Traveller's Will

In most cases you may have got a direct flight from your country to Haikou directly rather than to Sanya. However, most the attractions lie in Sanya esp. the best beaches are all situated in or near Sanya such as Dadonghai, Yalong Bay and others. In the case of arriving at Haikou Meilan International Airport and heading to Sanya straight. The best method is the high speed rail from Meilan Airport to Sanya Train Station. Once you go through immigration and customs in Meilan you walk to the front exit which is straight. Not many people speak English there so it can be challenging, but you don't have to worry as it is pretty straight forward.  Sign just outside the front exit pass customs. It shows you the options getting to the Domestic Terminal of the airport (which is where the Meilan Airport Train Station is. The free shuttle bus is ideal. Upon the exit to where cars or taxis are waiting, there is a sign that lists in both Chinese and English the various means of ...

Last update June 2019: I've put this information here to assist you with clarity on entry requirements into Hainan. Before I went to Hainan, I had some concern on whether there was visa on arrival as on many forums in the internet had varying information and this information was not clear in the Chinese visa center or Chinese embassy/consulate in Australia. Now that I've visited Hainan directly from Australia, I hope this experience I had, helps you all. Main Beach in Dadonghai, Sanya Hainan is an island province of China that lies in the South China Sea, has been declared a free trade zone by 2020 and now expanded visa free entry program to now 59 countries. Unlike, the entry into the Chinese mainland. Hainan enjoys easy entry requirements for foreign passport holders. There are two methods into Hainan Province (only via Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport), which include: Free visa entry for passport holders of 59 cou...