How to get to the Paracel Islands

The legal channels to go to the Paracel Islands are: taking a cruise ship from Sanya Phoenix Island, taking a club ship, taking a Sansha supply ship, or taking a plane.

Legal channels to go to the Paracel Islands:

1. Take a cruise from Sanya Phoenix Island: You can take the "Changle Princess" or "South China Sea Dream" cruise ship from the Sanya Harbor Terminal Head to the Paracel Islands.

2. Take the club's boat: This method takes a long time, ranging from eight days to more than ten days. You can carry out activities such as diving, fishing and hunting, sea fishing, camping, etc. If the weather is good, you can also carry out night diving and other activities.

3. Take the Sansha supply ship: You can take the supply ship Qiongsha No. 2 from Qinglan Port in Wenchang, or the supply ship departing from Sanya Yulin Military Port to Yongxing Island. This requires official certification, such as going to the Paracel Islands for interviews, inspections, research, visiting family members, etc. Only after passing the review can you go to the Paracel Islands through this method.

4. By plane: Military expedition personnel, scientific expedition personnel or those who are invited can take military aircraft of the Naval Aviation Force to the Paracel Islands. This one departs from Haikou and flies to Yongxing Island.

Introduction to the Xisha Islands: The Xisha Islands are one of the four major archipelagoes in the South my country Sea, and now belong to Hainan Province. Located in the southeast of Hainan Island. Centered on Yongxing Island, it is about 330 kilometers away from Yulin Port in Sanya City and about 330 kilometers away from Qinglan Port in Wenchang County. The Paracel Islands are located in the middle of the tropics and have a tropical monsoon climate, which is hot and humid, but not extremely hot. Taking Yongxing Island as an example, the extreme high temperature is 34.9℃, the extreme low temperature is 15.3℃, and the annual average temperature is 26.5℃. The annual rainfall is 1505 mm. The Paracel Islands are the area most vulnerable to typhoons.

Islands open to tourism in the Paracel Islands:

1. Yagong Island: Yagong Island is a small island made of coral corpses. It is the only one in the Paracel Islands where you can swim. islands. You can enter the water in designated areas, and the deepest swimming area is 1.2-1.4 meters. You can also take a 10-minute sightseeing tour in a glass boat for free.

2. Yinyu Island: You can see the beautiful glass sea on Yinyu Island. There is a lighthouse on the island, a blue boat floating on the sea, and a unique swing.

3. Quanfu Island: Quanfu Island is an uninhabited island with only one flagpole, an island nameplate and a military solar device. The surface is very fine white coral sand, and the sea water is green and light blue, which is very beautiful. Quanfu Island is not allowed to swim in the sea, but it is an excellent place to take photos.

Notes on going to the Paracel Islands:

1. Tourists must be mainland Chinese citizens who have passed the political examination, be between 15 and 60 years old, and have no heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. History of disease.

2. You cannot land on the island alone, and you cannot travel independently.

3. Check the weather forecast before going to find out whether there is a typhoon. The Paracel Islands is a typhoon-prone period from August to October, so March to July every year is the best time to go to the Paracel Islands.

4. When going to the Paracel Islands, you should wear sunscreen and bring seasickness medicine and other necessary items.

5. You cannot wear slippers on the island. You must wear heel sandals or beach shoes. This is a mandatory requirement of the cruise company.