Hainan islands
The trip you fly into is Hainan island itself. The small islands in the brochures are day trips from the coast. The distant southern islands are a different journey.
Day trips
Wuzhizhou, off the Sanya coast, is the standard clear-water day. West Island is the other frequent boat from the same city. Both sell tickets and time slots; go early.
They are not places to miss a flight. Be back on the main island with hours to spare.
The rest of the sea
The province’s sea area is vast, on the order of two million square kilometres, with hundreds of reefs and sandbanks that are not visitor piers.
Sansha administers islands far south of the beaches in this guide. It is not a taxi ride from Sanya. This page does not sell a route there.
Continue exploring Hainan
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