Xishuangbanna 10 Days 9 Nights Travel Guide

10 days and 9 nights! Xishuangbanna! Only 2500 RMB per person?! You read that right! Not 5000! Not 3500! Stay 5 nights in a 5-star hotel with a pool + Wild Elephant Valley + rainforest trekking + Dai ethnic villages all included, and it’s less than 2500 RMB per person! But if you don’t know how to play, staying one night at the Gozhuang guesthouse will cost you over 400 RMB, renting an electric bike gets scammed for over 200 RMB, Wild Elephant Valley tickets are 120 RMB and you have to queue for 3 hours. One trip back, you spend 5000 RMB, get sunburned, and have a stomach upset! Ladies! You think Xishuangbanna is expensive? Wrong! You just fell into too many traps! In today’s video, I use my personally tested real bills to show you how to play like a pro on the lowest budget! 🌴【10 Days 9 Nights In-Depth Itinerary】✅ D1: Arrive in Jinghong, stay at a guesthouse near Gozhuang Starlight Night Market (80 RMB/night)✅ D2: Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden (ticket 80 RMB) + night tour of the firefly forest (60 RMB)✅ D3: Wild Elephant Valley (ticket 120 RMB) + canopy walkway + elephant interaction✅ D4: Manting Park + Grand Buddha Temple (ticket 40 RMB) + Dai ethnic costume photoshoot (99 RMB)✅ D5-6: Rainforest trekking + tree descent + campsite camping (2 days 1 night experience camp 398 RMB)✅ D7: Primitive Kinuo Mountain Tribe Village (free entry, experience 100 RMB)✅ D8: Mengyuan Wonderland Cave Exploration (ticket + guide 150 RMB)✅ D9: Grand Buddha Temple climb and blessing + night light show (120 RMB)✅ D10: Return trip, stop by Mangge Fruit Market to buy jackfruit and mangoes to take home!💰【Per Person Total Cost Breakdown】✔️ Accommodation: 9 nights ≈ 900 RMB (hostels + guesthouses + 1 night pool hotel experience)✔️ Food: 10 days ≈ 500 RMB (rice noodles, hand-grabbed rice, barbecue, fruits freely)✔️ Transportation: city bus + electric bike rental + carpool ≈ 300 RMB✔️ Tickets + experiences ≈ 700 RMB (student ID discounts available!)✔️ Round-trip major transport (high-speed train/plane with promotions) ≈ 800 RMB (book early)👉 Total: 2200-2600 RMB! Students and workers can totally go for it!⚠️ Three Major Pitfall Warnings!❌ Don’t rent electric bikes at Gozhuang entrance! 50 RMB/day becomes 150 RMB!✅ Correct way: shared bikes + carpool platforms!❌ Don’t buy “wild mushroom soup” at the night market! Easy to get poisoned!✅ Eat mushrooms at local restaurants, cooked with garlic for safety!❌ Don’t randomly buy “Lao blood swallow” or “Burmese jade”! 90% are fake! (Ending with high emotion) Remember: Travel is not about burning money, it’s about living differently! 2500 RMB for 10 days of tropical freedom, living next to elephants, dreaming in the rainforest—isn’t it worth it?

Post by KAITLYN SCHULTZ | Aug 20, 2025