Haikou three-day free travel guide

Impression of Haikou

Charming blue sea and sky, charming coastal scenery, dense tropical jungle, ancient style buildings, peculiar volcanic geological relics... Haikou is a place full of diversity Charming city, pack your bags and get ready to go~

Recommended route: Haikou Essence 3-day tour

Day 1: Volcanoes National Geological Park-Wanlv Garden-Holiday Beach

The second day Qiongtai Academy-Wugong Temple-Haikou Bell Tower-Qilou Old Street

The third day Dongzhai Port Mangrove-Hainan Tropical Wild Animal and Botanical Garden

Must Attraction: Volcanoes National Geological Park

Tour time: 3 hours

Transportation: Take Tourist Bus Line 2 and get off at the Crater Geopark Station; or at Haikou City Hall You can go directly to the park by taking the minibus from Fucheng to Meian at the Qiongshan Minibus Station on Hongchenghu Road in the town and at various bus stations on Nanhai Avenue.

Tickets: 60 yuan in peak season, 50 yuan in off-season.

Features: The only urban coastal tropical volcano in China and the first world-class tourist attraction in Hainan Province. The volcanoes in the park are rare Quaternary volcanoes in the world, with as many as 40 volcanic cones and more than 30 lava tunnels.

Main attractions: Ma'anling's volcanic crater, volcanic shrine, rock gallery, lava flow, and volcanic rock tools.

Travel tip: Be sure to try the Shishan mutton here. Many Haikou citizens even come here to eat.

Wanlvyuan

Visit time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take Tourist Line 2 and get off at Wanlvyuan Station.

Tickets: Free

Features: The largest coastal park in Haikou, with unique tropical seaside characteristics and ecological landscape gardens. The vegetation is mainly Hainan tropical ornamental plants, as well as domestic and foreign tropical and subtropical ornamental plants.

Main attractions: tropical garden landscape and seaside scenery.

Holiday Beach

Visit time: 3 hours

Transportation: Take bus 37 and get off at Holiday Beach Station.

Tickets: Free

Features: The most representative seaside tourist and leisure resort in Haikou City. The left edge of the beach is the lush ephedra forest belt, and the right edge is the vast blue Qiongzhou Strait. The sunshine, sea charm, beach and coconut breeze complement each other to form a charming tropical scenery.

Main attractions: seaside scenery, leisure and entertainment.

Activity items: The beach has facilities such as a water world, bathing center, beverage station, music square, beach volleyball court, barbecue garden, and lighted basketball court, allowing tourists and friends to fully enjoy the wonderful seaside time.

Travel Tips: Don’t miss the live performance of "Impression Hainan Island" held at the theater on the east side of the beach. In addition, the theater will also set off passionate fireworks every night.

Qiongtai Academy

Tour time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take bus 1, 4, 42, 44, 49, 58, Take Route 202 and get off at Qiongtai Normal University Station.

Ticket: 5 yuan

Features: Built in memory of Qiu Jun, the most talented scholar in Hainan and a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, it has a typical Lingnan architectural layout. The buildings in the academy are exceptionally unique with carved beams and paintings; the courtyard is lined with trees and the environment is beautiful and quiet.

Main attractions: Kuixing Tower and celebrity statues.

Activities: The Fucheng Flower Changing Festival (the evening of the 15th day of the first lunar month) and the Junpo Festival Temple Fair (the ninth to nineteenth day of the second lunar month) are held every year.

Wugong Temple

Tour time: 2 hours

Transportation: Take bus 44 and get off at Wugongci Station

Ticket: 17 yuan

Features: It displays ancient Chinese culture of demoted officials, Hainan history and culture, and cultural relics with Hainan characteristics of ancient architectural art. It has the reputation of "Qiongtai Scenic Spot", "Yinghai Humanities" and "Hainan's First Scenic Spot"

Main attractions: wooden buildings and Wugong stone sculptures

Haikou Bell Tower

Tour time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take bus 14, 37, or 38. Road, get off at Bell Tower Station.

Tickets: Free

Features: One of the eight scenic spots in Haikou, called "The New Sound of Ancient Bells". The bell tower has a long history. It is located next to the street and water, with graceful appearance and elegant scenery.

Main attractions: clock tower building and big clock.

Qilou Old Street

Visit time: 2-3 hours

Transportation: It is very close to Haikou Bell Tower and can be reached on foot.

Tickets: Free

Features: The most distinctive street view in Haikou. On both sides of the street are arcades with a history of nearly a century and full of Nanyang architectural style. There are nearly 600 arcades distributed in old neighborhoods such as Deshengsha Road, Xinhua South Road, Zhongshan Road, and Boai Road.

Main attractions: arcades and old neighborhood style.

Dongzhaigang Mangroves

Visit time: 2-3 hours

Transportation: Take Tourist Line 4 and get off at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Station Can.

Tickets: Free

Features: China's first mangrove nature reserve, known as "Sea Forest Park" and "Undersea Village". The park is home to the largest mangrove forest in the country, with the largest range of species and the most complete preservation.

Main attractions: rare tree species and tidal flat scenery.

Travel Tips: Unlike mangroves in other places, the mangroves in Dongzhai Port will be submerged by the tide every time the tide rises, leaving only the green crowns rippling with the waves. At this time, if you row a boat into the winding "corridor" of the mangrove, it will be like entering a fantasyland. Hainan Tropical Wild Animal and Botanical Garden

Tour time: 3 hours

Transportation: Take Tourist Line 4, get off at Hainan Square Station, then take Line 27, 51, 68, Tourist Line Take Line 5 and get off at the Provincial Lottery Center Station. Finally, take the Tourism Line 2 and get off at the Hainan Wildlife Park Station.

Ticket: 98 yuan

Features: The only natural museum in China that displays the island’s tropical rainforest ecosystem in a panoramic manner and concentrates the essence of Hainan Island’s flora and fauna. Entering the park is like entering a "natural oxygen bar" and a wonderful "forest bath".

The main attraction: a wide variety of animals and plants.

Activities: Tourists can take a ride in the driving viewing area to see African lions, Siberian tigers, black bears and other beasts in their natural state. They can also see Asian elephants, giraffes, crocodiles and hippos in the pedestrian area. You can also play with monkeys in the artificial monkey mountain, stroll in the tropical bird world, and watch various tropical bird performances.

Travel Tips: Keep a distance from animals to avoid unnecessary harm. On the other hand, do not take actions that may cause harm to animals or feed food at will.

Other attractions recommended

Hai Rui Tomb, Hainan Provincial Museum, Jinniuling Park, Haikou Park, Xixiu Beach, Xiuying Fort, etc.

The best season for practical travel information

October to May of the following year is the best time to travel to Haikou, with calm seas, pleasant weather, and warm winds. The eastern part of Hainan Island is called the "typhoon corridor", so don't forget to listen to the typhoon warnings issued by the meteorological department when traveling in summer and autumn.

Transportation

1. Airport: Haikou Meilan Airport is 25 kilometers away from Haikou City. You can take the train to Haikou East and reach Haikou City, or you can take the airport bus to the city. . There are buses No. 21 and No. 41 in the city that go directly to Meilan Airport.

2. Train: The two commonly used railway stations in Haikou are Haikou Railway Station and Haikou East Railway Station. The buses running from the railway station to Haikou urban area include No. 28, No. 35, No. 37 and No. 40 road.

3. Ships: Haikou has two ports, Xingang and Haikou Xiuying Port. Xingang mainly operates passenger and car ferries between Zhanjiang Port and Haian. Xiuying Port mainly operates to Zhanjiang and Beihai. route.

4. Car: Haikou South Bus Station mainly goes to Ding'an, Tunchang, Wuzhishan and other cities and counties on the east and middle lines of Hainan. The East Station mainly goes to counties on the east line of Hainan. West Station mainly serves Danzhou, Baisha, Changjiang, Dongfang, Lingao and other lines. Long-distance passenger transport out of the island is also available at this station.

5. Internal transportation: Haikou currently has 80 bus lines. Most of the fares in the urban area are 1 yuan, and some are 2 yuan. If you have a Baodao Tong card, you can get a 10% discount. There are dedicated sightseeing buses between major tourist attractions, Route 1 and 2. It should be noted that local taxi prices are on the high side, so be sure to bargain.

Accommodation in Haikou

There are many hotels and inns in Haikou. Even during the peak tourist seasons such as Spring Festival and National Day, you can still find satisfactory accommodation. The hotel grades are also very complete. The price of luxurious and comfortable high-end hotels is about 500-800 yuan, the price of cheap and good-quality economy hotels is about 200 or 300 yuan, or the price of low-priced but full of atmosphere and personalized youth hostels is about 100 yuan. It can be said that it has everything.

Haikou Food

Haikou cuisine is famous for its coconut flavor, such as coconut milk chicken, coconut milk bird's nest cup, etc. The four famous dishes in Hainan are Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck, Dongshan goat, and Hele crab. Hainanese rice noodles, chicken rice, pig's trotter rice, coconut rice, fried rice dumplings, fish pot, crab porridge, and refreshing tonic are popular delicacies not to be missed. You can't go wrong without eating them all at once!

Haikou Shopping

The local specialties include Xinglong coffee, pepper, coconut sugar, especially pepper, which is very fragrant and worth buying. Dadongmen Market is a distribution center for dried seafood. You can buy some delicious red fish or dried squid here. The main commercial street is on Haixiu East Road. In addition, the Jiefang Road area is a consumption place for locals and young fashion people.