西双版纳

XishuangbannaTravel Budget Guide

Tier 2·IATA: JHG

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥9starting fare

Attractions

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园5A$11.82 (CN¥80)
Manting Royal Garden Park曼听御花园4AHeritage Site$5.91 (CN¥40)
Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park西双版纳原始森林公园4A$6.36 (CN¥43)
Xishuangbanna Dai Ethnic Park西双版纳傣族园4AHeritage Site$6.65 (CN¥45)
Xishuangbanna Menglong (Mengle) Cultural Tourism Zone西双版纳勐泐文化旅游区4A$15.96 (CN¥108)
Wangtianshu (Sky Tree) Scenic Area望天树景区4A$8.13 (CN¥55)
Gaozhuang Xishuangjing (Nine Pagodas & Twelve Villages)告庄西双景4A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Tropical Flower Garden热带花卉园4A$5.91 (CN¥40)
Mengyuan Wonderland勐远仙境4A$8.13 (CN¥55)
Jino Mountain Rainforest Trek基诺山雨林徒步—$6.50 (CN¥44)
Starlight Night Market星光夜市—$7.39 (CN¥50)
Xishuangbanna Wildlife Park西双版纳野生动物园—$5.62 (CN¥38)
Xishuangbanna Ethnic Customs Park西双版纳民族风情园—$7.39 (CN¥50)
Xishuangbanna General Buddhist Temple (Wat Pajay)西双版纳总佛寺—Heritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Jino Mountain Village基诺山寨—$22.47 (CN¥152)
"Lancang-Mekong River Night" Song, Dance & Bonfire Gala“澜沧江·湄公河之夜”歌舞篝火晚会—$38.13 (CN¥258)
Mekong River Underwater World (Aquarium)湄公河水底世界—$10.64 (CN¥72)
Xishuangbanna Jino Mountain Rainforest Trekking Tour西双版纳基诺山雨林徒步—$29.56 (CN¥200)
Jino Mountain Baduo Village Rainforest Trek基诺山巴朵村雨林徒步—$5.17 (CN¥35)
Prajna Temple (Bore Temple)般若寺—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$17.00 (CN¥115)
/night

Standard

$27.20 (CN¥184)
/night

Comfort

$62.82 (CN¥425)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.55 (CN¥24)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.05 (CN¥68)
/meal

High-end

$42.12 (CN¥285)
/meal

Culture & Heritage

Famous Snacks (6)

Pineapple Purple Sticky RiceFamous Snacks
Purple glutinous rice steamed inside a hollowed-out pineapple, its sweetness braided into the fruit's tartness, one of the most iconic Dai sweets.
Lemongrass Grilled FishFamous Snacks
A signature Dai dish of river fish wrapped in lemongrass and grilled between bamboo splints over open flame, the welcome table's centrepiece.
Bamboo-Tube Fragrant RiceFamous Snacks
Glutinous rice roasted inside a fresh fragrant bamboo tube so the grain drinks in its scent, a Dai staple.
Nanmi (Dai Dipping Sauce)Famous Snacks
Nanmi, the Dai word for a pounded sauce of tomato, chilli and more, is the all-purpose soul of the Dai table.
Chicken Cooked with Sour Bamboo ShootsFamous Snacks
A famed Dai dish of free-range chicken simmered with fermented sour bamboo shoots, tart and appetite-opening, emblematic of rainforest cookery.
Dai Rice NoodlesFamous Snacks
Dai-style rice noodles dressed in a sour-hot meat sauce and fresh herbs, a classic Xishuangbanna street breakfast.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (5)

Dai Brocade Weaving TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A Dai hand-weaving tradition whose patterns take elephants, peacocks and religious motifs in signature red, white and black; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Dai Slow-Wheel Pottery TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A primitive pottery craft turned by toe-driven slow wheel and patterned with wooden paddles, a living fossil of Neolithic pottery; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Dai Water Splashing FestivalNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
The Dai New Year festival, weaving together water-splashing, fairs, dragon-boat racing, Buddha-bathing and peacock dance; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Dai Zhangha (Sung Storytelling)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A traditional Dai art of sung storytelling that turns speech into song and improvises verses on the spot; inscribed with the first national ICH list in 2006.
Dai Peacock DanceNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A traditional dance imitating the peacock's grace, light and vivid; inscribed with the first national ICH list in 2006, flourishing across Xishuangbanna and Dehong.
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