The social side of Hainan: a private yacht day on the water, Houhai’s surf-town night market, Atlantis, and Sanya’s headline islands, all with your own guide and vehicle.
Why this trip
- Three-hour private luxury yacht cruise with jet-ski and sea fishing
- Houhai Night Market and Haitang Bay after dark
- Helicopter sightseeing loop over the coast
- Wuzhizhou Island and Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone
- Atlantis Aquaventure or The Lost Chambers Aquarium
Day by day
Day 1 – Arrival in Sanya
Meals: Meals at leisure | Overnight: Sanya beachfront hotel
- Arrive at Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Your private driver and English-speaking guide meet you and transfer you to your beachfront hotel. The rest of the day is yours to settle in and enjoy the coast.
Day 2 – Wuzhizhou Island & Atlantis Aquaventure
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner | Overnight: Sanya beachfront hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Wuzhizhou Island – Sanya’s signature island, with white sand, remarkably clear water and coral reefs. Time to swim, snorkel or simply walk the shore.
- Choose one: Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark or The Lost Chambers Aquarium.
- Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark – 36 slides, the near-vertical Leap of Faith from the Poseidon Tower, and a clear tunnel straight through the shark lagoon.
- The Lost Chambers Aquarium – more than 86,000 marine animals from 280 species. Sharks, rays and shoals of reef fish drift through the atmospheric ruins-themed tanks.
- The afternoon and evening are free to relax at your own pace.
Day 3 – Yanoda Rainforest & Binglanggu Li Culture
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch | Overnight: Sanya beachfront hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Choose one: Yanoda Rainforest or Binglanggu Li & Miao Cultural Park.
- Yanoda Rainforest – Hainan’s ‘Shangri-La’. Walk shaded boardwalks through dense tropical forest past waterfalls, ancient vines and giant ferns; the valley stays around 24 C year-round, a natural air-conditioned escape.
- Binglanggu Li & Miao Cultural Park – a 5A-rated park set among areca palms. Explore traditional boat-shaped Li houses, four intangible-heritage museums and living Li and Miao crafts. Your ticket includes a choice of five hands-on activities.
- Yalong Bay – seven kilometres of soft white sand with beach afternoon tea. An offshore diving experience is included; if you would rather not dive, choose one of a jet-ski ride, banana boat, water scooter, flyboard or semi-submersible tour.
- The afternoon and evening are free to relax at your own pace.
Day 4 – Nanshan & Tianya Haijiao
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch | Overnight: Sanya beachfront hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone – a Tang-style Buddhist complex facing the open sea, home to the 108-metre three-faced Guanyin statue rising from the water. Allow at least two hours for the gardens and the temple.
- Tianya Haijiao – ‘Edge of the Sky, Corner of the Sea’. Walk the rocky shoreline past monumental cliff carvings that have drawn poets and travellers for centuries.
- Tianya Town – a blue-and-white fishing village with terracotta roofs that feels like a little Santorini on Hainan’s south coast.
Day 5 – Sanya & the Coast
Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Sanya beachfront hotel
- A full day at leisure – sleep in, have breakfast, then spend the day entirely as you wish.
Day 6 – Departure
Meals: Breakfast
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Free time until your private transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
What is included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide
- Hand-picked 4-star or 5-star beachfront accommodation in Sanya (your choice of category)
- Daily buffet breakfast and the speciality meals listed in the day-by-day itinerary
- All main entrance tickets for the sights listed
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Bottled water throughout the tour
Not included
- International and domestic flights to/from Sanya
- Travel insurance and personal medical expenses
- Meals and drinks not listed in the itinerary
- Activities and services not listed in the itinerary
- Single-room supplement, gratuities and personal expenses
- Visa fees and visa invitation letters (ask us if you need one)
Where you stay
Stay in one hand-picked Sanya beachfront hotel for the whole trip, so you never repack. Choose from a 4-star oceanfront garden-view room, a 4-star oceanfront sea-view room, a 5-star sea-view room in Tianya Town, or a 5-star oceanfront sea-view room in Sanya Bay. Tell us your preference when you enquire.
Good to know
- This is a private tour: your own air-conditioned vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. No shopping stops, ever.
- Hotel check-out is 12:00 noon. If you fly late, leave luggage at reception and enjoy the day; a day-use room can be arranged.
- Breakfast is included at the hotel. Other meals are listed per day; drinks are not included.
- Entrance tickets cover the main gate of each sight.
- Island ferries can be busy in peak season. Guests over 60 or with limited mobility may be asked to sign a waiver; some islands do not accept guests over 70 for safety reasons.
- Hainan is hot and sunny year-round: bring high-SPF sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, swimwear and a light rain jacket.
- Itinerary order may be adjusted for weather or local conditions, but no included sight is dropped.
Prices are quoted per person in USD and confirmed before booking. Ask us on WhatsApp for your dates and a final quotation.
