I have always wanted to go to Xishuangbanna, and suddenly I wanted to go to Tengchong to see ginkgo trees, so I came for a walk-and-go trip, two big, one small, three people, 9 days, 8 nights, 5 flights, free travel, a total cost of 15,000 yuan, plus 120,000 China Eastern Airlines miles (equivalent to RMB 10,000). The whole itinerary is good, the food is also good, the combination of self-driving and chartered cars, all attractions have cable cars and battery cars. To sum up, there are four must-see attractions: Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tengchong Beihai Wetland, Tengchong Rehai Scenic Area and Dehong Xianfo Cave.

D1: Shanghai-Kunming, live in Kunming.

Departure in the afternoon, China Eastern Airlines mileage redemption ticket, because daytime tickets are too expensive and cannot be redeemed. It was already evening when we arrived in Kunming, so we went directly to the hotel near the airport to check in. The hotel provided a pick-up service, ready to catch the morning flight the next day.

D2: Kunming - Xishuangbanna, live in Xishuangbanna.

The plane at 8 o'clock in the morning, the hotel provides a drop-off service, and I had breakfast at the airport, and I arrived in Xishuangbanna in the early morning of 9 o'clock. The air ticket is very cheap. Considering that some of the miles are about to expire, I changed a ticket and bought 2 tickets. After arriving at the airport, the person from the car rental company drove us to the store next to the airport, rented an economical car, and started the trip to Xishuangbanna.

I started playing from far to near according to the distance from the airport, so at the beginning I chose the hotel near the Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, drove 3 hours to the hotel, had lunch in the surrounding shops, and then set off to Wangtianshu. The feature of Wangtianshu is the plank road on the top of the tree, which is very interesting. It is enough to play and drive back and forth in an afternoon. In the evening, I chose the restaurant with the highest rating in the local area for dinner, but it was actually just average.

D3: Xishuangbanna, live in Xishuangbanna.

Today's main attraction is the Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The exotic flowers and plants here are worth seeing, and the virgin forest is also quite good. I took my baby through the whole journey. This scenic spot must be a day, just go to the picture.

Because there are too few places to eat near the botanical garden, I drove directly to the Xingguang Night Market to stay after I finished, for one reason, to eat well. Hematemesis recommends the steam fish here, it is very delicious.

D4: Xishuangbanna, live in Xishuangbanna.

Today are two small scenic spots, Wild Elephant Valley and Jinuo Shanzhai, which are really ordinary. There were no wild elephants in the Wild Elephant Valley, only tourists, very disappointed. Here is a friendly reminder that there is no parking at the south gate. Friends who drive by themselves take the bus after arriving at the north gate. It is meaningless to go to the south gate for 5 yuan per person to watch the performance and eat an elephant meal. Don’t sit on the cableway. After that, the Jinuo Shanzhai was even more boring. I saw people dancing in ethnic minority clothes, and then went to the villagers’ homes to start selling products. Tickets were still expensive.

It is wise to come back early, eat good steam mushrooms, wander around the night market, it is very good.

D5: Xishuangbanna - Tengchong, live in Tengchong.

Checked out early in the morning, drove to the Zongfo Temple in Xishuangbanna, went out directly after wandering around and ate Internet celebrity hand-picked rice, and then entered Manting Park, where we mainly watched elephant performances and parrot performances, both of which were not bad. After watching it, I drove directly to the airport and flew at night. It is worth mentioning that when planning the itinerary, the air tickets in and out of Tengchong may be because the ginkgo season is very expensive. In the end, in order to save time and effort, I decided to fly like this. The air tickets cost more than 2,000 for three people, and the flight was available only the next day.

When we arrived at the airport, the hotel came to pick us up. We lived in Heshun Ancient Town. I originally wanted to start renting a car the next day, because there is a car rental point in Heshun Ancient Town, which can save the cost of the day. I chatted with the pick-up driver, 800 yuan is all inclusive. Originally, my car rental cost was 1,200 yuan, not including the gas fee.

D6: Tengchong, live in Tengchong.

Here is a slow life, eat breakfast after sleeping late. Then I went to Ginkgo Village, which I have always been longing for. In a word, there are too many people, and I feel that it is not much different from Beijing Ditan Park. Ate the famous ginkgo chicken inside.

Then I went to Tengchong Beihai Wetland. This scenic spot exceeded my expectations and the scenery was very good. You have to take a boat to feel it. Go directly to the picture. And the effect of aerial photography is better.

Going back to the ancient town for dinner, there will be a waiting list at popular restaurants, so it is recommended to book in advance. And if you live on the other side of the river, it's a long way to go back after eating, more than 20 minutes, so you must pay attention when booking accommodation.

D7: Tengchong, live in Tengchong.

It took a whole day to visit Tengchong Rehai Scenic Area, which is worthy of being a 5A scenic area. There is no water. After wandering around the scenic spot in the morning, eating the noodles in the set meal, and soaking in the hot spring in the afternoon, it is really a sulfur hot spring. It took a whole day.

D8: Tengchong - Mangshi - Kunming, live in Kunming.

I originally went to see the volcano today, but because of the previous hot air balloon accident, the scenic spot was closed for rectification, and it was ruined. Let me have a little regret. I looked at Tengchong before and there are no scenic spots. The only options are Ruili and Mangshi. Because of the previous epidemic, Ruili was always a little flustered, so I chose Mangshi and added 200 yuan to the driver. In fact, the toll and fuel costs are almost the same. 200 already.

It took less than 2 hours to drive from Tengchong to Mangshi. After arriving, we played the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Shwedagon Pagoda. I ate the famous peacock feast here for lunch, which was very good.

There is still some time, and finally I chose to go to the cave, because I believe that the Exotic Flowers and Flowers Garden is definitely not as good as the Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so there is no need to go. I went to Xianfo Cave by mistake. This scenic spot is private and there is no A, but the scenery is really beautiful. I have been to the Zhijin Cave in Guizhou, but I feel that the Xianfo Cave is comparable to the Zhijin Cave, and the scenery has its own merits.

I originally flew from Tengchong to Kunming, but there is also an airport in Mangshi, so there is no need to drive back. I fly directly from Mangshi to Kunming, and the air ticket is 10% off. Arrived in Kunming at 9:00 p.m., picked up at the hotel.

D9: Kunming-Shanghai

Hotel drop-off in the morning, breakfast at the airport, and the morning flight back to Shanghai. The afternoon air ticket is also too expensive, and the points can only be redeemed for the morning air ticket. Then I used the bank card pick-up service to go home.

There is no specific hotel mentioned in this article. In fact, as long as you think about the location, there is no need to recommend which one is cheaper to stay in a hotel of similar quality. For meals, you can also choose by yourself according to the ranking. But the planning of the whole itinerary must be the most economical and optimal.