Xishuangbanna 5 Days 4 Nights｜5 People, 50,000 Budget

Xishuangbanna 5 Days 4 Nights｜5 People, 50,000 Budget, Spend 10,000 Per Person for a Tropical Secret Getaway! Rainforest, Dai Village, Starry Night Market All Included, Insider Tips Revealed🌴✨

Ladies! Our group of 5 girlfriends just got back from Xishuangbanna—
Got tanned, but our souls were healed!
5 days 4 nights, total cost ¥49,600, less than 10,000 per person,
Yet we stayed in forest treehouses, rowed boats exploring Wild Elephant Valley, and ate until “gout mode” at the starlight night market.
This guide helps you avoid crowds and enjoy an advanced Xishuangbanna experience👇

🌴【Itinerary Overview】
📍Route: Jinghong → Gozhuang Night Market → Manting Park → Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden → Wild Elephant Valley → Mengyuan Wonderland → Dai Village One-Day Tour
📅Duration: 5 days 4 nights
👫Group Size: 5 people (girlfriends)
💰Total Budget: ¥49,600 (including food, accommodation, transport, and activities)

✈️【Transportation｜Approx. ¥12,500】
- 🎫Round-trip Airfare: Book special deals 25 days in advance, choose early flights for cheaper prices → ¥1,800 per person × 5 = ¥9,000
- 🚐Local Private Car for 5 Days: 7-seater business van + local driver-guide → ¥3,500 (mountain roads, scattered attractions, private car is a must!)
- 🛥️Botanical Garden electric cart + Wild Elephant Valley cable car and other miscellaneous transport: ¥1,000

🏡【Accommodation｜Approx. ¥14,000】
Our theme: “Live inside the scenery”!
✅ Night 1｜Designer hotel in Gozhuang
Riverside pool room, 1-minute walk to the starlight night market → ¥800/night × 2 rooms × 2 nights = ¥3,200

✅ Nights 2-3｜Rainforest treehouse homestay near the Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden
Open the window to tropical rainforest, nighttime insect and frog sounds like ASMR → ¥1,200/night × 2 rooms × 2 nights = ¥4,800 (including breakfast)

✅ Night 4｜Light luxury tent camp near Wild Elephant Valley
Starry sky room + private hot spring + jungle dinner → ¥1,500/night × 2 rooms = ¥3,000

✅ Last night in Gozhuang for easy return → ¥1,500 (city four-star hotel)

🍜【Food Highlights｜Approx. ¥8,600】
Xishuangbanna is a paradise of “carbs + spicy + lemongrass” triple hits!
- Two nights at Gozhuang Night Market: pounded chicken feet, Laotian iced coffee, grilled pork neck, pineapple rice → ¥1,800
- Dai restaurant near Manting Park: hand-grabbed rice, lemongrass grilled fish, fried green algae → ¥1,200
- Farmhouse near Botanical Garden: ant egg scrambled eggs, banana flower stir-fried meat (for the brave) → ¥1,000
- Wild Elephant Valley eco-restaurant: rainforest feast + elephant interaction meal → ¥1,500
- Dai village long table feast: whole village dining together, lively enough to dance → ¥1,600
- Snacks & souvenirs: small sausages, lemon honey, Dai brocade handbags → ¥1,500

📸【Activity Highlights｜Approx. ¥14,500】
🎫Tickets + experiences all included, all highlights:
- Manting Park + Grand Buddha Temple: ¥40×5 = ¥200
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden (East + West zones): ¥80×5 + electric cart ¥50×5 = ¥650
- Wild Elephant Valley (elephant watching + cable car + butterfly garden): ¥65×5 + cable car ¥65×5 = ¥650
- Mengyuan Wonderland rainforest crossing (cave + vine zipline + creek descent): ¥280×5 = ¥1,400
- Dai village one-day tour (learn pottery, weaving, water splashing blessings): ¥200×5 = ¥1,000
- Starry night photography service (travel photography team follow-shoot for 2 hours): ¥800
- Free time & massage relaxation (essential oil SPA ¥150 per person): ¥2,000
✅ Bonus activity: Private car at 4 AM to Lancang River to watch sunrise and feed water birds, breathtakingly beautiful!

💡【Practical Tips】
1. ✅ Mosquito repellent! Mosquito repellent! Mosquito repellent! Mosquitoes in the rainforest attack in groups.
2. ✅ Don’t join village water-splashing festivals randomly, check in advance if open to tourists.
3. ✅ Hire a guide at the Botanical Garden (¥150), otherwise it’s a wasted visit.
4. ✅ Go to the starlight night market at 4 PM to reserve a spot for photos, it gets very crowded at night.
5. ✅ Bring a light jacket, big temperature difference between morning and night, treehouse is cold like air conditioning.

🎉【Summary: Is 50,000 for 5 people worth it?】 Absolutely worth it!
We took 3 terabytes of photos, made pottery, danced Dai dances, watched the starry sky, fed elephants,
Most importantly—
No rushing, slept naturally every day, truly achieved “travel is not just working overtime in a different place.”

Xishuangbanna is not just a trendy check-in spot,
It’s a tropical utopia hidden at the southern tip of Yunnan.

📌Follow me for the next “Xishuangbanna Family Edition Guide”～