4 Days of Jionghong - Mengla County - Manlongdai Dai Village - Mandan Village - Menglun Town - Jinghong

Get up early on your first day. Take a coach to Mengla County at the passenger station and the ticket price is about CNY40. Mengla County sits about 200 kilometers (124 miles) away from the Jinghong City, so it will take you about 3.5- 4 hours on the way. Upon arrival at Mengla, have your lunch here. Then change to another regular bus to the Yao Nationality District and get off at Parashorea Chinensis (Wangtian Tree) Scenic Spot. This journey of 50 minutes will probably cost you CNY3-5. In the afternoon, explore in this scenic spot. The admission ticket will charge you CNY35. As a large forest park, it contains some typical plants of rain forest that you might not find in other places. Especially the Parashorea Chinensis are unique in Xishuangbanna. Because it is tall and straight, like a sword into the blue sky, it has the reputation of “Forest Giant” and “Prince of Forest”. Besides the fascinating scenery, there is another highlight that you should not miss. You have to hike through the highest and longest air corridor in the world here, which is 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) long. It will take you almost half an hour to cover the distance and charge you CNY12. After that, charter a car to Manlongdai Dai Village. Enjoy the wonderful sight while walking along the Nanla River. Stay overnight here. Today you will hike for about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

You are still supposed to get up early on the second day, since you will travel for 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), which will take you 5-6 hours. Charter a car to Mandong. Upon arrival, start to explore in the forest of boundary trees, which is the only one in China. Passing a village of Zhuang Minority and walking through a grove of rainforest, go southeast and reach a Dai village - Mandan. Celebrate the real Water-splashing Festival with the local ingenuous people, which will be totally different from the one you may have experienced in Jinghong. Have your simple lunch en route and you may run across a wild elephant if you are fortunate. Accommodate yourself at Mandan.

On the third day, start your exploration from the birds' singing. There is still a journey of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) to cover. Do not forget to take some photos of the Mandan Reservoir in the pride of the morning. Stroll along the reservoir and reach the Longlin Dai Village. Have your lunch here. Walk to the Green Screen Peak Park, which consists of strange rocks, solution cavities and rainforest. The admission ticket will charge you CNY5. This scenic area is a typical karst landform. Continue to travel to west on foot for about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) and reach the Green Stone Forest and Rainforest. The entrance ticket is CNY10. Enjoy the sunglow along the Luosuo River. Stay overnight at Menglun Town.

On your fourth day, take a coach back to Jinghong. It will cost you CNY14 and you will spend about 1.5 hours on the way. This is the end of this trip.