From the city center, Sanyawan Road leads directly to the bay. As you pass along the road, you can see the greenbelt on both sides as wide as 80 meters (87.5 yards), like a tropical plants viewing garden. Here you can find some typical and valuable tropical plants, such as cycad, palm, madagascar palm and oil palm.

The bay is surrounded by beautiful tropical scenery with a boundless sea view. The crystal clear blue sea stretches to the edge of the sky, while the waves lap the soft white sand. Across the sea, you will see two adjacent islands: Western Hawksbill Island and Eastern Hawksbill Island (commonly know as Western Island and Eastern Island). The Eastern Island is a garrison island with strict safety measures while the Western Island is open to the public. If you are interested in angling, you can reach the Western Island by motorboat as it has the biggest and best angling club of Sanya. There are many fish and you will return with great success. Furthermore, the island is famous for its limpid sea water and various benthoses.

Additionally, as this bay is not far from the city center, it would be a good choice to wander along it after supper to feel the soft sea breeze and warm sea water, and view the sunset. As you walk along the it, you can see the fishermen trawling and hear their working songs resounding to the skies. If you want to taste the real life of the fishermen, you can join them. But remember, trawling is not easy work. The net is about 100 meters (109 yards) long and it takes nearly two or three hours to tow it up to the bank. Moreover, this scene can only be seen in this bay as fishing has been forbidden in Dadonghai and Asian Dragon Bay. Compared with those places, the sea water and sand in this bay are not as good; however it attracts millions of visitors with its advantages.

  

And as Sanya Bay is not so popular as Yalong Bay, the Resorts in Sanya Bay offer cheaper rates.One thing to be mentioned: Unlike most of the resorts in Yalong Bay, You have to come across a road to the beach. But don't worry about the road, it is not a very busy one, so far no complains by guests who stayed there with small kids. The far west part has wild empty beach.  

As the bay is near the city center, it's very convenient to reach and is much cheaper to visit. Not only is it much quieter and less crowded, but it has the most beautiful sunsets and is safe for swimming as the sea is calmer. Also, it is a better choice to live here to taste the daily life of local people.

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Travel Tips

1. Sanya Bay is averagely around 10 minutes driving from Sanya Airport, 10 minutes to downtown Sanya. Sanya Bay is very wide and long, about 22kM, but the beach area close downtown Sanya is a little bit muddy. but the west part is still very wild and clean, so if you wish to stay on a clean beach, please don't book hotels near Downtown Sanya.  

2. Sanya Bay is not so popular as Yalong Bay, the Resorts in Sanya Bay offer cheaper rates. One thing to be mentioned: Unlike most of the resorts in Yalong Bay, You have to come across a road to the beach. But don't worry about the road, it is not a very busy one, so far no complains by guests who stayed there with small kids.

3. Transportation:
It takes only 5 minutes driving from Phoenix International Airport (SYX) directly to reach;
You can also take a taxi with a fare of CNY 8 or bus No.206 from the city center;
Sightseeing bus (30 minutes once) in Asian Dragon Bay can take you there in 50 minutes. 

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