Xishuangbanna, located on the northern edge of the tropical zone, is the most suitable place for leisure and holiday in autumn and winter. The land at the same latitude as Xishuangbanna in the world is basically occupied by savanna and desert, forming a "return desert belt", and Xishuangbanna is the only tropical rain forest in China. This oasis is like a bright emerald embedded in this "returning desert belt". The vibrant tropical rain forest not only grows all kinds of strange plants, but also has a thrilling strangulation phenomenon. There are also beautiful peacocks, elephants with long noses, flowers blooming all year round, fruits everywhere, and gentle and kind Dai girls, all of which are endowed by the creator to the beautiful Xishuangbanna.
According to my own experience, from preparation to eating, living, traveling, traveling, entertainment and shopping, I have compiled a comprehensive strategy for your leisure vacation in Xishuangbanna. This article only recommends hotels with high comprehensive cost-effective location, service, environment, price and room. Only the leisure and holiday routes suitable for most tourists are designed, regardless of which tourists are exploring, backpacking and "runaway". The recommended restaurants are the hottest, most distinctive and worth a try. The author's point of view is that traveling is a happy thing, and the money should be spent. Don't blindly think about saving money by looking around for ways to avoid tickets, take public transportation and live in private houses. In fact, people often don't calculate the time cost and have fun. The cost of doing those processes may not be worth the loss. Tourism is a high consumption, don't be extravagant and wasteful, and don't be bent on "poor travel". Leisure vacation itself is an upgraded version of sightseeing, which is a matter for the rich and the idle.
I. Preparatory Work-List of Necessary Items
1, sunscreen, sunglasses, umbrella, swimsuit.
2. Clothes: Whenever you go to Xishuangbanna, there is absolutely no problem in preparing clothes, shoes and hats for summer. It is always "hot" here!
3. Arrival: The plane is the best, followed by the car, and there is no train. The plane has 28 flights every day, so it is best to choose the discount after 10. Don't be careful that you are late in Xishuangbanna. The nightlife here doesn't start until 10.
4. Bank: There are four major banks, namely China, Industry, Agriculture and Construction, and it is convenient to withdraw cash by credit card. But don't bring less cash, except for hotels and supermarkets, you can't swipe your card, especially at the county and township level, there is only Agricultural Bank of China, and there is basically no POS machine.
5, backpacking: Xishuangbanna is a typical tropical rainforest climate, don't have the idea of riding with the most complete equipment, the heat and exposure here, showers and heavy rains are easy to hurt you. Of course, if you have an athlete's figure, who dares to compare with me?
6. ID card and passport, if you bring your child's best household registration book. Xishuangbanna is connected with Laos and Myanmar. "It is easier to go abroad than to go out of the province", and there are all day trips to the border. If you want to go out and see exotic customs, then a license is essential.
7. Check whether you belong to any category? If there is evidence that the item has been opened in advance:
According to the relevant regulations of the state, cadres at or above the deputy division level (including the deputy division level) must hold exit certificates issued by the local organization and personnel departments, which shall be signed and sealed by the organization minister.
Civil servants, middle and senior managers of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, staff of public security, procuratorates, courts and other organs, middle and senior personnel in special industries such as banks, and personnel in special positions (filing personnel) shall issue exit certificates agreed by the unit, and they shall be signed by themselves and stamped with the official seal of the unit.
People from Xinjiang, Gansu and Tibet will not go through the exit formalities for the time being.
Second, accommodation-a cost-effective hotel
Tourism is a pillar industry in Xishuangbanna. There are countless hotels, large and small, but they are mixed, with many "bad prices" and few real management. Leisure vacation has not really developed in Xishuangbanna, and the government is still vigorously carrying out the "second venture" and "upgrading and transformation" of tourism (from sightseeing to leisure vacation), so there are no resorts and inns in the strict sense at present. There are several inns marked with the name of the inn, which are only nominal inns. In fact, there are no ordinary private inns with no culture, connotation and characteristics. The asking price is not low, and the actual facilities are not as good as ordinary small hotels for local people.
Therefore, we recommend several locations, services, environment, prices and rooms with high comprehensive cost performance. The price is 80-700 yuan, with two to five stars.
Two-star-five-star, 80- downtown hotel in 700 yuan:
Xinsheng Hotel: Two-star, located opposite to Xiaozhai, Man Ting, a famous barbecue night market. Compared with two stars, the room facilities are ok. It is not far from the long-distance passenger station from Kunming to Xishuangbanna. Note: It is not a passenger station leading to various scenic spots in Xishuangbanna. The passenger station to each scenic spot is called Tire Turnover Passenger Station. Recently, after the adjustment, the passenger train to Manfeilong Baita started at South Station.
Guo Sheng Hotel: Quasi-Samsung, with a good location, just renovated and put into trial operation. Everyone knows that the hotel facilities that have just opened for half a year are the best. According to the standard of quasi-Samsung, it has an elevator and has not been listed yet. Located next to the fruit market that tourists must go to, you can reach the tourist shopping night market in 5 minutes. There are many restaurants in the Kunkang community in the back. During the day, the local Dai people sell fruits in rows on the streets of the community, and at night, the locals eat authentic Dai barbecues. The barbecue here is not as famous as the legendary Man Ting Xiaozhai, Sanweilou and Golden Beach, but the locals all live in small communities. Unfortunately, the business of this hotel is booming, and it is often impossible to book it.
Annex of Dai Yuan Hotel: Samsung, Dai Yuan Hotel, Crown Hotel and Xindayuan Hotel all belong to Yunnan Tobacco, the most "money-rich" enterprise in Yunnan, and are managed by Xindayuan Hotel Management Co., Ltd. Their strong economic backing makes their origins "dry". Dai Garden Hotel was built in cooperation with well-known American hotel management companies from the beginning, and the earliest general managers were all authentic Americans. Armed American service, although outsiders have retreated, is still the only "World Golden Key Member" hotel in Xishuangbanna. Adjacent to it is the five-star New Dai Garden Hotel, which is dedicated to receiving the head of state-level Xishuangbanna-"Diaoyutai". The inscriptions and photos of national leaders, foreign heads of state, celebrities, Kissinger of the United States, etc. hanging on the wall have made Dai Garden Hotel so beautiful, and there is no intention of giving consumers more preferential treatment at all.
However, the annex of Dai Yuan Hotel is a guest room set according to Samsung standard, and the price is not bad. Stay in the three-star guest room in the annex, have breakfast in the same restaurant as the four-star guest room in the main building and in the same yard as the five-star New Dai Garden. Generally speaking, the annex of Dai Garden Hotel is "three-star room, four-star breakfast and five-star environment", which has the highest cost performance.
Special reminder: If you don't forget to exercise when traveling, friends who love swimming all the year round must bring equipment, because even if you stay in the annex of Dai Yuan Hotel, you can enjoy the gym and swimming for free like guests staying in four-star and five-star rooms. If it was last year, you could go fishing in the lake in the back garden of the hotel, but unfortunately it was not open this year.
Crown Hotel: Samsung, the earliest three-star hotel in Xishuangbanna, is located in the city center. A street next to Crown Hotel is temporarily closed every night to form a tourist shopping night market. The hotel is a big garden, consisting of six two-story Dai-style buildings, with first-class location, environment and service, but the "price" is also the "crown" as the name suggests. Crown Hotel is like a noble princess. It never disdains to receive "too cheap to understand" travel teams, and its target customers are all aimed at the high-end market of business reception, so it is a word: expensive. His expensive self-confidence is the average annual occupancy rate of more than 80% business customers.
At present, four small buildings have been renovated according to the four-star standard, with new decoration, LCD computer, free fruit platter and free swimming. Basically, it can be concluded that the four-star room in Crown Hotel can represent the highest level in Xishuangbanna in terms of facilities in the room. If you have the aristocratic idea of "living in a five-star small room rather than a one-star big room", the room in Building 8 can also be considered. Although the price is higher than that of buildings 3, 4 and 6 of the Golden Banna Hotel directly opposite, the location, environment and service of Crown Hotel are all noble reasons.
There are still two small buildings in Crown Hotel that have not been renovated, which is not recommended.
Golden Banna Hotel: Samsung directly opposite Crown Hotel. Unlike Crown Hotel, Crown Hotel is reserved by nobles. He has a great reputation on the Internet, just like his old club "Express". The same garden style consists of six small buildings, three of which are specially designed for the business market and are expensive. This may be the reason why the gold edition has the most price systems. Golden Banna Hotel is a market share at all levels, and it is a * * * reward for both refined and popular tastes, so it has a great reputation and a large number of people. Many customers have found the rooms they need here at various prices.
Although the price of Jin Banna Building No.6 is low, the facilities are outdated, and the customers who have stayed in it generally do not reflect well, so it is not recommended.
Jinfeng Hotel: Samsung is a golden phoenix flying out of the mountain. It comes from Mengpeng Farm, which specializes in planting rubber deep in the mountains, so the appearance of the hotel is modeled after the phoenix flying high. Jinfeng Hotel is located next to the Royal Crown Hotel and the Golden Banna Hotel, appealing to both refined and popular tastes. It looks unpretentious, but it is honest. It has the largest room, three rooms and a computer room. If you don't use the computer, you don't have to charge. This is the only star-rated hotel in Xishuangbanna, and the price is the most acceptable. Shanmin, in fact, Jinfeng Hotel can best illustrate this point.
Jinglan Hotel: four-star, located in the business district, surrounded by the famous Jinglan Pu 'er Tea City, surrounded by bars, cafes and teahouses. The most important hotel is well decorated and distinctive. The two elephants at the gate are very attractive, with good management and location. Surrounded by a strong commercial atmosphere, it is the first choice to go to the bar to taste Pu 'er tea. At present, the comprehensive price of four-star hotels is relatively high.
New Dai Garden Hotel: A five-star hotel, jointly built by Yunnan Tobacco Company and the reception desk of Yunnan Provincial Government, specially used to receive the head of state Xishuangbanna-"Diaoyutai". National leaders, foreign heads of state, diplomatic envoys, celebrities and entrepreneurs like "Qian Duoduo" are the best choice to visit Xishuangbanna, which is located in the ethnic customs park. More than 80% of the greening rate can only be described as beautiful and luxurious. But the money is not enough, and we have to see if there are any big people living in it in a few days.
Types of scenic spots:
Botanical Garden Hotel: Three-star standard, the rooms in the main building are not very good and the price is expensive, but in fact, staying in Botanical Garden Hotel is to feel the beautiful environment and academic atmosphere of Botanical Garden. The botanical garden has a beautiful environment, fresh air and charming flowers, so I won't go into details, but the humanistic and academic atmosphere is something that the tourism team doesn't have time to experience. Botanical Garden Hotel is actually developed from three small buildings called "Scientists Activity Center". The small building has been renovated and put into use on New Year's Day this year, and the surrounding environment is also the best. If you are lucky enough to stay on the second floor of the small building, you can see green eyes and flowers when you look out of the window. The craziest thing is that broadband is installed here. If you want to stay here quietly for a few days, don't forget to bring your laptop.
Botanical Garden Hotel is not a purely commercial hotel. The signboard of "Scientists' Activity Center" inscribed by Academician Wu Zhengyi is still there, shouldering many functions such as academic exchange, education and training, and scientific research. At present, there are more than 200 doctors and masters studying alone, and all of them are scientists stationed inside. Tourism is a sideline of botanical gardens. During your stay in the botanical garden, you should carefully go to various exhibition halls to taste science and all kinds of humanities. That's called leisure. If you are lucky, you may meet garden doctors to give lectures on popular science, and scientists to be tour guides to popularize scientific and technological knowledge.
The living building of Botanical Garden Hotel is a little old, and the small building is relatively new. It is recommended to give priority to small buildings, especially building 3, which has the best scenery.
Peacock Villa: It is located in the forest park eight kilometers away from the city. In everyone's mind, Xishuangbanna means peacocks flying all over the sky and elephants walking around. There are more than 3000 sightseeing peacocks in the forest park. At present, the biggest feature is that hundreds of peacocks fly down from the mountains, which is spectacular. Peacock Villa is located in the park with beautiful environment and fresh air. It is unique to stay here and sleep with the peacock. In particular, friends who bring their children to vacation and leisure, animal shows and the little peacock you accidentally slip will definitely make them happy.
Bodhi Island Resort Hotel: As we all know, Xishuangbanna is a kingdom of animals and plants, but in fact Xishuangbanna is still a soft water town. People like water-Dai people have lived by water for generations. Bodhi Island Resort Hotel is located in Xishuangbanna, known as the Olive Dam of Peacock Ridge. This is a A Dai-style villa built according to five-star standards. The whole hotel is located on an island in the lake, surrounded by waves and frogs at night. The small building has a unique style, as well as water golf. If you are a lover, it is the easiest place to be romantic. But the real price requires you to be above the middle class to get carried away here. If a big family or company team goes on holiday, * * * lives in a big villa with many rooms and beds, and * * * has a good time, which is wonderful that money can't buy!
Three. Traffic trip selection and matters needing attention
1, all taxis in the urban area are in 5 yuan, but if 7- 10 goes out of the city, go to the airport 20 yuan.
Three disciplines and eight points for attention when taking a taxi:
Three disciplines:
(1) Asking about the price: If you know exactly that it is within the urban area, prepare 5 yuan money before getting on the bus and give it directly to the driver when getting off the bus; If you are out of town, please ask how much it costs before you get on the bus.
(2) Don't talk to strangers: You don't have to answer any questions the driver asks you in the car; If you have any questions, please get off the bus and ask the surrounding citizens. People in Xishuangbanna are the most trustworthy, and generally have questions and answers. For taxi drivers, forget it, you'd better not ask. If someone asks you, you'd better not turn.
(3) Don't leave any message: the business card sent to you by the driver must be thrown in the next trash can, and you must never make a phone call according to the phone number on it.
Attention at eight o'clock:
(1) Pay attention to the female driver: When you are walking in the street, a car slowly follows you and keeps calling you "Cat Mile". I will show you around the city. Please go your own way and let others call you.
(2) Be careful not to go to "fun" places: some drivers say they will take you to "fun" places, especially those that tell you that there is a beautiful Dai girl. If you go there, you must be hurt, sad and hurt.
(3) Pay attention to the joy of meeting an old friend in another country: it is no joke to shoot at the back when a fellow villager sees another fellow villager.
(4) Pay attention to the car waiting in front of the hotel. It's best not to call: maybe you are the object of his "lurking", so it's best to call temporarily. Don't bother the hotel doorman to call a car for you, just call it yourself.
(5) Be careful not to pick up the topic of taking you to travel: don't disclose the information about where you are going, or the "latency" of the last question will completely ambush you.
(6) Pay attention to the good thing that a very low price can pull you to travel. Please think twice: the key to this problem is that many people think they are cheap and don't take advantage of this. Isn't that a fool? The fact is, in the end, they were all losers, and what made the people of Xishuangbanna feel even worse was that they all took the blame for them. Because they finally scolded the people in Xishuangbanna for being too bad, but they didn't review their mentality of being greedy for petty gain and cheap.
(7) Be careful. If you can buy all kinds of discounted air tickets and book cheap hotels, you will turn a deaf ear: Who will believe you if you have the ability to rent?
(8) Note that it is normal to take a taxi from the airport to 20 yuan. Please remember that this is the market price. 1People in 0 yuan, please ask yourself a question: airport parking fee 5 yuan. As for my kindness to take you to the city, there is no money, and the guests are not here, you can directly answer: I can't afford to live!
Why bother to talk about this taxi problem? It is the problem of taxis in tourist cities all over the country. It can only be said in one sentence: those day trips near the Beijing station at the foot of Huangchenggen and Tianzi, although exposed by CCTV for n times, showed no signs of improvement. For other areas, just remind you that you can't afford to hide.
The first complaint about traveling to Banna in Xishuangbanna is that I participated in N tour groups and was hacked, and the second complaint was that I was cheated by the driver by taking a taxi. Here, on behalf of the people of Xishuangbanna, I would like to say: Failure to observe the above three disciplines and eight attentions is asking for trouble. Don't scold Xishuangbanna people!
There are too many taxi problems mentioned above. In fact, most people have to take a taxi when they travel. If you don't cooperate with Coach's shopping in Xishuangbanna, please add 50% of the fare. If you stay in a place longer than the time limit set by them, please pay the "waiting fee". You can't stand their service and price, so you have to take a taxi. For some private cars, you'd better not take them, at least they don't have full insurance. Some companies have their own taxis, which are strictly managed, pay attention to service, maintain image, care about word of mouth and want to do long-term business. But don't compare the price with those cars on the street that say 100 yuan or even 80 yuan takes you to the botanical garden. History has proved and will prove that it will not have a good result. There are bad people and good people in the world. Don't commit a crime when you see a taxi. The three disciplines and eight points for attention are aimed at taxis you meet at airports, passenger stations, hotel gates and streets.
3. By bus: You can basically go to all the scenic spots by bus. The bus terminal is called Banna bus terminal, but I suggest you say "tire dumping factory bus terminal", which is actually a place. At present, after adjustment, the shuttle bus to Manfeilong Baita (basically abandoned, few people go) has been adjusted to South Station, and the rest are basically in the "passenger station of the tire factory". But taking the bus is a hard and time-consuming thing after all. The plane ticket cost thousands. The last few hundred kilometers of the trip is a matter of renting a car for hundreds of dollars. Let's enjoy ourselves. If there are few people, you can post a call. Carpooling is also unique. There is no need to waste time waiting for the left and right bus, just stop at one stop.
4. Renting a car and driving by car is the best choice for Xishuangbanna leisure vacation. The steering wheel is in my own hand. Go where you should go and stop where you should. Especially for leisure vacation, you must not give up comfort because of haste, especially for those who come to the resort for vacation and play golf. It may be too cheap to go to the destination by taxi. Go by bus. I believe you haven't taken a bus for many years.
5. Questions about tourist accommodation: All the hotels recommended above are the most cost-effective hotels in Xishuangbanna. Xishuangbanna is very small, so staying in that hotel is not a big problem for your trip. The hotels recommended above are all places with first-class location or good environment. When you rent a car, the driver will pick you up at the hotel. If you take a taxi by bus, it's only 5 yuan, not considering staying at the station.
-Little P- Child Traveler