Xishuangbanna is a very suitable place for vacation and travel. This year, the company arranged a team building for us here, and everyone had a great time.

If you come to Xishuangbanna for the first time, I think the most recommended attractions are: Wild Elephant Valley and Xishuangbanna Dai Garden.

1: Wild Elephant Valley

Scenic Spot Introduction:

The Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Spot in Xishuangbanna is one of the 50 most recommended places in China to foreigners. This is China’s Wild Asian Elephant Sanctuary. It is the only place in China where you can safely observe wild Asian elephants. It has China’s longest high-altitude elephant viewing corridor, China’s only Asian elephant museum, and the most authoritative Asian elephant breeding and research center. Rescue center and the earliest Asian elephant school in China. In Wild Elephant Valley, tourists can travel through the tropical rainforest to find traces of Asian elephants, have close contact with Asian elephants, learn about their living environment, and embark on an unforgettable journey.

Distribution of attractions:

The Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area is located in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with a total area of ??369 hectares. It has become a concentrated display of the magical secrets and "plants" of Xishuangbanna's tropical forests. kingdom". The area is divided into four parts: the Asian Elephant Breeding Center, the Asian Elephant Ecological Observation Area, the Wa Cultural Exhibition Area and the Baixiang Lake Resort. The main attractions include a tree hotel, an elephant domestication performance school, a snake lizard garden, and a butterfly garden. , monkey garden, bird garden, etc.

Travel guide:

You can watch trained elephant performances during the day, and at night you can see the real wild elephants walking from the forest to this place to look for food.

The ropeway takes about 40 minutes. You can enjoy the original forest scenery very well and save a lot of energy. But if you want to truly immerse yourself in the forest and experience more fun and challenges, hiking is recommended.

Special tourism projects: forest exploration, tent camping, bonfire party, etc.

Tour route:

Xishuangbanna classic route: Jinuo Mountain→?Wild Elephant Valley?→Jinghong→Manjinglan Tourist Street

Best time to visit :

The best time to travel is from October of each year to June of the following year.

Transportation:

Take a bus bound for Guanping at Jinghong Passenger Terminal and ask the driver to stop at Sancha River Elephant Valley. The fare is 12 yuan. From Simao, you can take a bus bound for Jinghong and Mengla. Ask the driver to stop at the back door of Wild Elephant Valley, where you can save a lot of walking.

Ticket price for Wild Elephant Valley:

Ticket for Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area in Xishuangbanna: 65 yuan/person;

Scenic area cableway charges: 50 yuan/one way, 70 yuan /Two-way.

Preferential policy: Students can enjoy a half-price discount with their school certificate.

Scenic area opening hours: 8:00--18:00.

2: Xishuangbanna Dai Garden

Introduction to the scenic spot:

Xishuangbanna Dai Garden is known as the first natural ecological village in China. It is located in Olive Dam, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, within the scenic area. There are five best-preserved natural villages of the Dai ethnic group in my country. The tropical pastoral scenery is charming and charming, like a fairyland or a paradise on earth. The scenic area covers an area of ??3.36 square kilometers. It has built a tourist attraction gate building, a welcome square, the packaging of the old scenic spot, a village tourist route, a riverside activity area, a tourist shopping area, a barbecue site, a water-splashing square, and a large amphitheater. Such well-preserved ancient villages are rare in the world.

Distribution of attractions:

The main attractions in the Xishuangbanna Dai Garden Scenic Area are: Yingbin Square, Mansongmangu Buddhist Temple, Dai Village, Splashing Square, Dai Natural Village in the park, and open-air theater wait.

Tour route:

Recommended route: Scenic Area Gate → Yingbin Square → Manga Village → Tapao Tree → Princess Well → Manting White Pagoda → Song and Dance Theater Park → Splashing Water Square → Peacock Garden → Mansong Mangu Buddhist Temple → Exit the gate of the scenic area.

Best time to visit:

The best travel season is November → April of the following year. Because there is a lot of rain from May to October, it is not conducive to travel.

Transportation mode:

? The northwest of Dai Garden is 27 kilometers away from the state capital Jinghong. There are many special buses to and from Olive Dam every day from Jinghong Bus Terminal and Banna Passenger Service Station. Take the special line The scenic spot can be easily reached by car, and the journey takes about 30 minutes.

Ticket price for Dai Nationality Garden: Ticket price for Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Garden: 100 yuan/person, discounted price is 50 yuan/person.

Scenic area opening hours: 8:00--18:00

When you come to Xishuangbanna for the first time, you must taste the local specialties. The following three are not to be missed!

Food recommendations:

1: Pineapple rice

? Pineapple rice looks very tempting, and the whole pineapple looks very cute. The method is also very simple. First, soak the purple glutinous rice for 7-8 hours, cut a lid on the top of the pineapple, remove the heart of the pineapple, add the glutinous rice, cover the pineapple and put it in a pot to cook until you smell the aroma. , you can open the lid and eat. It tastes a bit sweet and has the effect of nourishing blood and moisturizing lungs.

2: Lemongrass roasted chicken

The roasted chicken in Xishuangbanna is spicy, delicious and very popular. Wash the slaughtered chicken and bake it on the charcoal until it is six-mature. Then remove the meat, beat it soft with a pounded salt stick, and pound it into pieces.

Mix together the pre-cut and mixed onions, garlic, coriander, green pepper, salt, etc., shape it into a fist-sized lump, tie it with washed lemongrass, pick it up with bamboo slices, and place it on the hot coals Bake on top.

3:? Boiled chicken with sour bamboo shoots

Sour bamboo shoots are pickled with fresh bamboo shoots, and the chicken is usually made of small native chickens from ethnic minorities. The boiled chicken with sour bamboo shoots has a slight taste. Sour, not greasy, the soup is made from special sour bamboo shoots and tender chicken, plus the unique spices of the Dai family, the meat is tender and sweet.