Suggested Itineraries

Haikou is the first stop on the Hainan Tour not only because it is the capital of the island, but also because it is the most convenient point as far as transportation is concerned.

Day One: Take a bus to the Tomb of Hai Rui Have lunch at a restaurant In the afternoon, take a coach to Wenchang and visit Dongjiao Coconut Forest and Wenchang Confucius Temple. In the afternoon, check in at a local hotel in Wenchang.

Day Two: Take the coach to Qionghai (about two hours) and see Wanquan River. Then take the coach to Wanning (about 45 minutes). First go to the Xinglong Tropical Garden. Then you can head to a hotel and check in. In the evening, enjoy the hot spring water in the hotel and have a rest!

Day Three: Take a coach to Wangning (about 45 minutes). In the morning, go to Monkey Island and in the afternoon Hailing Pearl Cultivation Temple. In the evening, take a coach to Sanya and check in at a hotel.

Days Four and Five: Go sunbathing at Dadonghai Beach or Yalong Bay, or both. Also worth visiting are Tianya Haijiao and Luhuitou Peninsular. For scuba diving fans, Wuzhizhou Coral Island should not be missed. It is really up to you to decide what to do with your time in Sanya but we suggest kicking off your shoes and soaking up the sun!

Day Six: In the morning take a coach to Tongza, which is commonly known as the Hainan Highlands. In the morning go to Seven Finger Mountain and in the afternoon the Minority Group Villages. In the late afternoon take the coach back to Haikou (3 hours) and stay overnight at a hotel.
Day Seven: In Haikou, visit Wugong Temple in the morning and then the Hainan Tour comes to an end with boats or flights away.

Transportation

By plane:
Travelling by plane is the best way to travel to and from Hainan. Haikou's airport is one of the ten largest in the country and together with Sanya's Phoenix Airport makes Hainan reachable from 39 major Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Changchun, Harbin, Qingdao, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, and more).

By train:
Please note that trains are rarely used for passenger travel on Hainan Island. What trains are used are industrial or commercial in nature.

By road:
Transportation in Hainan relies heavily on buses, with Hainan's highways and roads totalling as much as 14,000 kilometers. There are also major highways and roads that follow the eastern and western coastlines. The eastern highway is especially convenient and has greatly decreased travel times between Haikou and Sanya. Generally speaking, tourists tend to be driven along the eastern part of the island from Haikou to Sanya. Between the two there are four destinations worthy of paying a visit : Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning and Lingshui. The total time to run nonstop through all these places is between six and seven hours and costs RMB120 per person.

(Info source:ctrip.com)