Xishuangbanna~ Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden~ China's largest botanical garden.

One-day tour of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden (with nanny-level guide)||| The only scenic spot not to be missed in Xishuangbanna—China's largest botanical garden—Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden❗️ The entire garden covers an area of approximately 1,125 hectares, with a collection of over 13,000 living plants, 38 plant-specific areas, and a preserved primary tropical rainforest covering an area of approximately 250 square kilometers. It is the largest botanical garden in China, with the richest collection of species, the largest number of specialized gardens, and the largest number of plant species preserved outdoors and displayed to the public in the world. The entire scenic area is divided into an East Tour Area and a West Tour Area. You can purchase tour bus tickets for each area separately, or a ticket for the entire area. The East Area is mainly a primary forest, while the West Area has forest lawns, flower seas, and hot air balloons. The entire garden is so large that it is estimated that you will not be able to see even a fifth of it on foot. It is recommended to purchase a ticket for the entire area tour bus, which can be arranged for a day's itinerary. In the evening, we followed the tour guide to a restaurant for dinner, which was the only additional expense. It was not a compulsory group meal, but we ordered our own dishes. One meat and one vegetable cost RMB80, which was a large portion and filling, and the taste was okay. It can be seen that there has been some progress in tour groups now, with a significant reduction in the shopping and group meal activities that were often criticized in the past. In the evening, the tour of the garden was divided into smaller groups of about ten people. Led by a garden guide, we walked around the dark garden, using flashlights to find insects and animals to explain. It can be seen that the children really liked this, as they could observe them up close and even touch them, which completely satisfied their curiosity and desire to explore. Some of the things we saw on the road included: several spiders whose names I can't remember, millipedes, stick insects, slugs, snails, stink bugs, wolf spiders, golden ants... quite a lot. As for fireflies, the guide also said that there are no swarms of them here, but you can see quite a few scattered ones. It is not suitable to have too high expectations. Adult ticket + full area tour bus RMB180 There are tour buses in each garden area. After visiting each garden area, you can take the tour bus to the next stop. 🌴 West Area West Gate➡️ Shade Plant Garden➡️ Aquatic Plant Garden (Lotus Boat RMB30/person)➡️ Palm Garden (Tropical Style)➡️ Banyan Garden➡️ Strange Flower Garden (Magical Plants)➡️ Hundred Flower Garden (Lonely Tree, Hot Air Balloon (Adult Ticket RMB279), Flower Sea) If you don't hire a guide, you can basically hear a lot along the way. 🌳 East Area: (The ham and assorted fried rice at the restaurants here is good, you can try it. This area is mainly undeveloped primary forest, suitable for hiking and climbing. There are fewer people, it is shady, and it is imperative to spray mosquito repellent.) 🍄 First stop - Green Stone Forest (Rainforest + Karst Landform) Cruise suspended tree waterfall strangling forest orchid mountain beautiful monkey rock Wangjiang Pavilion, you need to climb stairs, pay attention to mosquito prevention. 🌿 Second stop - Tropical Rainforest - Sky Garden - Dreamy Rainforest This is the last stop of the tour, from here you can take a direct bus to the entrance. 🚎 Transportation You can take a Didi Chuxing bus from Gaoshuang West Double Park, which costs only RMB13.8 for a single trip, and the journey takes about 70 minutes. A good place to bring kids.