My employer organized a trip to Hainan (double flight). I have never been there. What should I pay attention to?

I traveled to Hainan on May Day this year. After I came back, I summarized some experiences and told them to you.

Baggage check-in problem. After arriving at the airport, the staff will ask you if you want to pack your luggage. Remember, only the cartons you bought there need to be packed. (Of course, if you buy a lot of fruit, you will get it for free.) Of course, packing requires consumption. I have personally seen many people who don’t know, packing their own travel bags that can be used for boarding the plane! Totally unnecessary. Also, if you are carrying a zippered travel bag, the airport staff will add a lock for 5 yuan when there is no prompt from Rehe during the weighing process. This is also unnecessary. Also, checked baggage must go directly to the destination, so don’t lose it when transferring.

To protect yourself from the sun, bring high-power sunscreen and apply it even when there is no sun. When at the beach, reapply every hour or so.

Diving is a must when you go to Hainan. Our quotation includes 250 yuan for diving, but you will know when you get there. This price is only an "experience" price, that is, it is only at the beach and will not take you to deep water areas. The subsequent prices are 300, 380, 480... for you to choose. At this time, the tour guide will cooperate with the commentator and say that you can get a better experience by adding some money. My suggestion: dive directly for 250 yuan. After entering the water, communicate with your diving instructor. You can give him some money and let him take you to a better place. Remember, the dealer will recommend you a disposable breathing nozzle at 20 yuan each. Now that you know this, bring it with you beforehand!

Shopping, all the places the tour guide takes you to are all commissioned, and the things there are very expensive. For example, I bought coconut pancakes at a store recommended by my tour guide for about 100 yuan for 3 boxes. When I came back, I bought 5 boxes at a supermarket in Haikou for about 40 yuan. Moreover, the store at the tour guide’s store had large packaging and light weight! So, remember, don't buy anything. Mangoes are very cheap there. In the store recommended by the tour guide, the best mango king costs 10 yuan per pound, but it is only 5 yuan on the street! To give you a reference, I bought normal mangoes, 8 pieces for 5 yuan. Outside the attractions, 5 for 10 yuan!

If the tour price includes a seafood dinner, it doesn’t matter if you eat it. If not, don’t go! The shrimps eaten there are not as big as those in the Northeast! The environment is extremely bad. It costs 150 per person. Think about it, it only costs 5 or 6 people to order seafood outside. It is very cheap to order seafood outside.

The performances by popular artists are not very good, so if you haven’t seen them before, it doesn’t hurt to give them a try.

Don’t enter Miao Village, it’s a rubbish attraction.

Recommendation: Monkey Island, there is also a botanical garden. The small pineapples there are 1 yuan each, which is very cheap in Dongshan. Don't buy jackfruit cut by the locals. The more you cut it, the thicker it becomes. If you want to try it, buy the one that costs 1 yuan per skewer.

That’s all I can think of at the moment. If you have any questions, feel free to ask further.