Trekking in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
Xishuangbanna is the subtropical part of Yunnan province bordering Laos and Myanmar. The area is the home to China’s many ethnic minority people, with the Dai being the dominant group. To the Dai people, Xishuangbanna was known as 'Mengbanaxi' in ancient times, a name that means a miraculous and nice utopia, for the fertile land that enables the cultivation of many crops including rice and tea. It is also the origin of the ancient “Tea and Horse Road”, AKA the “Southern Silk Road”, as it is where the tea tree originates from. The famous fermented tea called “Pu’er” also originated from here.
We have designed this 5 day trip for visitors to experience the most authentic side of Xishuangbanna. You will be trekking in the jungle, visit a very colorful local market, and trek through tea and rice plantations to villages where locals grow and process tea as well as make the traditional wares. To top off the experience, on one of the days, you will be eating and sleeping at a Bulang family’s home.
We have designed this 5 day trip for visitors to experience the most authentic side of Xishuangbanna. You will be trekking in the jungle, visit a very colorful local market, and trek through tea and rice plantations to villages where locals grow and process tea as well as make the traditional wares. To top off the experience, on one of the days, you will be eating and sleeping at a Bulang family’s home.
Trip Specifics
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Dates: 27th - 31st Dec.2016
Duration: Five days' trip Land Cost: 3500 rmb (double occupancy, pay extra 900rmb for single room supplement) Includes: All land transfer; Meals meals on D2,3 and 4; water; guide cost; entry fees to sites mentioned on the program; accommodation |
Level: Relaxing
Routing: Shanghai - Jinghong - Shanghai Participants: 6-12 people Registration Deadline: 18th Dec. 2016 |
Detailed Itinerary
D1
08:15 – 13:55 Fly to Yunnan by flight MU9453; picked up by vehicle and transfer to the hotel in Jinghong for check-in. Free afternoon in Jinghong at Boutique Hotel along the Mekong
D2
08:00 - Drive 45 minutes to Mandian Waterfall and start about 3 hours hiking in the jungle. Visit a village that makes Pu’er Tea pottery and try Pu’er Tea on the way back to the hotel.
D3
08:30 - Check out and after one hour driving visit Menghai daily market with rich vegetations. After another hour driving we start our scenic 3 hours walking along field and tea plantation. Overnight at a local house in the Bulang village.
D4
09:00 - Bid farewell to the homestay family after breakfast. Continue to trek from the Bulang village for about 4 hours through the beautiful mountain valley to reach an Aini village near Xiding. End our trek in Xiding. Then take a car and transfer to Menghai to spend the night.
D5
Check out from Menghai. Tranfer back to Jinghong. Stop at a Dai village on the way to see the traditional fabric weaving of the Dai. Have lunch in Jinghong. Transfer to the airport by 13:30 for flight check in
14:40 - 20:00 Fly from Jinghong to Shanghai Hongqiao via MU9454.
Program ends.
Please Note: This cost excludes the flight tix, you can book by yourself or we can help book for you for free.
08:15 – 13:55 Fly to Yunnan by flight MU9453; picked up by vehicle and transfer to the hotel in Jinghong for check-in. Free afternoon in Jinghong at Boutique Hotel along the Mekong
D2
08:00 - Drive 45 minutes to Mandian Waterfall and start about 3 hours hiking in the jungle. Visit a village that makes Pu’er Tea pottery and try Pu’er Tea on the way back to the hotel.
D3
08:30 - Check out and after one hour driving visit Menghai daily market with rich vegetations. After another hour driving we start our scenic 3 hours walking along field and tea plantation. Overnight at a local house in the Bulang village.
D4
09:00 - Bid farewell to the homestay family after breakfast. Continue to trek from the Bulang village for about 4 hours through the beautiful mountain valley to reach an Aini village near Xiding. End our trek in Xiding. Then take a car and transfer to Menghai to spend the night.
D5
Check out from Menghai. Tranfer back to Jinghong. Stop at a Dai village on the way to see the traditional fabric weaving of the Dai. Have lunch in Jinghong. Transfer to the airport by 13:30 for flight check in
14:40 - 20:00 Fly from Jinghong to Shanghai Hongqiao via MU9454.
Program ends.
Please Note: This cost excludes the flight tix, you can book by yourself or we can help book for you for free.
Important items to bring
Passports; cash; bath towels; sun gear; rain gear; bug repellent; hiking shoes; personal toiletries; prescriptive medicines; energy snacks
