Travel to Hainan
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Destinations

Five places that define the island

Sanya Sanya Tropical beach capital China's best-known tropical resort city, at the island's southern tip. Yalong Bay and Haitang Bay hold the top luxury resorts; Dadonghai is the liveliest beach … Read more β†’ Haikou Haikou Coconut city The island capital and main air gateway. Wander the arcaded Qilou Old Street, explore the Haikou Volcanic Cluster Global Geopark, and eat your way through Haina… Read more β†’ Wanning Wanning Surf town Hainan's surf capital. Riyue Bay hosts the island's best-known surf breaks and surf schools; Shimei Bay adds a quieter luxury stretch. Backed by green hills, wi… Read more β†’ Lingshui Lingshui Clear Water Bay Lingshui Travel Guide: Where Hainan’s Turquoise Secret Meets Fishermen’s Soul We came for the postcard bays. We stayed for the sour noodles and the sound of boa… Read more β†’ 🏝️ Wenchang Home of coconut groves The hometown of Wenchang chicken and China's first coastal space launch city. Dongjiao Coconut Grove covers kilometres of coastline; the space launch centre has… Read more β†’ Qionghai Qionghai Home of Boao, the town that hosts Asia's most famous forum. Cruise the Wanquan River, wander the quiet Boao waterfront and try Jiaji duck in its birthplace. A r… Read more β†’ Wuzhishan Wuzhishan Wuzhishan Travel Guide: Into Hainan’s Rainforest Heart Introduction: Where the Mountain Meets the Table We first heard about Wuzhishan from a taxi driver in San… Read more β†’ Baoting Baoting Baoting Travel Guide: Where Hainan’s Rainforest Whispers Secrets We didn’t expect to fall for Baoting the way we did. Sandwiched between the louder coastal reso… Read more β†’ Danzhou Danzhou Danzhou Travel Guide: Salt Fields, Red Fish, and the Wild West Coast of Hainan We arrived in Danzhou on a Tuesday morning, expecting just another stop on our Ha… Read more β†’ Dongfang Dongfang A working fishing city on the west coast — harbors full of boats, salt pans and the island's westernmost lighthouse. Come for real seafood markets and zero crow… Read more β†’ Changjiang Changjiang The coast of Qizi Bay, where black rocks form natural chessboard patterns against the surf. A raw, quiet stretch of west-coast shoreline with fishing villages b… Read more β†’ Ledong Ledong Ledong Travel Guide: Where Hainan’s Last Rainforest Meets the Salt Wind We didn’t plan to fall for Ledong. It happened slowly, the way mist curls around a mount… Read more β†’ Ding'an Ding'an A lakeside county north of the central hills, famous for Xian'gou beef hot pot and Nanli Lake. A half-day food stop between Haikou and the highlands. Read more β†’ Tunchang Tunchang Quiet hill country around Muse Lake, where Tunchang black pig dishes draw food lovers from across the island. Slow roads, fruit farms and very few tourists. Read more β†’ Chengmai Chengmai China's famous "longevity county" and the home of Fushan coffee, grown on volcanic soil near Haikou. Tour the coffee farms and slow down with the locals' aftern… Read more β†’ Lingao Lingao A north-coast county whose suckling pig is roasted to crackling perfection — locals drive an hour just for dinner. Gaoshan Ridge adds a green backdrop to a food… Read more β†’ Baisha Baisha Deep in the central highlands, Baisha grows tea on the rim of an ancient meteorite crater. Mountain villages, Li & Miao crafts and the island's rarest teas. Read more β†’ Qiongzhong Qiongzhong Limu Mountain's wild forests and the green oranges that made the county famous. Raw highland scenery with almost no tourist infrastructure — for travelers who l… Read more β†’