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Wild Elephant Valley
Wild Elephant Valley
Highlights
Jinghong Wild Elephant Valley Forest Park is a special theme park for Wild Asian Elephant sightseeing and observing and rainforest sightseeing. Apart from the most eye catching rainforest and wild elephants to view, the park has been established with several scenic zones to serve tourists.
Wild Elephant Valley
Chinese name: Ye Xiang Gu
Location: at the western end of 213 National Highway, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Daiautonomous prefecture, Yunnan province.
Opening time: 09:00-17:00 (3 to 4 hours for a visit)Ticket: 65 RMB, 50 RMB ($11) for one-way cableway and 70 RMB for round trip.
Best time for visit: during dry season of Xishuangbanna, October-AprilHow to get there: Take an airplane or sleeper bus or high-speed bus from Kunming toJionghong, and then take a bus at any bus station in Jinghong to the Wild Elephant Valley, which runs every half an hour.
Features: This is an elephant viewing resort in the Mengyang Nature Reserve. It is 45 kilometers from Jinghong. Wild Elephant Valley measures about 900 acres. There are about 70 or 100 elephants there. There are viewing platforms where people can see the elephants batheor drink in the morning or evening. There is also an elephant show.
Travel Tips
The wild elephants are more likely to appear at drawn or dusk.
Bring some mosquito products and sunblock.
Keep your distance from the wild elephants.
Respect the local customs of the Dai people and other minorities.
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