Xishuangbanna shares 996km boundary with Burma and Laos, 550 km south of Kunming. Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is a very attractive destination for tourists as well as important gateway to Southeast Asia. In addition, it is regarded as the Kingdom of Animal and Plant, with lush tropical forest containing varied wild lives. For your notice, many of them are rare. We’ll take you to Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden and Dai Minority Garden. It is a perfect combination of natural exploration and cultural experience.

• Appreciate Mekong on the way to visit a local market to epxlore the daily lives fo natives.
• Enjoy the view of tropical botanical garden-get very close to the nature.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Jinghong-Ganlanba-Menglun-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Ganlanba, local market, Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden
Accommodation: None
Meals:L

In the morning, drive along the Mekong River to Ganlanba, a traditional Dai inhabitancy region, enjoy the views along the river, in Ganlanaba, see a lively daily local market of Dai people first, then drive off main road into countryside to visit village and temple to find out the life and culture facts of Dai people, the dominant ethnic group of the region, if like, enter their house built on stilts and have a chat with them. Further move in the east to Menglun, where the biggest Tropical Botanical Garden of China is situated, which holds more than 3000 species, enjoy nice scenery in the garden and learn about some interesting plants, short walk in rainforest zone, the most natural part of garden is especially recommended, tourists seldom go there, very quiet and original, for simple knowledge about rainforest, the most bio-diversified vegetation type in the world, it’s a good place. Return to Jinghong on the different way, mountainous but scenic, across rainforest,  if time permits, drop in village of Jinuo, the last ethnic group classified by Chinese government in 1979, with population of only 20 thousand, they uniquely belong to this region.

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Accomodations;
• Meals not listed in the itinerary;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

The Yiwu Tea Planting Area is located in the Yiwu Township of Mengla County.  By the end of the Qing dynasty, large numbers of Han merchants arrived in Yiwu and began growing tea. During the 1920’s, Yunnan’s earliest tea industry testing ground at Nannuo Mountain was established. The area contains vast tea growing areas and possesses a long history of growing tea.It is also the oldest test-bed of industrialization in Xishuangbanna. 

• Visit ancient tea mountain – Nannuo Yiwu and Jinuo Mountain.
• Appreciate ancient tea trees, tea plantations and tea culture.
• Meet minority cultures of Aini, Dai and Jinuo.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong – Nannuo Mountain – Menghai – Jinghong
• Day 2: Jinghong – Yiwu Tea Mountain – Menglun
• Day 3: Menglun – Jinuo Mountain – Jingong

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Jinghong-Nannuo Mountain-Menghai-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Mount Nannuo, Aini people and Aini village, tea workshop
Accommodation:Jinghong
Meals:L

Starting from Jinghong, drive to Mount Nannuo, see ancient tea plantation aged over 800 years of Aini people, who have been engaged in tea-planting here for centuries, visit their village and taste roasted tea they prepared in unique way, through chat we may discover how much Aini people rely on tea. Move on to Menghai, pay visit to small tea workshop in the village to learn about how fresh tea leaves are processed. Further transfer into mountainous area to Bada, do some hiking across forest to worship the King of Wild Tea Tree aged over 1700 years. In late afternoon drive all the way back to Jinghong. Stay in Jinghong.

Day 2 Jinghong-Yiwu Tea Mountain-Menglun

Sightseeing and Activities:Ganlanba, Yiwu Tea Mountain, Menglun Botanical Garden
Accommodation: Wanglian Hotel in the botanical garden
Meals:B,L

Go along the Mekong to Ganlanba, a major residential area of Dai People, see a lively daily market where local people sell or buy food and other native products. Drive to Yiwu, a small town once boomed due to tea trade in the history, see the old part of town and the stele erected in Qing Dynasty that recorded the trade situation at that time, pay visit to local families that are still producing Pu’er Tea the traditional way. Back to Menglun, visit the biggest Tropical Botanical Garden of China, enjoy the nice view and quietness in garden. Stay at hotel in the garden.

Day 3 Menglun-Jinuo Mountain-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Jinuo Mountain
Accommodation:None
Meals:B.L

Enjoy morning freshness in the botanical garden, have a relaxing walk in natural zone for a short experience, learn the great bio-diversity of rainforest, later leave botanical garden for Jinuo Mountain Area, visit Jinuo People, who uniquely belongs to this region, which is the last ethnic nationality classified by Chinese Government in 1979. See the ancient tea plantations around Jinuo village, which used to be one of Six Great Tea Mountains reputed as the cradles of famous Pu’er Tea, try Wrap-charcoaled Tea and Salad Tea Jinuo people prepare in their traditional way. Back to Jinghong. Tour ends.

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Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Flight Tickets from Kunming to Lijiang;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Elephants, as the symbol of good luck, is a treasure animal for Dai people. 50km away from Jinghong downtown area, the Wild Elephant Valley is at the south of Mangyang Natural Scenic Spots. This place is open for all travellers, especially for those who love nature, wild animals and photographing. This park is famous for numerous wild elephants roaming about in the virgin forests. Besides, you can enjoy the wonderful elephant show with animal keepers.

• Meet wild elephant in the tropical rainforest, get very close to the nature.
• Experience the mysterious minority cultures of Jinuo People.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Jinghong-Mengyang-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Wild Elephant Valley, village of Jinuo people
Accommodation:None
Meals:L

Start from Jinghong at noon time, drive to Wild Elephant Valley at the edge of nature reserve specially zoned for forest and wild lives conservation, which is the residence of approximately 60 wild Asian elephants. Wild Elephant Valley has two entrances, we choose to start sightseeing from the further one, first along well paved path do a soft hiking for around 1 hour across rainforest, then take cable lift above jungle for around half hour to enjoy rainforest view from air, this ride is the most relaxing and refreshing part of sightseeing, it will take us out of wildness to the front entrance of park, where we are going to spend half an hour watching a small elephant domesticating show. When park tour finishes, we drive to Youle Area to visit village of Jinuo people, the last ethnic nationality classified by Chinese government in 1979.Afterwards, return to Jinghong. 

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Accomodations;
• Meals not listed in the itinerary;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

If you are planning on a tour in Xishuangbanna, this 1 Day Damenglong White Pagoda and Dai Ethnic Village Tour can never be missed. The tour starts with a drive to a small town Dongfeng, passing by a vast rubber plantation. You can enjoy the natural scenery and local ethnic villages near the plantation. Explore the White Pagoda and then An Authentic Local Market, where local people sell many kinds of fresh products and handcrafts. Generally, it’s a good way to discover the local life when you soak up the atmosphere.

• Visit local rubber plantation to explore daily lives of the natives.
• Appreciate plants and wild lives in the rainforest.
• Meet the oldest building of Xishuangbanna – the White Stupas.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Jinghong-Damenglong-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Dongfeng local market, Manfeilong Village, White Stupas, villages of Dai
Accommodation: None
Meals:L

Start in the morning from Jinghong. Drive in a valley across vast rubber plantation to Dongfeng, a small town inhabited by mostly Han immigrants from inland of China in 1960s, they are descendants of inaugurators who created big state-owned rubber plantation for country. See a local market here, brand new buildings around make it difficult for you to imagine how it looked 50 years ago, wildness, rainforest, dangerous animals, malaria. Continue the drive along the edge of basin to Manfeilong Village, behind which on top of hill perched the famous White Stupas. Built in 1204, it’s the oldest building of Xishuangbanna, as well one of the most famous Theravada Buildings of China, whole construction looks like a group of growing bamboo shoots. Later explore villages of Dai, tourists seldom visit this region, so local life and culture still go in traditional way, although with the profit from private rubber plantations, most villagers have moved in modern concrete villas. Return Jinghong in the afternoon.

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Accomodations;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

You will find extraordinary sceneries in Jiaozi Snow Mountain including many beautiful lakes such as the Heavenly Pond, the Mubang Lake, the Spirit Pond, the Heavenly Pond at Green Valley, the Heroes’ Pond, and the Palanquin Curtain Lake, etc. Glacier erosion contributed a lot to the formation of these lakes. A legend has it that there is a dragon deep in one of the lakes, so, people should not roar near the lake, not to mention throwing stones into it. Otherwise, the dragon will become angry, which might lead to thunderstorm or hail. This legend adds more beauty and mystery to the Jiaozi Snow Mountain.

• Appreciate the beautiful views along the way.
• Meet several charming lakes with old legend.

Detailed Itinerary

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Accomodations;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Jiaozi Mountain, as the First Mountain in the middle of Yunnan, is situated on the border of Luquan County and Dongchuan District of Kunming City, the main peak is 4,223 meters above the sea level. Jiaozi Mountain looks green in the spring, blue in the summer, golden in the fall and silver in the winter. In the spring and summer, countless Indian azaleas blossom out just like sea, the color of mountain meadows becomes gorgeous; when the winter comes, the mountain is covered with snow.This tour offers you the chance to deeply appreciate the beauty of North-East Yunnan, explore the Jiaozi Snow Mountain and learn about the history of the Red Army’s Long March. 

• Visit Kedu Red Army’s Long March Memorial Monument on the way.
• Climb over the submit of Jiaozi snow Mountain and meet several charming lakes with old legend.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Kunming – Zhuanlong Town
• Day 2: Zhuanlong Town – Jiaozi Snow Mountain – Kunming

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Kunming-Zhuanlong Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Kedu Red Army’s Long March Memorial Monument
Accommodation:Zhuanlong Town
Meals:L

This morning, drive from Kunming to Xundian County, then visit Kedu Red Army’s Long March Memorial Monument. Afterwards, drive further to Zhuanlong Town and stay overnight in Zhuanlong. 

Day 2 Zhuanlong Twon-Jiaozi Snow Mountain-Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities:Jiaozi Snow Mountain
Accommodation:Zhuanlong Town
Meals:B, L

This morning, get up in the morning and drive to Jiaozi Snow Mountain. Take the shuttle bus to the foot of the mountain. Then take the cable car to Daheiqing. You will start your trekking now. You will pass through wood forest and azalea flowers sea during your trekking. Finally Climb to 4100 meters of the Jiaozi Snow Mountain, you will find the Heaven Lake (4100m). It is the highest lake in the central Yunnan Province, also the source of the rivers in Luquan County. Then you will trek down by passing through “Thin Strip of Sky”. 

Afterwards, drive from Jiaozi Snow Mountain to Zhuanlong Town to have dinner and then transfer back to Kunming. Service ends. 

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Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Xishuangbanna is reputed as a fauna kingdom, which is true to name. It is the best place in Yunnan to plan a Birding Tour. According to statistics of scientific research, there are more than 450 kinds of birds living in the forest of Xishuangbanna. Jungle is the best home of these lovely cherubs, they are smart, naughty, cute and shy, so, it won’t be easy to see them even you have already heard they twittering around you. We are are going to take you to places where local zoological specialists highly recommended, and we truly believe that you will enjoy your time with these lovely creatures.

• Get very close to tropical rainforest – overnight in nature reserve.
• Meet rare plants and animals, birds mainly during the trip.  
• Enjoy leisure time in different birding trip.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong – Mengla
• Day 2: Mengla – Menglun
• Day 3: Menglun – Sanchahe
• Day 4: Sanchahe – Caiyanhe Nanture Reserve
• Day 5: Caiyanhe Nanture Reserve – Meizihu Lake – Puer
• Day 6: Departure from Puer

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Detailed Itinerary

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Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

5 Days XishuangBanna and Puer Ethnic Market Discovery Tour is only a sample, the actual trip may not go in same order, or may not include all the mentioned places, since different market occasions do not go by same period, some falls regularly on certain day of week, some falls every 5 days, what you will see can only be proposed based on your exact travel date.

• Get very close to ethnic minorities of Dai, Aini, Bulang, Ake, Lahu and Wa.
• Take part in local markets to experienc their daily lives.  
• Enjoy your leisure time in ethnic museums.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong – Menglian
• Day 2: Menglian
• Day 3: Menglian
• Day 4: Menglian – Mengzhe
• Day 5: Mengzhe – Jinghong

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Detailed Itinerary

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Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

The Ganlanba Basin, known as “the Plume of the Peacock”, is located 34 kilometers southeast of Jinghong City. Metaphorically speaking, if Xishuangbanna is a green peacock, then the Ganlanba Basin is the tail of the peacock. With green trees all the year round and bamboo houses scattered around, the place is very attractive. In this tour, you will hike through tropical rainforst and rubber plantations to visit several ethnic villages, living with them to fully appreciate their daily lives and colorful ethnic cultures.

• Experience ethnic culture of Aini and Dai People.
• Get very close to Aini People – overnight in Aini families.
• Enjoy hiking through tropical rainforest along with Mekong River.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong – Ganlanba – Aini Village
• Day 2: Aini Village – Mekong River
• Day 3: Mekong River – Aini Village
• Day 4: Aini  Village – Dai Village – Jinghong

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Detailed Itinerary

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;.
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Walking in the Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, you will learn a lot of plants and flowers you never know. This 3-days Xishuangbanna hiking tour will take you to visit the mysterious Yao ethnic people in Yaoqu Yoa Autonomous Town and Wangtianshu Tropical Rainforest with the Air Corridor adventure over the tree. Enjoy the tasty Dai cuisine with the fantastic view of the Nanla river!

• Get very close to nature  – visit Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden and overnight in the garden.
• Experience ethnic culture and specialties of Yao and Dai People.
• Enjoy hiking through tropical rainforest to visit local ethnic villages.
• Appreciate the fabulous Wantianshu Scenic Spot and challenge the Air Corridor of Wangtianshu Area.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong – Menglun
• Day 2: Menglun – Mengla – Yaoqu
• Day 3: Yaoqu – Wantianshu – Jinghong

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Detailed Itinerary

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;.
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Xishuangbanna is one of the Yunnan endpoints of the Ancient Tea Horse Road and is still a major tea-growing area. From there, pressed tea was carried by horseback to Tibet, India, and Nepal. The tropical forested hills of Xishuangbanna are where the Dai people produce some of the best Pu’er tea, which is pressed into a variety of wheels, bricks, etc. Pu’er, the next major stop after Xishuangbanna, was where tea was traded and it gave its name to this famous type of dark pressed tea, although most prefectures in Yunnan, including Xishuangbanna, produce Pu’er tea. 

• Visit ancient tea mountains, plantations and trees including the King of Wild Tea Tree to know more about Chinese Tea.
• Meet colorful ethnic customs in diverse ethnic villages.
• Enjoy the charming sceneries,rare plants and animals in the tropical rainforest.
• Appreciate the old town with profound tea cultures.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong Arrival
• Day 2: Jinghong – Menghai
• Day 3: Menghai – Jingmai – Shangyun
• Day 4: Shangyuan -Lancang
• Day 5: Lancang – Puer
• Day 6: Puer – Zhenyuan – Jiujia
• Day 7: Jiujia – Qianjiazhai – Jiujia
• Day 8: Jiujia – Zhenyuan – Puer
• Day 9: Puer – Jinghong
• Day 10: Jinghong – Ganlanba – Yiwu
• Day 11: Yiwu – Menglun – Jinghong
• Day 12: Jinghong Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Jinghong Arrival

Sightseeing and Activities:Arrive in Jinghong
Accommodation:Jinghong
Meals:

Arrive in Jinghong. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day 2 Jinghong-Menghai

Sightseeing and Activities:Mount Nannuo, tea workshop
Accommodation:Menghai
Meals:B,L

Starting from Jinghong, drive to Mount Nannuo, see ancient tea plantation aged over 800 years of Aini people, who have been engaged in tea-planting here for centuries. Visit their village and taste roasted tea they prepared in unique way. Through chat we may discover how much Aini people rely on tea. Move on to Menghai, pay a visit to small tea workshop in the village to learn about how fresh tea leaves are processed. Further transfer into mountainous area to Bada, do some hiking across forest to worship the King of Wild Tea Tree aged over 1700 years. In late afternoon drive back to Menghai. Stay in Menghai.

Day 8 Jiujia-Zhenyuan-Puer

Sightseeing and Activities:Puer
Accommodation:Puer
Meals:B,L

After recovering from tiredness of long walk on previous day, take long drive from Jiujia back to Pu’er. Pu’er used to be named Simao, with population of over 2.3 million, area of over 44 thousand square km, which is the biggest prefecture of province. Pu’er was an important stop on former Tea Caravan Way, as well one of the most significant producing areas of famous Pu’er tea. Preferential climate endows Pu’er ideal conditions for planting tea, tea plantation in prefecture is over 30 thousand hectares and annual output hits 15 thousand tons. Stay in Pu’er.

Day 9 Puer-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Tea Culture Park, tea plantation, Wild Elephant Valley
Accommodation:Jinghong
Meals:B,L

Visit Tea Culture Park near Pu’er, see how tea is processed and taste Pu’er Tea. Pu’er Tea is actually a kind of green tea, the difference is it’s slightly fermented, naturally through store of certain term, normally 7-8 years, or artificially by certain technology, fermentation makes it taste milder and softer, so well accepted by most people. Later get on the way back to Jingong. Stop en route to enjoy view of vast tea plantation near Dadugan, another famous tea producing area. In addition drop in Wild Elephant Valley, take cable lift above jungle for forest view and some relaxation. Stay in Jinghong.

Day 11 Yiwu-Menglun-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities:Menglun tropical botanical garden, Jinuo Mountain Area
Accommodation:Jinghong
Meals:B,L

Drive to Menglun, visit the biggest tropical botanical garden of China, enjoy the nice view and quietness in garden. Stay at hotel in the garden. Enjoy morning freshness in the botanical garden, have a relaxing walk in natural zone for a short experience, learn the great bio-diversity of rainforest, later leave botanical garden for Jinuo Mountain Area, visit Jinuo People, who uniquely belongs to this region, is the last ethnic nationality classified by Chinese Government in 1979. See the ancient tea plantations around Jinuo village, which used to be one of Six Great Tea Mountains reputed as the cradles of famous Pu’er Tea, try Wrap-charcoaled Tea and Salad Tea Jinuo people prepare in their traditional way. Back to Jinghong.

Recommended Hotels

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Xishuangbanna is one of the Yunnan endpoints of the Ancient Tea Horse Road and is still a major tea-growing area. From there, pressed tea was carried by horseback to Tibet, India, and Nepal. The tropical forested hills of Xishuangbanna are where the Dai people produce some of the best Pu’er tea, which is pressed into a variety of wheels, bricks, etc.

Pu’er, the next major stop after Xishuangbanna, was where tea was traded and it gave its name to this famous type of dark pressed tea, although most prefectures in Yunnan, including Xishuangbanna, produce Pu’er tea. Pu’er tea should be tried as it is different to the generally delicate flavors of Chinese tea. It has a rustic woody taste, and is soothing and reminiscent of a minority culture.

• Explore tea culture -visit tea shops, factories, ancient plantations, markets, mountains, gardens and old tea streets.
• Meet tea experts and local minorities,  enjoy cups of tea and nice chats with them.
• Enjoy the charming sceneries,rare plants and animals in the tropical rainforest.
• Appreciate the old town with profound tea cultures.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Jinghong Arrival
• Day 2: Jinghong
• Day 3: Jinghong – Puer
• Day 4: Puer
• Day 5: Puer – Yiwu
• Day 6: Yiwu
• Day 7: Yiwu – Jinghong – Nannuoshan
• Day 8: Nannuoshan Mountain
• Day 9: Nannuoshan – Jingmai
• Day 10: Jingmai – Jinghong
• Day 11: Jinghong Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Recommended Hotels

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Yunnan Travel Tour

Tour Category

• Ancient Tea Horse Road Tours
• Ancient Villages and Towns Tours
• Camping Tours
• China Self-driving Tours
• China Tours Including Yunnan
• China Train Tours
• Chinese-speaking Group Tours
• City Tours
• Daocheng Yading Tours
• Day Tours
• Destinations to Yunnan Tours
• Ethnic Markets Discovery
• Family Tours
• February Tours
• Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Tours
• High Speed Train Tours
• Honeymoon Tours
• Hot Spring Tours
• Kunming-Dali-Lijiang Tours
• Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La Tours
• Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La-XishuangBanna Tours
• Kunming-Jianshui-Yuanyang Tours
• Lijiang-Shangri-La Tours
• Luxurious Yunnan Tours
• March Tours
• Mekong River Discovery
• Minority Discovery
• Minority Festival Tours
• Night Tours
• River Rafting Adventure
• Shangrila Adventure
• Spring Tours (3-5)
• Students Education Tours
• Summer Camp Tours
• Tai Chi and KungFu Tour
• Tea Culture Tours
• Three Parallel Rivers Tours
• Top China Tours
• Top Yunnan Tours
• Wildlife Tours
• Winter Experience
• Yoga Retreat Tour
• Yuanyang Rice Terraces Tour
• Yunnan (China)-Indochina Tours
• Yunnan (China)-Laos Tours
• Yunnan Adoption Heritage Tours
• Yunnan Birdwatching Tours
• Yunnan Classic Tours
• Yunnan Coffee Tours
• Yunnan Cycling Tours
• Yunnan Flowers Tour
• Yunnan Food Culture Tour
• Yunnan Golf Holiday
• Yunnan Hiking Tours
  • Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tours
  • Yubeng Hiking
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1 Day East XishuangBanna Tour to Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden and Dai Minority Garden

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3 Days XishuangBanna Tea Culture Tour to Yiwu and Nannuo Tea Mountains

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1 Day North XishuangBanna Tour to Wild Elephant Valley and Jinuo Ethnic Village

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• Jinghong

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1 Day South XishuangBanna Tour to Damenglong White Pagoda and Dai Ethnic Villages

Jinghong-Damenglong-Jinghong

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1 Day Kunming Jiaozi Snow Mountain Tour

Kunming-Zhuanlong-Jiaozi Snow Mountain-Kunming

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• Kunming

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2 Days Kunming Jiaozi Snow Mountain Tour

Kunming-Zhuanlong-Jiaozi Snow Moutain-Kunming

City Tours    Veiw

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• Kunming

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6 Days XishuangBanna and Puer Tropical Forest Birding Tour

Jinghong-Mengla-Menglun-Puer

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• Birding Tours
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• Mengla County
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5 Days XishuangBanna and Puer Ethnic Market Discovery Tour

Jinghong-Menglian-Mengzhe-Jinghong

Ethnic Markets Discovery    Veiw

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4 Days XishuangBanna Hiking Tour to Ganlanba Basin and Mekong River

Jinghong-Ganlanba-Aini Village-Mekong River-Jinghong

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3 Days XishuangBanna Hiking Tour to Yao Ethnic Village and The Air Corridor

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12 Days XishuangBanna and Puer Tea Culture Tour with Qianjiazhai Ancient Tea

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11 Days XishuangBanna and Puer Ancient Tea Culture Tour with Yiwu Mountain Tea Plantation

Jinghong-Puer-Yiwu-Nannuoshan-Menghai-Jingmai-Jinghong

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