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A place I will definitely visit again is Xishuangbanna

Travel tips: 🧡Xishuangbanna Transportation 🔸How to get there: If direct flights to Banna are expensive, consider transferring in Kunming 🔸Local transportation: Rent a car or drive yourself, the usual price for a chartered car is about 400 per day . 🧡Best Time to Visit Banna is not big, 3-5 days is enough. . 🧡Xishuangbanna Attractions 🔹In the city: Manting Park + Zongfo Temple, Big Buddha Temple, Primitive Forest Park, Prajna Temple, Starlight Night Market 🔹Surrounding areas: Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, Wangtianshu, Wild Elephant Valley, Jinuo Mountain Village, etc. 🔹Manting Park, rainforest trekking, and Starlight Night Market are must-visit attractions, small but characteristic. 🔹For less crowded places, Wangtianshu is also a good choice, other attractions depend on your own schedule . 1⃣ Manting Park A taxi from Gaozhuang costs about 10-15 yuan, or you can ride a scooter for 20 minutes, the ticket is 40 yuan per person, and Dai costumes here are very suitable for taking photos. ✅Recommended route: Main entrance—Dai Palace—Parrot Paradise—Royal Elephant Garden——Octagonal Pavilion Bridge—White Pagoda (🚌)—Zongfo Temple—White Pagoda (🚌)—Bonfire Party—Entrance Zongfo Temple is next to it, no ticket is needed, if you go from the White Pagoda, return the same way after taking photos. The bonfire party is inside Manting Park, you need to buy another ticket, 280 including meal and water lanterns, etc., it is the largest existing performance in Banna. . 2⃣ Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden The Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden is the only 5A attraction in Banna, managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ✅Recommended route: West Gate-Baihua Garden-Banyan Tree Garden-Aquatic Plant Garden-Palm Garden--Shade Plant Garden-Banyan Tree Garden-Baiguo Garden Station-Vine Garden-West Gate ⚠Attention: ❗June to September is the season for Victoria amazonica, the hot air balloon experience lasts about 15 minutes ❗The park is really big, if you want to visit both east and west areas, it is recommended to buy an electric car ticket, if you only visit the west area, walking is fine, about 4 hours ❗It is recommended to book a guide at the ticket office in advance, without a guide, many plants are incomprehensible . 3⃣Wangtianshu The tallest trees in the world, very spectacular, and located on the border, so even in the peak season, there are relatively fewer people than other attractions, the skywalk and boat ride are must-experience projects at Wangtianshu! Don't miss out. . 4⃣Rainforest Trekking There are many rainforest trekking routes in Xishuangbanna, pay attention to several points before signing up: whether to purchase insurance, group or private tour, whether to carpool in a private tour, whether the guide is qualified, whether the rainforest activities have been approved and filed by the tourism bureau, what is the queue time for each rainforest activity? Departure and return times, etc. . 🧡Xishuangbanna Cuisine The food in Banna is both good-looking and delicious, but don't eat too much, not all foreign stomachs can handle it. 🥘Chunwuli: The most popular on the food list, the signature dish is lemon sugar chicken wings 🥘Cat Lemon: "Highly photogenic", a must-visit restaurant for many internet celebrities, the signature dish is bread curry crab 🥘Thai Banna Designer: GET the same check-in spot as Zhao Lusi, a three-story western-style building, the signature dish is pineapple rice 🥘Xia Wang: The main theme is forest style, with a semi-outdoor environment under an open-air canopy, the signature dish is fragrant fried fruit platter . The Big Buddha Temple in Xishuangbanna mainly promotes Southern Buddhism culture, and it was originally the royal temple of the Dai king, belonging to a national 4A tourist attraction. The pagoda is splendid and you can pray with lotus lanterns🪷. 🚶In the scenic area, you can choose a one-way tour car to go directly to the top, then walk down to enjoy the scenery; or if you are physically fit, choose to walk up and down the mountain 🎫Ticket price: 120/person Half-price ticket: Children above 1.2 meters and seniors above 60, price 80 Free admission policy: Children below 1.2 meters and seniors above 70, free entry 🦚Peacock flying shows five times a day 9:30|11:00|13:00|15:00|17:00 Hundreds of peacocks will fly from the big Buddha statue to the lawn, and after the release, you can feed the peacocks there. ⛲️Buddha Bathing and Water Splashing Square There are 2 water-splashing festival activities every day at 14:00|16:00, this is the designated place for the Buddha bathing and blessing ceremony, where you can also feel the sprinkling and blessing of holy water, it will be canceled on rainy days. ⏰Opening hours: 08:00-18:00
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Posted: Apr 27, 2024
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