Trip to Xishuangbanna

Itinerary DAY BY DAY🌴

💃DAY 1:
🏨 Xishuangbanna Jinghong Manxiyu Hotel (Gaozhuang Starlight Night Market Branch)
📍 Address: Building 1, Jingzai Village, Gaozhuang Xishuangjing, Jiangbei
🌟 Highlights:
- Super advanced smart rooms! Smart toilets and smart curtains are very convenient
- Rooftop infinity pool perfect for photos📸
- 3-minute walk to Starlight Night Market, all-in-one for dining, accommodation, and entertainment

🌃 Must-visit at night:
Gaozhuang Xishuangjing Starlight Night Market
📍 Address: No. 2 Xuanwei Avenue
⏰ Opening hours: Open all day
✨ The largest night market in Southeast Asia! Food + Dai ethnic portraits + unique handicrafts

🌿DAY 2:
1️⃣🌵 Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
📍 Address: Mengla County
⏰ Hours: 8:00-18:00
💰 Ticket: 80 RMB
📌 Tips: The giant water lilies can support children! A great spot for photographing exotic plants

2️⃣🌲 Wangtian Tree Scenic Area
📍 Address: Mengla County Tropical Rainforest National Park
⏰ Hours: 8:30-18:00
💫 36-meter-high canopy corridor! Experience the thrilling "skywalk" sensation

🏨 Stay at Mengla Hejin Hotel
📍 Address: Building 12, Bihai Yuntian Commercial Area, Rainforest Avenue
🌟 Highlights:
- Excellent value for money! No price increase during Spring Festival
- Ethnic style decoration with great atmosphere
- Comes with a washing machine, very convenient

🌄DAY 3:
Mengyuan Wonderland Rainforest Hiking
💚 Trek through the primeval rainforest! Streams + dense forest + wild flora and fauna

🌺DAY 4:
1️⃣ Mengle Grand Buddha Temple
🕌 A sacred site of Theravada Buddhism! The golden stupa is stunning
2️⃣ Manting Royal Garden
👑 Former royal garden of the Dai king! Don’t miss the elephant show

💦DAY 5:
1️⃣ Wild Elephant Valley to track wild elephants
🐘 The only place in China to see wild Asian elephants
2️⃣ Manzhang Village to experience Dai ethnic handicrafts
3️⃣ Banna Temple White Pagoda photo spot
📸 White Buddhist pagoda with full Instagram vibes

🔥 Top 5 Must-Visit Spots 🔥
1. Botanical Garden: Kingdom of exotic plants
2. Manting Royal Garden: Richest Dai ethnic culture
3. Wild Elephant Valley: Close-up wild elephants
4. Wangtian Tree Scenic Area: Amazing sky corridor
5. Gaozhuang Xishuangjing: The ultimate night market

💡 Tips:
✔️ Big temperature difference between morning and evening in October, bring a jacket
✔️ The botanical garden is large, it’s recommended to take the electric cart
✔️ You can bargain for portraits at the night market