Sanya Beach Tour

Upon your arrival in Sanya, your guide will pick you up at the airport and send you to a hotel for a rest. From now on, your Sanya visa free tour begins. As a city in Hainan province, Sanya is located on the southern tip of Hainan province. Covering 1,921 square kilometers, the permanent population of Sanya is 1,031,396. Sanya is an international tourist city with tropical seaside scenery, also known as the "Hawaii of the East". Sanya is located in a low latitude tropical oceanic monsoon climate zone with an average annual temperature of 868.6°F. You will enjoy a wonderful time in this sunshine beach city.

In the morning, you will visit Nanshan Temple, covering 266,800 square meters. It takes around 1 hour(45KM) for us to drive there. As the largest Chinese Buddha ashram newly built in the last 50 years, it is magnificent, imitating the architecture style of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The lotus pool in Nanshan Temple is worth a visit. The lotus flower has long been considered sacred by Buddhists for its ability to inspire people not to be enslaved by external objects. In China, literati often describe the lotus like this: The lotus grows out of sludge without being polluted by the sludge. The saying bears a meaning that people should be independent in the dirty world, and always maintain integrity, which is also pursued by the monks in Nanshan Temple.

Then you will enjoy your lunch at the temple where vegetarian dishes are provided.

In the afternoon, you will pay a visit to the Tianya Haijiao Scenic Area, located southwest of Sanya City. Covering 16.4 square kilometers, it is renowned for two giant stones carved with 4 Chinese characters, which pronounce Tianya and Haijiao respectively. In Chinese, tianya refers to the skyline; haijiao means cape. There is a view platform named Jimutianya, which lies northwest of Tianya Haijiao Scenic Area. It is the best place to appreciate the scenery. Standing on it, you can see Tianya stone, a 108-meter-tall Avalokitesvara statue on Nan Mountain, South China Sea, and the beach. If you travel with your love, you can go to see the Tianya Haijiao wedding hall in the southeast which is a popular wedding place, with a pure white base and rainbow-colored glass, surrounded by fountains and colored light bands. A giant piece of glass stands in the hall, decorated with pure white flowers and candlesticks.

Then you will watch the Romantic Show of Sanya which demonstrates the stories that happened in Sanya and shows the beautiful scenery of Sanya with a 360-degree screen.

Finally, you will be transferred to the hotel for rest.

Tianya Haijiao scenic area

Nanshan Temple

Today, you can do what you would like to. There are various aquatic sports, such as water kayaking, water trampoline, water scooter, and so on. Additionally, you can also have a taste of local snacks, including coconut rice, bamboo-tube-cooked rice, Jiaji duck, Nourish Cool (Sam Bo Luong). If you are interested in seafood, Hele crab will amaze you. Such a kind of crab is fleshy and full of golden crab cream. There are various cooking ways, among which steaming is the best way to retain the original flavor.

Option: In the morning, you can visit Binglanggu·Hainan Li & Miao Cultural Heritage Park (hereinafter referred to as Binglanggu) located in the areca forest and vines interweaved tropical rain forest. You can appreciate the traditional Li (a Chinese ethnic minority) textile technique，including spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering. It will be an unforgettable experience to learn intangible cultural heritage skills and feel the fun of doing things.

In the afternoon, you can visit Yanoda Rainforest where you can see much marvelous landscape such as a hanging garden, strangler figs, and the fruit growing from old stems. There are also plentiful exciting recreation activities such as Cosplay of Counter-Strike, Zip-lining, and many other activities.

Today, you will be sent to the airport and your China visa free tour to Sanya ends here now.

Author: Wang Chongchong

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