⛰ HILLTOPIA ECO CAMP · 喜山景营


go deep.

Let responsibility be the way we meet nature.

Hilltopia Eco Camp (喜山景营) is a camp-style destination brand — a one-stop nature-travel resort community across Yunnan that is fun, and actually means something. ATV rainforest treks, wild-elephant field research, river drifting, terrace slow-walks and fire-pit coffee: every journey is designed with heart, run by our own local guide teams, and held to restorative development.

🌱 Restorative Development 🏡 One-stop Resort Community ♻️ Sustainability · ESG

Why travellers choose Hilltopia Eco Camp

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Restorative developmentNot a single tree felled, no wildlife disturbed — we live alongside the forest, not on top of it.
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Our own local guide teamsThousands of hours of on-the-ground exploration; every guide trained and certified.
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Nature-education DNAFounder-trained camp education pedigree — trips that are fun, and teach something real.
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Trusted by leading brandsXiashan Camp, EF Travel, New Oriental, CCTV.com, Chinese National Geography and more.
5Camps across Yunnan
1000sHours of field exploration
14+Partner organisations & brands
0Trees felled, wildlife disturbed
Who We Are

From the wild mountains, for real immersion

自创立以来,喜山景营从自然山野出发,致力于突破传统旅游框架,用心打造深度沉浸的「在地共生式」度假体验。

Since day one, Hilltopia Eco Camp has started out from wild mountains and forests, breaking the usual tourism mould to build deeply immersive getaways that live in genuine symbiosis with each place.

我们热爱山野与人文,深信唯有走进土地、触碰烟火的深度体验,才能真正治愈身心。

We love wild country and we love the people who call it home. We believe the only journeys that truly heal are the ones where you get your boots on the ground and brush against real, everyday life.

我们坚持亲赴每一处营地,深耕在地文化与自然肌理,累积数千小时的实地探索经验,自建专业在地向导与运营团队,以自然为底色、人文为脉络。

We visit every single camp ourselves, dig into local culture and the grain of the land, and have logged thousands of hours of field exploration — building our own professional local guide and operations teams, with nature as the canvas and culture as the thread.

我们持续进行恢复型开发,践行 ESG 可持续理念,让每一处营地都成为守护生态、赋能社区的存在。以自然教育为底蕴,以体验为纽带,让您在此安顿身心。

We keep practising restorative development and walking the ESG talk, so every camp we run protects the ecosystem and empowers its community. With nature education as our foundation and experience as the thread, this is where you come to settle body and mind.

Founder

Designing every journey with heart

Founder
杨山
YANG SHAN
#用心设计每个旅程
# Designing every journey with heart
  • Founder, Youjia Natural Exploration优加自然探索创始人
  • Founder, Hilltopia ESG Eco Camp喜山 ESG 生态景营创始人
  • First-cohort member, China Nature Education Leadership Programme中国自然教育领导人首期学员
  • Visiting scholar, American Camp Association美国营地协会参访学者
  • Expert panel member, national key research project on education models for children's traditional culture全国重点课题(少儿优秀传统文化教育模式)专家组成员
  • Deputy Director, Study-Travel Committee, Yunnan Travel Agencies Association云南省旅行社协会研学旅行委员会副主任
  • Has turned a number of scenic areas into sought-after nature-education camps曾打造多个景区成为炙手可热的自然教育营地
Brand Philosophy

A one-stop nature-travel community — fun, and meaningful

Hilltopia Eco Camp is a camp-style destination. Four ideas hold everything together.

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Plug into nature's beauty

Built on Yunnan's original landscapes — rainforest, mountains, river valleys — one-stop nature camps where body and mind return to the wild.

02

Let nature spark some wisdom

Camp workshops, age-grouped family experiences and nature study trips — wisdom picked up straight from nature, so the trip is fun and grows you too.

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Wake up your sense of responsibility

Restorative development and low-intervention building; reverence for nature and leave-no-trace travel — every holiday becomes a small act of care.

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Build a nature community

The camp as connector: travellers, families and local communities — driving sustainable rural development, co-creating a shared, warm community of nature living.

ESG · Sustainability

Travel as a force for good

Live with the place. Ecology first. Protect the culture. Let the community thrive. ESG runs through our planning, construction, operations and experiences — low intervention, high empowerment, traceable.

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Environment

Low-impact ecological operations: low carbon and energy saving, leave-no-trace travel, biodiversity protection — keeping the camp's original ecological base intact.

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Social

Community prosperity and cultural heritage: hire local first, feed the villages back, bring local folk culture back to life — travel and countryside growing together.

G

Governance

Compliant, transparent operations with a standardised ESG management system; buy local, partner fairly, protect everyone's interests for the long run.

What We Offer

Three ways to be here

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「喜山居」

Hilltopia Stay

Settle into the wild, come home to the mountain, quietly enjoy nature.

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「山野趣」

Wild Fun

Live like a local, explore the ecology, grow alongside nature.

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「原乡味」

Homegrown Taste

Real mountain flavours, fire-pit warmth, coffee and tea.

The Camp Matrix

Five camps, five ways Yunnan lives

Rainforest, terraces, river, coffee valley and elephant trails — link any camps together and cover Yunnan's wild variety in one journey.

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Naka Village, Xishuangbanna纳卡雨林景营 · Flagship camp

Most Popular
⏱ 1–2 days📍 1.5h from Jinghong🥾 4–8 km trails

Hidden away in primary rainforest: deep rainforest trekking, century-old Dai village culture and ecological stewardship — an off-grid one-stop getaway that also feels meaningful. No noisy commercialisation; just old-growth quiet and village fire.

  • ATV off-road + 6 km rainforest crossing with village guides
  • Rubber tapping, hunter school, parasitic-flower hunting, creek wild-play
  • Banana-leaf table, wilderness kitchen, campfire dinner
  • Rooms & wooden cabins: private bath, hot water, viewing deck
  • TRFP public-good certificate on completion (ESG practice)
from ¥350 / personSee prices →
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Huikuan Village, Xishuangbanna回宽景营 · Wangtianshu rainforest heartland

Quiet & Healing
⏱ 1–2 days📍 Mengla County🌊 4–5 km river

Tucked deep in the towering sky-tree rainforest — one of those original places time has been kind to. Drift a wild river, live the village: a quiet, healing, small-scale kind of trip, far from commercial fuss.

  • Rainforest drifting: 4–5 km, ~2 hours under a natural green canopy
  • Banana-leaf table with rice wine and village songs
  • Bamboo-pole dance and Hani village hospitality
  • Wild elephant tracking at dawn (2-day route)
from ¥90 / personSee prices →
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Guanping, Xishuangbanna关坪景营 · Exclusive elephant trail

Field Research
⏱ 1 day📍 Wild Elephant Valley area🍵 Ancient tea craft

Home to our exclusive 'While the Elephants Are Out' elephant trail. Immersive wild-elephant field research and traditional tea-making — come away understanding how rainforest, elephants and people actually share one home.

  • Follow real elephant movement areas on exclusive non-tourist routes
  • Measure footprints for height & age; read dung and rubbing marks
  • Tea-elephant feast: tea-steamed fish, tea-leaf eggs, elephant-favourite fruits
  • Press your own tea cake — pan-firing to hand-rolling
from ¥298 / personSee prices →
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Lujiangba, Baoshan潞江坝景营 · Gaoligong coffee river valley

Slow & Niche
⏱ 1–2 days📍 Baoshan · Nujiang valley♨️ Wild hot springs

Set in the coffee river valley below the Gaoligong Mountains: specialty coffee, everyday village life and hidden mountain spots — a niche, slow, deeply restorative escape.

  • Partnered with Luoni Coffee: tastings, training, coffee picking
  • Baihualing hike + roadside coffee + wild hot spring
  • Fire-pit farmhouse food and village mule-train cuisine
  • Tengchong hidden valley: azalea sea nobody disturbs
from ¥238 / personSee prices →
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Yuanyang Terraces, Honghe元阳景营 · UNESCO World Heritage — read the thousand years

Slow Travel
⏱ Half–full day📍 Yuanyang County👣 1,300-year culture hike

Inside the UNESCO-listed terraces. A thousand-year cultural hike, an authentic Hani market morning, Azheke old village — settle in beside the terraces, taste your way through the everyday fires of Hani life.

  • 1,300-year cultural hike: Hani 'four elements' wisdom, migration epic, rice-flower fish, terrace coffee
  • Highland market rotating by zodiac day — grilled treats, red rice, hand-made sugar
  • Azheke old village: hand weaving, old music, fireside chat
  • Rooms built on the terraces — morning mist at your window
from ¥68 / personSee prices →
Signature Experiences

Things you can't do anywhere else

Book any experience standalone, or weave several into a multi-day route.

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Farm ATV Ride

Drive your own all-terrain vehicle through rice paddies and rubber forests to the rainforest trailhead.

included in Naka treks
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Wilderness Kitchen

Cook your own rainforest meal over open fire — parcel grills, lemongrass BBQ, wild greens, ginger tea.

included in most routes
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Tree Climbing

Ascend a giant rainforest tree on rope and harness with certified instructors. Kids from age 6 welcome.

from ¥100
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Jungle Zipline

Fly through the mid-canopy of the Naka rainforest — green blur, speed, and a lot of adrenaline.

from ¥168
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Immersive Night Safari

Walk the forest with research-trained guides. May–Sep is firefly season, when thousands light up the dark.

from ¥80
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Rainforest Drifting

4–5 km of original river course, two gentle hours under a green canopy, with certified safety kayakers.

from ¥90
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Wild Elephant Field Research

On our exclusive trail: measure footprints, read dung, reconstruct an elephant's day — real research, real forest.

from ¥298
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Specialty Coffee & Tea Craft

Luoni coffee tastings and picking in the valley; clay-pot pan-firing and hand-rolled tea cakes in the elephant tea gardens.

from ¥68
Transparent Pricing

Pick a camp, see the price

All prices in Chinese Yuan (CNY). ≈ US$1 = ¥7.1 — US$ amounts are rough guides only. Final quotes depend on group size, season and transfers.

Naka Rainforest — day tours

ExperienceGroup sizePrice / person
ATV + 6 km rainforest trek + Wilderness Kitchen (with hotel pickup)2 people¥688 ≈ $97
ATV + 6 km rainforest trek + Wilderness Kitchen (self-drive)2 people¥538 ≈ $76
ATV + rainforest trek + Wilderness Kitchen (with hotel pickup)3 people¥558 ≈ $79
ATV + rainforest trek + Wilderness Kitchen (with hotel pickup)4–6 people¥480 ≈ $68
ATV + rainforest trek + Wilderness Kitchen (self-drive)4–6 people¥350 ≈ $49

Add-on experiences

Add-onPrice
Tree climbing¥100 / person
Jungle zipline¥168 / person
Tree climbing + zipline combo (peak season)¥248 / person
Immersive night safari¥80 / person

2-day nature study camp

FormatGroup sizePrice / person
Deep study camp (excl. lodging)5+ people¥896 ≈ $126
Deep study camp (excl. lodging)3–4 people¥988 ≈ $139
Wild-cook edition (extended wilderness kitchen)any¥1,288 ≈ $181
📌 Group trek uses the 6 km route by default; private groups may choose 4 km or 6 km at the same price. Custom 8 km route: +¥200 per group. Peak-season surcharge may apply. TRFP public-good certificate included on ESG practice.

Huikuan — drifting & combos

ExperiencePrice / person
Rainforest drifting (original river course)¥90
Drifting with certified safety kayaker¥118
Drifting + egret watching + local lunch (w/ safety kayaker)¥178
Drifting + egrets + lunch + wild elephant tracking (w/ safety kayaker)¥298
Wangtianshu Camp pass — 20+ activities, food & lodging¥380

2-day premium small group — rainforest & river

Route: Naka trek + rainforest lunch + night safari + drifting + elephant trackingGroup sizePrice / group
Staying in Naka village homestay2 people¥1,988 ≈ $280
Staying in Naka village homestay3 people¥2,688
Staying in Naka village homestay4 people¥3,288
Staying in Naka hotel (upgrade)2 people¥2,188
Staying in Naka hotel (upgrade)3 people¥2,888
Staying in Naka hotel (upgrade)4 people¥3,488
📌 Per-group pricing — e.g. ¥1,988 covers the whole group of 2 (≈ $140/person). Extendable to 3 days on request.

Guanping — elephant trails & tea

ExperienceTransferPrice / person
Elephant trail tracking + Wild Elephant Valley 'Elephant Doctor'Self-drive¥558 ≈ $79
Elephant trail tracking + Wild Elephant Valley 'Elephant Doctor'Included¥658
Elephant trail tracking + sky tea pickingSelf-drive¥298
Elephant trail tracking + sky tea pickingIncluded¥398
Sky tea picking + Wild Elephant ValleySelf-drive¥538
Sky tea picking + Wild Elephant ValleyIncluded¥638
📌 All routes run as private 4–6 person groups. 'Included' = round-trip hotel pickup from the Jinghong urban area.

Lujiangba / Gaoligong — one-day treks

ExperienceGroup sizePrice
4 km gentle ridge trek + tea forest + tea making + ranger charity walk (pickup)2 people¥1,056 / group
4 km gentle ridge trek + tea forest + tea making + ranger charity walk (pickup)3 people¥1,494 / group
4 km gentle ridge trek + tea forest + tea making + ranger charity walk (pickup)4–6 people¥398 / person
7 km primeval forest + waterfall + mountain kitchen (self-drive)4–6 people¥238 / person
7 km primeval forest + waterfall + mountain kitchen (with pickup)4–6 people¥388 / person

Nujiang Valley — 2-day deep dive

Forest trek + waterfall + coffee workshop + mountain kitchen + lodgingGroup sizePrice
Self-drive4–6 people¥678 / person
With transfers4–6 people¥878 / person
With transfers2–3 peoplefrom ¥1,898 / group
📌 2-person and 3-person private pricing is available for every route — ask us for a quote. Licensed village rangers guide every route.

Yuanyang — build your terrace afternoon

ModulePrice / person
Terrace levee trek + professional aerial filming (self-drive 4–6 pax)¥88 ≈ $12
Trek + field afternoon tea¥68
Trek + afternoon tea + farming activity¥88
Trek + afternoon tea + farming + mountain kitchen¥138
Trek + Hani costume photos + tea + farming + mountain kitchen¥206
Full: trek + aerial film + farming + herbal foot bath (self-drive 4–6 pax)¥268 ≈ $38
📌 Combine modules freely. The 1,300 m levee walk enters non-commercial terrace core zones with local hosts, at farming pace.
Hilltopia Stay · 喜山居

Sleep inside the landscape

Restorative development means the buildings come to the mountain — never the other way round.

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Naka Rooms & Wooden Cabins

Open the window to rubber plantation and morning mist. Private bathroom, soft beds, constant-temperature hot water, viewing deck.

Cabins & roomsor village homestay from ¥280 · camp tent ¥320 / night
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Terrace-side Lodge, Yuanyang

Rooms built right on the terraces — push the window open and the morning mist is right there. Chinese and Western breakfast with the view.

With view diningquoted per route & season
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Bawan Valley Hotel, Lujiangba

Right next to the village — quiet and convenient. Two kitchens: order in, or buy your own ingredients and cook yourself.

Twin-kitchen hotelquoted per route & season

🏛 All stays follow restorative development — low-intervention buildings that live alongside the village and the forest.

Who We Work With

Chosen by teams who check everything

Partner organisations

夏山营地 Xiashan Camp 英孚乐游 EF Travel 新东方文旅 New Oriental 宝贝走天下 BaoBei Zou Tianxia 山河勇士 Shanhe Warriors 启行 Qixing Camp Education

Clients

美团 Meituan 央视网 CCTV.com 可口可乐纯水乐 Coca-Cola 中国国家地理 Chinese National Geography 懂车帝 Dongchedi 拼多多 Pinduoduo 独角兽 Dujiaoshou 小糊涂仙 Xiaohutuxian
Good to Know

Frequently asked questions

How do I get to the Naka camp from Jinghong / Xishuangbanna?

Naka is about 1.5 hours from Jinghong city and Gasa Airport (JHG). Choose tours with hotel pickup and we handle everything; self-drive guests navigate to 西双版纳纳卡雨林徒步. Railway-station pickup can be arranged too.

Is it suitable for children and older travellers?

Yes. Nature education is our DNA — the 4 km trail and study camps are designed for families, tree climbing accepts kids from about 6 with a full harness, and the Yuanyang levee walk is flat and slow-paced. Tell us your group's ages and we'll match the route.

What's included in the price?

Each listing shows its inclusions. As a rule: guide, activity equipment (ATV / harness / raft / safety kayaker) and the meals named in the itinerary. Stays and transfers are either bundled or priced separately — never added as a surprise at the end.

Is wild elephant tracking safe?

We follow the exclusive 'While the Elephants Are Out' trail with local guides who have lived beside these herds for generations, inside real movement areas and under strict protective protocols. We read signs and movement corridors at a respectful distance — approaching wild elephants is never part of the plan.

Do the guides speak English?

Guides are local Mandarin speakers. English-speaking nature guides can be arranged for private groups on request — please book at least 7 days ahead. Itineraries, maps and safety briefings are available in English.

What about payments — can I pay from abroad?

We accept international bank transfer, Alipay+ / WeChat Pay for international visitors, and card payments through our booking desk. A deposit secures your date; the balance is due before departure. Official invoices are available on request.

What happens if it rains?

Light rain doesn't stop the forest — ponchos are provided, and the rainforest is arguably at its best in the rain. For heavy rain or thunderstorms we reroute or reschedule free of charge. River drifting runs only within certified safe water levels.

Can you build a custom multi-day route across several camps?

That's our favourite request. Link up the Hilltopia camp matrix and cover rainforest, snow mountain, farmland and river valley in one trip — e.g. Naka + Huikuan for 2–3 days, or Lujiangba coffee country for 2 days, plus the Yuanyang terraces. Send us your dates, group size and interests.

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