Scenic spot introduction:
Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area 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.Attractions distribution:
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 of Xishuangbanna's tropical forests and the "Kingdom of Plants". 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.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
photography, hiking, sightseeing, vacation, park, forest, animalsScenic spot map:
Travel Notes of Travellers:
- Travel Guide: Xishuangbanna Five-Day Free Travel Guide 2018
travelling guideline:
During the day, you can watch the performances of trained elephants, and at night, you can see the real wild elephants coming from the forest 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 every year to June of the following year.
Shopping recommendations:
Rubber, tea, coffee, passionflower, vanilla, ylang-ylang, lemongrass, Pu'er tea, dried blood, cinchona, amomum villosum, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Yunnan olives, grapefruit, pineapple dense, etc.
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China>Yunnan Province>Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture>Jinghong City>Mengyang Town
How to get there:
Take the bus bound for Guanping at Jinghong Passenger Terminal and ask the driver to stop at Sanchahe Yexiang 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, so you can walk less when entering from there.
Scenic area map:
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Wild Elephant Valley ticket price:
Tickets for Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley Scenic Area: 65 yuan/person;
Scenic Area Cableway charges: 50 yuan/one way, 70 yuan/round trip.
Preferential policy: Students can enjoy a half-price discount with their school certificate.
Scenic area opening hours:
8:00–18:00.
