About Hainan
Hainan bays
The bays travelers book by name are on the south and east coasts, plus Haikou’s west-coast beach on the north.
South
Yalong Bay is the long, quieter resort beach. Dadonghai is compact and close to restaurants. Sanya Bay is the airport-side arc, useful on arrival day. Haitang Bay is where the duty-free malls sit.
You can see more than one in a week. Sleeping in a different bay every night wastes the holiday.
East and north
Riyue Bay in Wanning is the surf beach. Boao is a river mouth more than a swimming resort. Haikou’s west coast is a city beach for sunset, not a second Yalong.
Water quality and flags are posted locally. A brochure photo is not today’s conditions.
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