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Spend 4 days and 3 nights in Sanya for just 1500 RMB per person! Stay in a sea view room, visit Wuzhizhou Island, go clam digging at Houhai Village, enjoy Qingbuliang dessert, and get zero-cost ticket tips revealed...

This time, we’re taking you to a city favored by the sun—Sanya, Hainan. It’s not the Maldives, but it has the pristine white sands of Yalong Bay, known as "the world's number one bay"; it’s not as famous as Thailand, but it hides China’s most beautiful tropical island—Wuzhizhou Island; it’s not overseas, but a bowl of Qingbuliang, a plate of Baoluo noodles, and a HeLe crab can let you taste the freshness and warmth of the island.

With 4 days and 3 nights, and a budget of 1500 RMB per person, I designed a high cost-performance, relaxed-paced, and sea view freedom itinerary. Using high-speed trains, buses, and carpool transfers, three people share a sea view homestay, allowing you to see the bluest sea, feel the warmest breeze, and eat the freshest seafood at the lowest cost.

📍 Itinerary Overview
Duration: 4 days and 3 nights (recommended departure on Friday, return on Sunday).
Budget: 1500 RMB per person (including round-trip transportation, accommodation, tickets, and meals)
Recommended departure: Haikou (convenient high-speed train, suitable for nationwide transfers)
Start and end points: Haikou → Sanya (high-speed train) → Sanya → Haikou (return).
Route:
Day 1: Haikou → Sanya → Dadonghai/Xiaodonghai → Night tour of First Market.
Day 2: Wuzhizhou Island day trip (including ferry ticket).
Day 3: Yalong Bay beach + clam digging at Houhai Village + Tianya Haijiao (view from afar for check-in).
Day 4: Sunrise at Yeming Corridor + return to Haikou.

Day 1: First night feeling the sea breeze of Sanya
Transportation: Haikou East Station → Sanya Station (second-class seat on high-speed train about 117 RMB, 1.5 hours). After exiting, take bus No. 4 directly to Dadonghai Square (fare 2 RMB, 40 minutes).
Afternoon: Stroll around Dadonghai & Xiaodonghai (free) — Sanya’s most affordable open beaches!
Highlights: Swim, take photos, sunbathe at Dadonghai (safety first). Walk to Xiaodonghai, less crowded and clearer water, suitable for snorkeling (mask rental 20 RMB). Check in at the “Luhuitou” mountain foot sea view boardwalk. Recommended stay: 3 hours.
Evening: First Market seafood processing street — a must-try experience in Sanya!
Process: 1. Buy fresh seafood in the market (recommended: mantis shrimp, mango conch, grouper). 2. Choose a processing shop to cook it (processing fee about 15-20 RMB per dish). 3. Enjoy your own “private seafood feast.”
Money-saving tip: Ask the seller to remove shells before weighing to avoid the “ice weight” trap. Recommended shops: “Alang Seafood” or “Sister Lin’s Fragrant Seafood” (clearly priced).
Recommended dishes: Steamed grouper + garlic steamed scallops + spicy stir-fried clams + Hainan greens.
Average cost per person: 80 RMB (including seafood + processing).
Accommodation: Dadonghai area sea view homestay, double/triple shared room, 5-minute walk to the beach, air conditioning, private bathroom, about 120 RMB per person per night.
Daily expenses: Transportation 119 + Meals 80 + Accommodation 120 = 319 RMB.

Day 2: The island king Wuzhizhou Island, a blue paradise
All day: Wuzhizhou Island scenic area (ticket + ferry combo 144 RMB, student ticket 120 RMB), known as “China’s Maldives,” with water visibility over 10 meters.
✅ Money-saving plan (no water activities): Take the ferry to the island (included in the ticket), get a scenic map, walk the island route: pier → Sunrise Rock → private custom beach → Mazu Temple → Horn Mountain → free area “One Line Sky.”
Photo spots: white lighthouse, glass sea, coral beach.
Recommended stay: 5 hours. Bring your own snacks and water; island dining is expensive.
Lunch: Bring bread, fruit, and bottled water or buy coconut and grilled sausage at island snack stalls (about 30 RMB).
Return by ferry before 16:00.
Dinner: Dadonghai “Qiongxiangge Hainan Restaurant” for authentic Hainan flavors!
Recommended: small portion of HeLe crab (68 RMB), Baoluo noodles, half Wenchang chicken, Qingbuliang dessert.
Average cost per person: 65 RMB.
Continue staying at sea view homestay, second night shared room about 120 RMB per person.
Daily expenses: Transportation 2 (bus) + Tickets 144 + Meals 95 + Accommodation 120 = 361 RMB.

Day 3: Bay area tour from Yalong Bay to Houhai Village
Morning: Bus No. 25 → Yalong Bay Station → outside Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park + beach. The park ticket is expensive (175 RMB), but we only visit the free parts!
✅ Plan: Walk to Yalong Bay beach (free open section), check in at the “World’s Number One Bay” monument, take beach photos, wade in the waves, collect shells, and view the “If You Are the One 2” filming location—Bird’s Nest Resort.
Recommended stay: 2.5 hours.
Lunch: Yalong Bay food street “Aju Cold Noodles.”
Recommended: Hainan noodles, cold noodles, Qingbuliang dessert.
Average cost per person: 25 RMB.
Afternoon: Taxi or carpool to Houhai Village (about 40 RMB per person), a hidden clam digging spot at Tenghai Fishing Village! At low tide, large reef areas are exposed where you can pick snails, catch crabs, and dig sand worms...
✅ Clam digging tips: Check tide times (arrive 1 hour before low tide recommended), bring a small bucket, gloves, and tongs (can buy on site for under 10 RMB). Be safe and avoid deep water areas.
Recommended stay: 2 hours.
Evening: Surfing experience at Houhai Village (optional). Beginners can take a half-day surfing class (about 198 RMB per person, including coach and equipment). If you don’t want to spend, watching the surfing youth show off skills by the sea is also very cool!
Dinner: Houhai Village “Langren Canteen” or “Fisherman’s Shop.”
Recommended: salt and pepper mantis shrimp, garlic steamed abalone, Hainan old dad tea.
Average cost per person: 50 RMB.
Return to Dadonghai homestay, third night shared room about 120 RMB per person.
Daily expenses: Transportation 82 (bus + carpool) + Tickets 0 + Meals 75 + Accommodation 120 + Clam digging tools 10 = 287 RMB.

Day 4: Farewell to Sanya with sunrise at Yeming Corridor and return
Early morning 5:30: Head to Yeming Corridor (Sanya Bay) to watch the sunrise. Take bus No. 25 or taxi to Sanya Bay Haiyun Resort Hotel section.
The “Yeming Corridor” is 20 kilometers long, less crowded and beautiful, lined with coconut trees, with sunrise casting golden light on the sea.
Recommended stay: 1 hour to shoot a set of stunning seaside morning photos.
Breakfast: roadside old dad tea stall.
Recommended: conch porridge + char siu bun + coconut milk.
Average cost per person: 15 RMB.
Transportation: Sanya Station → Haikou East Station (second-class seat on high-speed train 117 RMB, recommended departure before 9:30).
Daily expenses: Transportation 134 (taxi + train) + Meals 15 + Emergency reserve 351 = 500 RMB.

Total cost summary (per person):
Item Cost
Transportation (round-trip high-speed train + city bus + carpool) 117×2 + 2 + 2 + 40 + 117 = 400 RMB
Accommodation (3 nights shared room) 120 × 3 = 360 RMB
Tickets 144 RMB
Meals (4 days) 80 + 95 + 75 + 50 + 15 = 315 RMB
Experiences & emergency reserve 171 RMB
Total: 1500 RMB!
Precisely controlled within budget!

Helpful tips:
1. Best season: November to April next year, avoid typhoon season, warm and comfortable climate.
2. Sanya has strong UV rays, be sure to bring sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses.
3. Student ID can get discounts on some scenic tickets, saving nearly 100 RMB.
4. Want to save more? Switch accommodation to hostel beds (80 RMB/night), total budget can be reduced to within 1200 RMB.
5. Remember to take photos when weighing seafood for processing to avoid “ghost scales.”

Sanya is not an unreachable dream. It is the splashing waves of Dadonghai, the glass sea of Wuzhizhou Island, the clam digging laughter at Houhai Village, and the summer coolness in a bowl of Qingbuliang.

4 days and 3 nights, 1500 RMB, you can not only see the sea, play in the sand, and eat seafood, but also embrace the purest tropical style in the most down-to-earth way.

Wish you a pleasant journey! Please follow me (to be continued)!