Sanya Travel Guide: Must-Eat, Must-Buy, and Must-Do

Golden Tropical Paradise at 18 Degrees North, Beaches, Islands, Oceanfront Hotels, Scuba Diving, You Can Satisfy All Your Expectations for Enjoying the Sea.

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Best Travel Time

When visiting Sanya, it is best to avoid holidays, especially long holidays, as Sanya is a peak tourist season. At these times, there are a lot of people, which makes it difficult to enjoy the trip, and hotel and food prices will rise several times.

Spring

The weather is gradually warming up, the sunshine is not too strong, and the sea temperature is suitable. The price and tourist flow are less than during the Spring Festival.

Summer

In summer, Sanya's sun is quite strong, but if you avoid the time before and after noon, the evenings are still cool. At this time, the sea visibility is high, which is the best season for scuba diving enthusiasts.

Autumn

The sunshine and temperature are suitable, and the sea temperature is also suitable. However, there are more people, and the flight tickets are more expensive.

Winter

The temperature is most suitable, warm and comfortable, but the sea is a bit cold. There are many people, and the prices are higher than the off-season.

Suggestion: August is the peak season with many tourists. If you want to enjoy budget travel, go to Sanya in June and September, which are the least crowded seasons in Sanya. Flight and hotel prices are the lowest of the year.

Essential Items

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When you arrive in Sanya, you must go diving. You need to bring swimwear, swimming goggles, earplugs, etc. Bring replacement clothing (large temperature difference), umbrellas, hats, sunglasses, beach sandals. Also, bring medication: antihistamines, cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, painkillers, Band-Aids, eye drops, disinfectant cotton balls. Also, you must eat seafood. Bring fluorinated acid and yellow leaf grass. Don't forget your mobile phone, camera and charger. Also bring a portable music player, paper and pen, and some snacks and food.

There is also a critical point, remember to bring enough cash. Besides accommodation and large shopping malls, credit cards are difficult to use in Sanya, and automatic teller machines are also hard to find.

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Hotel

It is recommended to stay in Dadonghai. Sanya has three bays: Dadonghai, Sanya Bay and Yalong Bay. The advantage of Dadonghai is that it is close to the city center, making shopping, dining, travel and entertainment convenient. At night, there is fireworks on the beach, which is quiet and affordable. It is best to stay in seaside hotels or hotels with private beaches. You don't need to spend too much money to live in a sea view room. In fact, most of the time you spend in the room is not much, when you have an interest, you can just rush to the sea. In addition, many old hotels in Sanya, it is best to stay in newly opened hotels, its hardware facilities are relatively good.

Transportation

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Generally, when going to Sanya by plane, the tickets are usually cheaper than by train. Now it's very convenient to buy tickets online. If you have a planned itinerary, you should start to pay attention to ticket prices. If you don't have a fixed itinerary, the ticket prices before and after two days can have significant differences. Now all major travel websites have similar discount prices, the main difference is service and surrounding products.

Local Transportation

Regarding local transportation, if you want to save money, it is recommended for everyone to take buses. Sanya is a small city with many tourists, especially during peak season, it is difficult to take a taxi, and it may take an hour to get a taxi during peak hours. If you are visiting Sanya mainly to visit attractions, it is recommended for everyone to rent a car and drive. This is more convenient and flexible.

Suggestion: Many scenic spots, such as Big Dongtian, South Mountain Temple, Wukong Island, Yalong Bay, Tropical Paradise Forest Park, Binglong Valley, Ya Noda, etc., have direct bus service.

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Sanya is probably the most suitable city for driving open-top cars. Rent a car and drive to enjoy the sea view, which is very pleasant.

Yalong Bay

Wukong Island

South Mountain Culture and Tourism District

Window of Time

Deer Head Mountain Summit Park

West Island

Yalong Bay Central Plaza

Little Spring Ridge Forest Park

Half Moon Bay Sailboat Bay

White Gull Park

Phoenix Island

Queen Bay

Falling Creek Cave

Mother Pearl Angle

Beautiful Crown Exhibition and Convention Center

Yalong Bay Love Cube

Food

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It is a waste not to eat seafood when you come to Sanya. Sanya's unique geographical location and original ecological seawater make its seafood very fresh. Don't worry about seafood being expensive, choose the right place, you can also eat affordable and fresh seafood in Sanya.

Good places to eat seafood

First Market

Spring Garden Seafood Square

Old Fishermen's Port Seafood Square

Locomotive People's Seafood Square

Yalong Bay Outlet Seafood Square

Tips for eating seafood

1. Try not to eat raw seafood.

2. Seafood must be thoroughly cooked, steamed or boiled.

3. Seafood is a cold and yin food, so it is best to eat it with ginger, vinegar and other condiments.

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