Is accommodation expensive in Xishuangbanna during the Spring Festival?

Accommodation during the 2023 Spring Festival in Xishuangbanna is expensive.

The national tourism market will also "heat up" significantly during the 2023 Spring Festival. Xishuangbanna also faces a tourism peak during the Spring Festival, and the price of hotel accommodation also rises. Prices increased at least 10 times during the Spring Festival. Some tourists reported that people who booked hotels in Xishuangbanna were unable to check in when they arrived there, and their bookings were temporarily canceled.

Even with such high prices, the Spring Festival booking situation in Xishuangbanna is still very good. Some local hotels such as Jinjiang Star and Home Inn have already sold out their rooms during the Spring Festival.

Main Attractions

1. Jinghong Shwedagon Pagoda Temple

Although it was only built for more than ten years, the Shwedagon Pagoda is the most spectacular of all pagodas in Xishuangbanna One. If you are not a believer in Theravada Buddhism, you don’t need to go inside to visit, you can just walk around the tower. Because there is the Starlight Night Market under the Golden Pagoda, most tourists choose to visit the Starlight Night Market at night.

2. Starlight Night Market

In fact, Starlight Night Market is the general name of the entire Gaozhuang Night Market, which consists of the connected Starlight Night Market, Qianbao Night Market and Liuguo Floating Market. This is definitely the most exciting part of Xishuangbanna’s nightlife. Not only is it huge, it’s also very clean and tidy, with everything you need to eat, drink, and have fun.

3. Manting Park

This was the former Imperial Garden of the King of Dai and is also the oldest park in Banna. Although the park has lakes, bridges and landscaping, and the scenery is beautiful, overall it is still relatively small and does not have many highlights. In the evening, there is a performance and bonfire party of "Lancang-Mekong Night", and most tour groups will go to watch the performance at night.

4. Xishuangbanna Buddhist Temple

This temple is connected to the back gate of Manting Park. It is not large and does not even charge admission, but its Buddhist status is the highest in Xishuangbanna. The highest one, the incense is naturally very strong, and half an hour is enough for a total stroll.