🌴Don't crowd Sanya! These hidden gems in Lingshui are the real deal! Boundary Island, Monkey Island, Clear Water Bay...all covered in one article
(Includes a 2-day, 1-night itinerary + a guide to avoiding pitfalls)
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🌊 Boundary Island - Glass Sea and Cliffside Cabins
🌟 Recommended: Hainan's only 5A-rated island! With 27-meter visibility, a white sand beach and rocky cliffs, it's reminiscent of Semporna!
💡 Must-sees
• Moonlight Castle: A Roman-style amphitheater where you can wear a red dress for apocalyptic photos (the light and shadows at 4 pm are stunning!)
• Manta Ray Interaction: Catch wild manta rays in the shallows! Soft as jelly (feeding time: 10 AM/2 PM)
• Seaside Boardwalk: 1.2 km long, with glass sea camera angles at every corner, making aerial photography look like blue jelly
🍜 Food: Coconut Chicken Hot Pot at the island's food court (sweet broth, 80 yuan per person)
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🐒 Blue Bay Monkey Island - Cross-Sea Cable Car + Tanka Fishing Raft
🌟 Recommended: China's only island macaque sanctuary! The cable car overlooks the 10,000-acre fishing raft, like a "sea gypsy"
💡 Must-see
• Cross-Sea Cable Car: 20 minutes. Below you are the Tanka fishing raft boathouses. Put your camera against the glass for aerial photography!
• Monkey Acrobatics: Little monkeys ride bikes and walk on tightropes—a must-see with kids (hold on tight! The monkeys steal the show!)
• Fish Raft Restaurant: A 5-minute walk from the cable car terminal, serving freshly caught porridge and salt-and-pepper mantis shrimp.
⚠️ Caution: Hide snacks in your bag! The monkeys are expert at snatching plastic bags.
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🏖️ Clearwater Bay—12km Freedom Lighthouse
🌟 Recommended: A singing beach! The sand clatters under your feet. Free photo opportunities at the lighthouse and wedding photography studio.
💡 Must-sees
• Freedom Lighthouse: The same design from "Gone Girl"! Red and white stripes against the blue sea: sunrise silhouettes are legendary.
• Travel photography hotspot: White church, swings, bus... 10+ locations for free (no one before 9 AM!)
• Beach bar: Order a mojito in the evening and lie on the sofa to listen to the waves (40 yuan per person)
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🍃 Coconut Field Ancient Village - Li Handicraft Experience
🌟 Recommended: A well-preserved Li village, where an elderly woman weaves and sings folk songs – the experience is truly immersive!
💡 Must-see spots
• Fire-making by Drilling Wood: Experience the survival skills of the Li people's ancestors; if you succeed, you'll be able to create a small flame!
• Rattan Bracelets: Get hands-on instruction on how to weave colorful wristbands. Materials cost 10 yuan.
• Shanlan Wine: Sweet and intoxicating Li glutinous rice wine. A small glass is 5 yuan to cool you down.
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🌺 Perfume Bay - Cliffside Lawn and Surfing
🌟 Recommended: A hidden gem! Beginner surfing lessons are 200 yuan/2 hours, with few crowds and stable waves.
💡 Must-sees
• Bookish Ocean View: On the Cliff Bookstore's sea-view terrace, order an iced Americano and watch the surfers.
• Wedding Lawn: Sloping grassy areas with white triangular houses, reminiscent of a New Zealand movie set.
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🦀 Tufu Bay - Wild Sea Hunting Base
🌟 Recommended: A wild beach only known to locals! Crabs and clams abound at low tide, allowing you to experience the joy of fishing.
💡 Must-sees
• Dusk Sea Hunting: Bring a small bucket and pliers. If you find moon shells, you can ask a restaurant to prepare them for you (boiled shells for 10 yuan).
• Ancient Lighthouse: A seven-story, mottled stone tower from the Qing Dynasty. Climb the spiral staircase for panoramic views.
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🥟 Tanka Fishing Raft - Enjoy fish porridge in a floating village.
🌟 Recommended: A 200-year-old floating village where "mud dumplings" are actually scorpionfish dumplings! Fish minced into dumplings, so delicious!
🍜 Delicious Food
• Drumstick Dumplings: Fish mixed with pork and chives, with a thin, translucent skin (dip in red vinegar to help with the greasiness)
• Tanka Porridge: Mixed fish, shrimp, and snails, sprinkled with pepper to warm your stomach
• Fried Sandworms: A challenge for the brave! Crispy taro rice is delicious.
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🗺️ 2-Day, 1-Night Itinerary
Day 1:
Morning: Boundary Island (Moonlight Castle, Manta Rays, Diving)
Afternoon: Clear Water Bay (Lighthouse Photos, Sunset at a Beach Bar)
Dinner: Tufu Bay Beach Catch and Seafood Processing
Day 2:
Morning: Monkey Island (Cable Car, Monkey Watching, Lunch on a Fishing Raft)
Afternoon: Coconut Village (Handmade Products, Shanlan Wine) → Surfing at Xiangshui Bay
Dinner: Fish Dumplings and Porridge at a Tanka Fishing Raft
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💡 My Tricky Experience
• Transportation: Taxi from Lingshui Station to Boundary Island for 30 RMB, ferry ticket from the pier for 127 RMB including entrance fee.
• Sunscreen: Use physical sunscreen! Wear a jellyfish suit when surfing to prevent scratches.
• Accommodation: We recommend the Westin in the Clear Water Bay area, priced at 300 RMB for a sea view room.
• Avoid: Don't pick up coral and shells in the scenic area! Fines are hefty.
Lingshui's sea: glassy waves beneath coconut trees, the vibrant atmosphere of fishing rafts, and the sting of tiny crabs pinching your toes while you're fishing—this is the real, vibrant Hainan!
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