Tropical bays, coral snorkelling and slow island days — China's southern coast and Hainan offer beach escapes that surprise first-time visitors.

Tidal-flat foraging · shell hunting · fishing villages · sunsets
from $300 pp
Dajiao Bay · fishing trip · clifftop walks · sunset feasts
from $430 pp
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Sanya on Hainan Island has China's best tropical beaches and resorts. On the mainland, Hailing Island near Yangjiang offers a quieter coconut-breeze coast.
October–April is ideal for Sanya — warm and dry. Summer is hot, humid and the typhoon season runs roughly July–September.
Yes. The Sanya Yacht Cruise & Snorkeling day trip combines a yacht cruise with snorkelling over coral in a sheltered bay, suitable even for non-swimmers.
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