impression of Haikou

charming blue sea and blue sky, charming seaside scenery, dense tropical jungle, ancient amorous feelings buildings, peculiar volcanic geological relics ... Haikou, a city full of diverse charms, Pack your bags and get ready to go ~

Recommended route Haikou Essence 3-day tour

First day Volcano Group National Geopark-Wanlv Park-Holiday Beach

Second day Qiongtai Academy-Wugong Temple-Haikou Bell Tower-Qilou Old Street

Third day Dongzhaigang Mangrove-Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park

Must-play attractions Volcano Group National Geopark

Visiting time. Or take the bus from Fucheng to Mei 'an at Qiongshan CMB Station on Hongchenghu Road, Fucheng Town, Haikou City, and the bus stops on Nanhai Avenue, and you can go directly to the park.

tickets: 6 yuan in peak season and 5 yuan in low season.

Features: The only coastal tropical volcano in China and the first world-class tourist attraction in Hainan Province. The volcanic group in the park is a rare Quaternary volcanic group in the world, with as many as 4 volcanic cones and more than 3 lava tunnels.

Main attractions: Ma 'anling crater, volcanic shinto, rock corridor, lava flow and volcanic stone tools.

Travel Tips: You must try the Shishankou mutton here, and even many Haikou citizens will come here to eat it specially.

Wanlvyuan

Tour time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take Tour Line 2 and get off at Wanlvyuan Station.

Admission: free

Features: Haikou's largest coastal park, with unique tropical coastal features and ecological landscape features. The vegetation is mainly tropical ornamental plants in Hainan, as well as tropical and subtropical ornamental plants at home and abroad.

main attractions: tropical garden landscape and seaside scenery.

Holiday Beach

Tour time: 3 hours

Transportation: Take bus No.37 and get off at Holiday Beach Station.

Admission: free

Features: Haikou is the most representative seaside tourist and leisure resort, with lush forest and ephedra belts on the left edge of the beach and Qiongzhou Strait on the right edge. Sunshine, sea rhyme, beach and coconut wind are in harmony, forming a charming tropical scenery.

main attractions: seaside scenery, leisure and entertainment.

Activities: The beach has water world, bathing center, drink station, music square, beach volleyball court, barbecue garden, basketball court with lights and other facilities, so that tourists and friends can fully enjoy the beautiful seaside time.

Travel Tips: Don't miss the live performance of Impression Hainan Island held in the East Theater of the beach, and the theater will also set off passionate fireworks every night.

Qiongtai Academy

Tour time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take No.1, No.4, No.42, No.44, No.49, No.58 and No.22, and get off at Qiongtai Teachers College Station.

Tickets: 5 yuan

Features: Built in memory of Qiu Jun, the first talented person in Hainan and a great scholar in Ming Dynasty, typical Lingnan architectural layout. The buildings in the academy are carved with beams and painted with buildings, which are extremely chic; The courtyard is shaded by trees and the environment is beautiful and quiet.

main attractions: kuixing building and celebrity statues.

Activities: Fucheng Flower Festival (the 15th night of the first lunar month, Junpo Festival Temple Fair (the 9th to 19th day of the second lunar month) will be held every year.

Wugong Temple

Tour time: 2 hours

Transportation: Take Bus No.44 and get off at Wugong Temple Station.

Tickets: 17 yuan

Features: It displays the ancient culture of demoting officials in China, Hainan's history and culture, and cultural relics with ancient architectural art with Hainan characteristics. It has the reputation of "Qiongtai Scenic Spot", "Yinghai Humanities" and "Hainan's First Scenic Spot".

main attractions: wooden buildings and stone carvings of Wugong.

Haikou Bell Tower

Tour time: 1 hour

Transportation: Take Bus No.14, Bus No.37 and Bus No.38 and get off at the Bell Tower Station.

Admission: free

Features: One of the eight scenic spots in Haikou, named "Ancient Bell and New Sound". The bell tower has a very long history, facing the street and the water, with graceful posture and shadow, and the scenery is very elegant.

main attractions: bell tower building and big clock.

Qilou Old Street

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Transportation: It is close to Haikou Bell Tower and can be reached on foot.

Admission: free

Features: Haikou's most distinctive street landscape, with arcades full of Nanyang architectural style with a history of nearly a hundred years on both sides of the street. There are nearly 6 arcades in the old districts such as Deshengsha Road, Xinhua South Road, Zhongshan Road and Bo 'ai Road.

main points of view: the style of arcade and old street.

Dongzhaigang Mangrove

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Transportation: Take Tour Line 4 and get off at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Station.

Admission: free

Features: The first mangrove nature reserve in China, known as "Marine Forest Park" and "Underwater Village". There are mangroves with the largest area, complete species and the most complete preservation in China.

main attractions: precious tree species and beach scenery.

Travel Tips: Unlike mangroves in other places, the mangroves in Dongzhai Port will be submerged by the tide every time the tide rises, leaving only a green crown rippling with the waves. At this time, rowing a boat into the winding "corridor" of mangroves is like entering a dreamland. Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park

Tour time: 3 hours

Transportation: Take Tourist Line 4 and get off at Hainan Square Station, then take Bus No.27, Bus No.51, Bus No.68 and Bus No.5, get off at Provincial Lottery Center Station, and finally take Tourist Line 2 and get off at Hainan Wildlife Park Station.

Tickets: 98 yuan

Features: The only natural museum in China that displays the tropical rain forest ecosystem of the island in a panoramic way and concentrates the essence of animals and plants in Hainan Island. Entering the park is like entering a "natural oxygen bar" and taking a wonderful "forest bath".

main attractions: a wide variety of animals and plants.

Activities: Tourists and friends can watch African lions, Siberian tigers, black bears and other wild animals in their natural state by car in the driving viewing area, watch Asian elephants, giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, etc. in the pedestrian area, and play with monkeys in the artificial monkey mountain, stroll in the tropical bird world and watch various tropical bird performances.

travel tips: keep a distance from animals to avoid unnecessary injuries. On the other hand, don't do anything harmful to animals or feed food at will.

Other scenic spots are recommended

Hairui Tomb, Hainan Provincial Museum, Jinniuling Park, Haikou Park, Xixiu Beach, Xiuying Fort, etc.

Best season for tourism practical information

October to May of the following year is the best season for tourism in Haikou, with calm, pleasant climate and warm winds. The eastern part of Hainan Island is called "Typhoon Corridor", so don't forget to listen to the typhoon warning issued by the meteorological department when traveling in summer and autumn.

transportation

1. Airport: meilan airport, Haikou is 25 kilometers away from Haikou City, and you can take the bullet train to Haikou East and Haikou City, or take the airport bus to Haikou City. There are 21 and 41 buses in the city that go directly to meilan airport.

2. Trains: Haikou Railway Station and Haikou East Railway Station are two commonly used railway stations. There are 28, 35, 37 and 4 buses from the railway station to downtown Haikou.

3. Steamship: There are two ports in Haikou, namely Xingang and Haikou xiuying port. Xingang is mainly used for passenger transport and car ferry between Zhanjiang Port and Hai 'an, and xiuying port is mainly used for routes to Zhanjiang and Beihai.

4. Bus: Haikou South Bus Station mainly goes to cities and counties on the east and middle lines of Hainan, such as Ding 'an, Tunchang and Wuzhishan. East Station mainly goes to counties on the eastern line of Hainan. The West Railway Station mainly goes to Danzhou, Baisha, Changjiang, Dongfang, Lingao and other lines, and long-distance passenger transportation from the island is also taken at this station.

5. Internal transportation: At present, there are 8 bus lines in Haikou. Most of the fares in the urban area are in 1 yuan, and some are in 2 yuan. If you hold the Baodao Pass, you will get a 1% discount. There are special sightseeing buses between the main tourist attractions, taking bus No.1 and No.2. It should be noted that the asking price of local taxis is on the high side, so be sure to bargain.

Accommodation in Haikou

There are a large number of hotels and guesthouses in Haikou, and you can still find satisfactory accommodation even during the Spring Festival, National Day and other tourist seasons. Hotel grades are also very complete. Luxury and comfortable high-end hotels cost about 5-8 yuan, cheap and good budget hotels cost about 2, 3 yuan, or low-priced but full-bodied personalized youth hostels cost about 1 yuan, which can be described as everything.

Haikou cuisine

Haikou cuisine is famous for its coconut flavor, such as chicken with coconut milk and bird's nest cup with coconut milk. The four famous dishes in Hainan are Wenchang Chicken, Jiaji Duck, East Goat and Hele Crab. Hainan powder, chicken rice, pig's foot rice, coconut rice, fried zongzi, fish pot, crab porridge and Qingbuliang are popular foods that can't be missed. How can you have a good time?

Shopping in Haikou

The local products include Xinglong coffee, pepper, coconut sugar, especially pepper, which is very fragrant and worth buying. Dadongmen Market is a distribution center for dried seafood, where you can buy some delicious red fish or dried squid. The main commercial street is Haixiu East Road, and Jiefang Road is the consumption place of local people and young fashionistas.