About travel issues to Xishuangbanna

1. Transportation

Highway Xishuangbanna is about 550 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming. The entire highway (Mohei-Puer is a secondary road) can be reached in up to 9 hours, and the fare is 165 -198 yuan.

Aviation Xishuangbanna Airport is 5 kilometers away from Jinghong city. It has opened domestic routes to major cities such as Dali, Lijiang, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Chongqing, and also opened international routes to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Luang Prabang, Laos. The flight time from Kunming to Xishuangbanna is about 50 minutes, and the full ticket is 750 yuan per person. Discounted tickets are generally available except during the Water Splashing Festival.

2. Main ethnic festivals in Xishuangbanna

April 12-15 Dai Water Splashing Festival, January 2-4 Hani Ga Tangpa Festival, February 6-8 The special Maoke Festival of the Jinuo people, the Lahu Kuan Festival of the Lahu people during the Lunar New Year, and the Panwang Festival of the Yao people on November 20th.

3. Xishuangbanna tourist attractions and the latest ticket prices in 2009

AAAA Xishuangbanna Menglun Botanical Garden: ticket 80 yuan, battery car 20 yuan, Xishuangbanna Dai Garden: ticket 100 yuan, Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley: Admission fee is 65 yuan, cableway round trip is 60 yuan, Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park: admission fee is 50 yuan, battery car round trip is 40 yuan, Xishuangbanna Flower Garden: admission fee is 40 yuan, Xishuangbanna Manting Park: admission fee is 40 yuan, Xishuangbanna Mengla Cultural Park: admission fee is 40 yuan Yuan, ropeway round trip 40 yuan

AAA Xishuangbanna Mengjinglai Scenic Area: ticket 60 yuan, Xishuangbanna Wangtianshu: ticket 60 yuan, air corridor 100 yuan, Xishuangbanna Menglu Grand Buddha Temple: ticket 120 yuan, Xishuangbanna Jino Shanzhai: Tickets are 100 yuan

AA Xishuangbanna Yunchayuan Scenic Area, Xishuangbanna South Medicine Garden, Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest Valley, Xishuangbanna Manmaisangkang Scenic Area

A Xishuangbanna Daluo Single Tree Forest , Xishuangbanna Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion, Xishuangbanna Manfeilong White Pagoda

Other attractions: Mandian Waterfall, Nannuo Mountain, Kongming Mountain, Mengbang Swan Lake, Manwa Waterfall, Xiding, Brown Mountain, Tiansheng Bridge, Bison Cave

4. Eat

Dai Style BBQ Manla is about 3 kilometers away from the city center. It is located next to the old national highway from Jinghong to Menghai. It has a large Dai style barbecue. The city has authentic tastes and affordable prices. It has a superior environment and convenient parking. It is especially suitable for driving by car. You can also take bus No. 2 and get off at Zhaizi (near the Vehicle Management Office, not at the Liusha River Bridge terminal).

In 2007, the Golden Beach BBQ Night Market was relocated opposite Jiangbei Tianshun Building Materials Market.

Manting Xiaozhai BBQ Night Market is located on the south crossing road of the tourist resort. It has convenient transportation, but parking is inconvenient. Just take bus No. 3 and get off at Manting Xiaozhai.

Manjinglan’s Barbeque Night Market is located in Manjinglan Lane, Manting Road. It tastes good and the price is very affordable. But the place is too cramped and the air is not good.

Yilan Resort Barbecue Night Market is located in the Yilan Resort next to Hot Works. It is famous for its grilled lemon fish, grilled pig's trotters and boiled loach vermicelli.

Dai Cuisine Restaurant Chum Papaya Dai Cuisine Restaurant is located opposite the red house on the Damanmanan border crossing road. Yuxiangyuan Dai Style Song and Dance Restaurant is located in Jinghong Port.

Thai-style restaurants Caichunqing and Xiangmitai are both located at the intersection of Jinglan Tea City.

Small restaurants There are many small restaurants next to Jindu Hotel and in Nakunkang Community, with various special flavors and relatively affordable prices.

Mannongfeng Food Street is located in Xishuangbanna Tourist Resort in the direction of Menglu Buddhist Temple. It has a beautiful surrounding environment and more than 30 special ethnic restaurants. It is a good place to taste Banna's special flavors.

Cold drinks and Myanmar specialty snacks street is located at Shawan International next to the National Culture Square in the city center. There are many cold drink shops and specialty snack bars at very affordable prices. You must go there when you come to Banna.

5. Accommodation

Xishuangbanna Hotel Guide

★★★★★New Daiyuan Hotel—0691-2166999 Gemdale Hotel—0691-2150888

★★★★ Daiyuan Hotel—0691-2123888 Tourist Hotel—0691-2144888 Jinglan Hotel—0691-2129999 Huofa Hotel—06912166888

★★★Caixin Hotel— 0691-2162888 Crown Hotel—0691-2199888 Jindu Hotel—0691-2140888 Jinbanna Hotel—0691-2136666 Huihuang Duchang Hotel—0691-2199999 Yintong Building—0691-2196888 Yongxing Hotel—0691-2198688 Shanxi Grand Hotel—0691-2163666 Dalian Hotel—0691-2130999 Jinfeng Hotel—0691-2193888 Tiancheng Hotel—0691-2156888 Taidu Hotel—0691-2137888

★★Green Bridge Hotel—0691-2141888 Huangyuan Hotel—0691-2152333 Post and Telecommunications Building—0691-2195888 Transportation Hotel—0691-2128390

Zhongyu Hotel—0691-2162662 Jinghong Hotel—0691-2169888 Lancang River Hotel—0691-2169666 Jingyong Hotel —0691-2198868

Xinsheng Hotel—0691-2198888 Youxiang Hotel—0691-8982001 Shuyuan Restaurant—0691-2169222 Daluo Youlan Hotel—0691-5561285 Daluo Yaxuan Hotel—0691-5561388

Other hotels: Menghai Nanmen Hotel—0691-5190222 Menghai Longquan Hotel—0691-8990666 Mengla Post and Telecommunications Hotel—0691-8128888 Mengla Jinxiu Hotel—0691-8122716

6. Play

Sheng Tai Le Bar is located in Gasa Town, a suburb of Jinghong, 5 kilometers away from the city. The singers performing are all authentic Dai folk singers. The songs are all original. They have released more than ten albums and have fans in Thailand and Myanmar. The lyrics are a mixture of Chinese, Dai and English. The bar is not expensive and there are many foreigners.

Meimei Coffee is located on Manjinglan Street and is a favorite place for foreigners to visit.

Zhenai Entertainment is located next to the city center square. It is a favorite place for Dai young people. It has a slow rocking bar, KTV, and many beautiful Dai beauties.

Golden Dynasty KTV is located on South Crossing Road in the tourist resort area, opposite Manting Xiaozhai. Must go to karaoke in the evening.

Jinglan International Bar Street is located at the Manjinglan intersection behind Jinglan Hotel. There are many bars with different characteristics. It is a good place to experience Banna bar culture.

Mengbala Naxi Super Song and Dance Show. Watch China for world singing and dancing. Watch Yunnan for Chinese singing and dancing. Watch Banna for Yunnan singing and dancing. Watch Mengbala Naxi for singing and dancing in Banna. Just read these four sentences and you will understand. What you come here to see is singing and dancing! Mengbalanaxi Art Palace is located on Galan Road. Performances are performed at 7:30 every night. VIP tickets are 280 yuan/person, A tickets are 160 yuan/person, and B tickets are 120 yuan/person.

The Lancang-Mekong River Song and Dance Bonfire Party is held at Manting Park at 7 o'clock every night. You can choose from a variety of Dai-style barbecues and snacks to keep you satisfied. While eating Dai barbecue, you can enjoy the beautiful dances from China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. As the Dai Buddha chants sutras, you put water lanterns with blessings and expectations into the water, and surround the fire. Heap, followed by the actors dancing the "Unity Dance" of the Dai people, the "Three Stomps" of the Lahu people, the "Dong Ba Cha" of the Hani people, and the "Big Dance" of the Jinuo people. VIP tickets are 280 yuan/person, ticket A is 160 yuan/person, and ticket B is 120 yuan/person.

7. Capital budget

Banna is mountainous and forested, so the distance to various scenic spots is also lengthened. The main cost of traveling here is transportation.

If you choose to go to Yunnan by train, you will be a relatively frugal person. If the travel time is calculated as a week, then the transportation fee will be at least 1,000 yuan, followed by the food and accommodation fee, which is 100 yuan per day, which is 700 yuan a week. However, if you want to bring a tent and sleeping bag, most of the accommodation fees You can eliminate them all and save a lot. The tickets are expected to cost about 500 yuan, the phone fee is 100 yuan, and the purchase of various ethnic handicrafts is expected to cost 400 yuan. Generally, there are Internet cafes in towns and cities, charging 2-3 yuan/hour. The whole process can be controlled at around 3,000 yuan. If the whole family travels by car, they can save at least 1/4, and of course the gas cost will come out. (A taxi in Jinghong City usually costs 5 yuan. As long as you tell where you want to go, the driver will know it, which is very convenient.)

8. Travel Weather

Banna is The tropical rainforest climate has abundant sunshine and abundant rainfall, which has the characteristics of "long summer without winter, and one rain becomes autumn". However, due to the lush forests and green shade, the temperature in summer is not high. The best time to travel is from November to April, and it is rainy from May to October. The year is divided into rainy season and dry season. The average temperature in the coldest month (January) is 11.5 degrees, which is equivalent to the cool autumn temperature in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Xishuangbanna is called "the paradise without winter." The temperature difference between day and night is large, especially in winter and summer, when the temperature difference between morning and afternoon is more than 20 degrees. The annual average temperature is 21 degrees, making it suitable for tourism all year round.

9. Practical information

Internet cafes are everywhere now, most of them are 2 yuan an hour. But you are required to apply for an internet card that is universal across Yunnan (the card fee is 10 yuan).

Convenience telephone Xishuangbanna Self-guided Tour Service Center 24-hour service hotline: (0)15969166218

Xishuangbanna area code 0691 Emergency Center 120

Jinghong Traffic Police 2122384 Menghai Traffic Police 5122406 Mengla Traffic Police 8122406

Complaint Telephone Unified Tourism Complaint Telephone 96927

Prefecture Tourism Bureau 2122323 Municipal Tourism Bureau 2122077 Menghai Tourism Bureau 5120144 Mengla Tourism Bureau 8122229 Consumers Association 2138315 2148315

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