lively at night!

Wanda Resort: Wanda’s newly built tourist resort is mainly composed of 5-star hotels, supplemented by nearby apartments. It is suitable for tourist resorts. Nearby attractions include Wanda Theme Park and Dai Show Theater.

The newly constructed area has fewer people and the location is a bit inconvenient