Family trip to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan

1 cities | 6 attraction(s) | total distance 227 km

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Like to travel, like to use words and photos to record the beauty of life, definitely don't miss the beautiful scenery and food gifted by nature in Xishuangbanna~

Day1: Xishuangbanna

2 attraction(s) · 124 km

Departing from Shanghai to Xishuangbanna, on the same day you can visit Mandian Park, formerly the imperial garden of the Dai king, and the magnificent Lancang River.

The Manting Imperial Garden

Manting Park is the oldest park in Xishuangbanna. It is a natural village-style park, locally known as "Chunhuan Garden", which symbolizes the garden of the soul.

124 km

The Lancang River flows through the provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, and Yunnan. It exits China in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and becomes the border river between Laos and Myanmar, then it is called the Mekong River.

Day2: Xishuangbanna

2 attraction(s) · 49 km

Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park is located east of Jinghong and north of the Lancang River, 8 kilometers away from the capital city. It is the closest primitive forest to Jinghong city in the whole state. In the afternoon, visitors can visit the Wild Elephant Valley.

Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park

There is a pristine tropical rainforest south of the Tropic of Cancer, which is also the nearest one to Jinghong City.

49 km

Wild Elephant Valley Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area

The forest in the Valley of Wild Elephants is dense, frequented by Asian elephants. A large number of amphibious animals such as wild buffaloes, green peafowls, and black bears also inhabit here.

Day3: Xishuangbanna

2 attraction(s) · 55 km

Those who like to surpass themselves and aspire to diverse lifestyles must not miss the Wàngtiānshù Scenic Area and Mengyuan Fairyland.

Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest National Park, Skytree Scenic Area

Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest is the core area and the only place in China where you can experience the rainforest from water, land, and air.

55 km

Mengyuan Wonderland

Mengyuan Fairyland Scenic Area is home to the largest tropical rainforest karst cave community in China, inhabited by minority ethnic groups such as the Dai and Yao. The Dai, who practice Theravada Buddhism, form the main group and have formed a unique Betel Leaf culture. The scenic area is dotted with numerous rare and endangered protected plants, such as thousand-year-old tea forests, thousand-year-old redwood forests, thousand-year-old oil palm forests, ten-thousand-year-old iron trees, and dinosaur food trees. Visitors can stroll through the pristine rainforest, admire the breathtaking scenery, and explore karst wonders such as stone flowers, stone peaks, stone stalactites, stone dams, and underground rivers.