**🌴【The Ultimate Guide to Xishuangbanna】You can experience Southeast Asian customs without going abroad! 4 days and 3 nights of fun and you won’t want to go home! 🔥**
📍 **Best season**: November-April of the following year (avoid the rainy season)
⏰ **Recommended duration**: 4 days and 3 nights
💰 **Budget per person**: 1500-2000 yuan (super cost-effective!)
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### 🌟 **TOP5 must-visit attractions** 🌟
1️⃣ **Gaozhuang Xishuangjing + Starlight Night Market**
- The largest night market in Asia! The most beautiful after 7pm, rent a set of Dai costumes (50 yuan/day) to take photos beyond the film
- 🍍Must-eat: pounded chicken feet, coconut jelly, Dai barbecue
2️⃣ **Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences**
- The largest tropical botanical garden in China, the Royal Lotus Pond (children can sit in July-September), the exotic flowers and plants garden must see
- 📸Photo points: Palm Garden, Hot Air Balloon Area (few people in the morning)
3️⃣ **Wild Elephant Valley**
- The only place in China where you can observe Asian wild elephants up close
- 🐘Hidden gameplay: Rainforest elephant herding (reservation required in advance)
4️⃣ **Manting Park + Zongfo Temple**
- The Royal Garden of the Dai King, the magnificent temple is super shocking
- 💃Elephant performances and Dai dances every afternoon
5️⃣ **Primitive Forest Park**
- Peacock flying show (3 shows a day), jungle flying is super exciting
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### 🏨 **Accommodation Guide**
✔️ Near Gaozhuang: convenient for night market (Mekong Jinglan recommended)
✔️ Water splashing square: cost-effective (suitable for budget parties)
✔️ Rainforest B&B: in-depth experience (Anantara is awesome)
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### 🚗 **Transportation Tips**
- ✈️ Airport to downtown: Didi 30 yuan/airport bus 5 yuan
- 🛵 City tour: rent an electric car 50 yuan/day (most convenient!)
- 🌴 Long-distance attractions: charter 300 yuan/day or one-day tour group
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### 🍽️ **Food Red List**
🔥 **Must-eat list**:
- Dai flavor: lemongrass grilled fish, pineapple rice, bao shaob
- Snacks: Balada, Laotian iced coffee, Paoruda
- Restaurant recommendations: Manfeilong roasted chicken, Princess Nan Southeast Asian cuisine
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### 💡 **Secrets only for experienced drivers**
✅ Buying a ticket for the West District battery car at the Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is enough
✅ It is recommended to go to the Wild Elephant Valley in the morning, and the elephant show is at 10:30
✅ Bargain in half when buying things at the night market! Photos can be taken for 199 yuan
✅ Book a room one month in advance for the April Water Splashing Festival!