Located
on the southernmost tip of Hainan Island, Sanya
is the most famous tropical resort in China, wonderful in
the baking summer months and also a popular spot in winter
too. Sanya stands the latitude between 18-09 and 18-37,
almost the same as Hawaii. Thus, it's often called "the
Hawaii of China" or "Orient Hawaii".
And it is the beaches that are the biggest attraction here.
Sanya has some of the most beautiful and well-maintained
stretches of sand not just in China but in southern Asia.
The sand here is white, palm trees provide shelter from the
sun and the sea is wonderfully blue and warm.
Sanya is a great place to soak up some seaside atmosphere
and the night market here is especially vivid with seafood
thrown on the streets, stores selling all types of weird and
wonderful wares and huge tea warehouses, all adding to the
lively feeling about this place.
Attractions
Sanya
Bay
Luhuitou Park
Dadonghai Beach
Yalong Bay
Yanoda Rainforest Cultural
Tourism Zone
Nanwan Monkey Island
Zhujiang Nantian Hot Springs
Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone
Sanya Romance Park
Travel Guide
How to Get to Sanya
Plane-The most convenient way to get to Sanya is flying
to Sanya Phoenix International Airport, which is 10 miles
west of the city center and offers connections to cities
like Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, and even distant
cities such as London, Moscow, and Kiev. Buses from the
airport take 40 minutes to get into town and the fare is
CNY4-5. Expect taxis to cost CNY30-40.
Best Time to Visit
Sanya
enjoys a tropical climate, hence it is warm all four seasons
and is one of the cities where the sun shines nearly 300
days of the year. But being in the tropics also means that
Sanya has wet and dry seasons too. Summer is the wet season,
with chances of typhoons, so remember to take rainwear with
you. The hottest month is June, with an average temperature
of around 28 ℃ (82 °F), but on some days, it could rise to
36 ℃ (97 °F). While warm weather remains throughout the
winter months, the coldest months are January and February,
but the average temperature still remains around 20 ℃ (68
°F). It is worth noting that in the winter months, the sea
can be pretty cold in the mornings and evenings. Because of
Sanya’s mild and pleasant winter weather, the best time and
peak season to visit is between September and February.
While the rest of China, especially up in the north where it
is below zero and often covered in snow, Sanya’s tropical
climate is particularly alluring.
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Train-Trains run on a daily basis from Guangdong to Haikou
on Hainan island via the Yuehai Ferry. After that, you can
take a high-speed train from Haikou to Sanya, which takes
just under 2 hours and costs around CNY85. The station is a
few miles outside town, and most visitors take a taxi to
their hotel at a cost of around CNY25.
Car-If you're driving from the mainland via Haikou, you can
get to Sanya via the G98 (it's around 3 hours and 30 minutes
from the ferry port to central Sanya).
Bus-Public buses run regularly from Haikou East to Sanya's
bus station at JieFang Erlu, with a journey time of around 3
hours and fares of approximately CNY49-79.