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Dadonghai Bay is located just 2 km from the center of Sanya, which is why the beach in this bay is very popular. Dadonghai Beach combines city life and beach pleasures. Local restaurants, bars, shopping centers and supermarkets are just a few minutes' walk from all resorts and hotels. However, although Dadonghai Bay is located close to the city center, you won't experience the hustle and bustle of city life here if you stay at one of the beach resorts on Dadonghai Beach.
Who is Dadonghai Beach on Hainan Island best suited for? If you like to take a walk after dinner or go to one of the local restaurants, if you want to learn more about local life, if you want to stay in one of the most luxurious hotels, then Dadonghai Bay in Hainan is a great option for you. Hotels in Dadonghai Bay are some of the best on the entire Hainan Island, which is confirmed by many positive reviews from tourists about them.

Dadonghai on the map of China

You will not find the Dadonghai resort on a map of China, because even on maps of Hainan Island this resort is rarely indicated. Only on maps of Southern Hainan and the Sanya area is this resort almost always indicated. In any case, it is worth remembering that Dadonghai is only a few kilometers from the city center of Sanya, and this city can be found on many maps of China.

Dadonghai Resort Map

Dadonghai Bay is relatively small and you can get by without a map. However, we still decided to present you with a detailed map of the Dadonghai resort, which shows all the most famous hotels, the Summer Mall shopping center, the night market, the square and some other important objects. Be sure to enlarge this map (click on it and click on the "zoom in" icon), as only then will you be able to see all the objects.

Weather in Dadonghai

As you know, Dadonghai has wonderful weather all year round. There is a distinct rainy season and a dry season, but the weather is never cool here. During the winter months, Dadonghai can experience daytime temperatures below 20 degrees, but these are rare. Typically, daytime temperatures throughout the year range from 24 degrees in January to 33 degrees in July. In summer, the weather in Dadonghai may not be very pleasant due to high temperatures and high humidity, but even during this period of the year you can have a good rest in this famous bay of Hainan Island.
If you want to get more detailed information about the weather in Dadonghai in a certain month of the year, we advise you to study the information in the "Weather in Sanya" section. After all, Dadonghai is located a few kilometers from Sanya, so the weather here is exactly the same as in a large city in the south of Hainan.

How to get from Dadonghai to Sanya

In general, the distance between Sanya and Dadonghai is only a few kilometers, so getting to the main resort town of Hainan is not difficult. You can even walk from Dadonghai to Sanya, but there is not much point in this, and transport in Hainan is inexpensive.
Before you go to Sanya, it is better to immediately decide where exactly you need to go. For example, if you want to get from Dadonghai to the pedestrian street in Sanya, then not all buses that run between Dadonghai and Sanya city will suit you.
You can get from Dadonghai to Sanya by a special double-decker bus that goes from Yalongwan to Sanya via Dadonghai. This bus runs approximately every 30 minutes from 07:00 to 19:00. You can also take buses No. 2 and No. 4, which go to the train station. Buses No. 102, 202 and 204 can also be used to travel between the resorts of Dadonghai and Sanya.
Another way to get from Dadonghai to Sanya is by taxi. The cost of the trip will be 10-25 CNY, depending on where exactly you need to go.
To get to Dadonghai from Sanya Airport, you can use a taxi (will cost 30-40 yuan) or take a bus to Sanya city and transfer to another bus going to Dadonghai Beach. There is also a direct bus that goes from the airport to Dadonghai Beach. The fare is 10 yuan.

How to get from Dadonghai to Yalongwan

There are two main ways to travel from Dadonghai to Yalongwan. The first way is a taxi ride, the cost of which will be at least 50 yuan. The second way is to travel by bus. This could be a special double-decker bus or regular bus No. 15.

Hotels in Dadonghai Bay

The choice of hotels in Dadonghai Bay is quite large. On the Dadonghai hotel map you can see what the main hotels are in the area. However, in general, the cost of living in hotels in this area is the highest in Hainan.
In Dadonghai Bay there are beach hotels on the first line, but there are also, so to speak, city hotels located away from the beach. The best hotels in Dadonghai Bay are among the best hotels on the entire Hainan Island, which indicates their high level. We will introduce you to some hotels in Dadonghai, and you can get more detailed information in the "Hotels" section.

Mandarin Oriental Sanya
Mandarin Oriental Sanya is the best choice for lovers of a luxurious holiday in a beach hotel. Hotel "Mandarin" offers its guests a wide range of services and facilities, has a private beach and a high level of service.

Marriott Sanya Bay Dadonghai
The new 5-star hotel of the famous chain is located at the very end of Dadonghai Beach, a few steps from the sand strip. It has a beautiful garden, swimming pool and wonderful mountain views.

Resort Intime Sunshine Sanya
A very good 5-star hotel by local standards in the very center of Dadonghai Bay. This hotel boasts a good level of service, beautiful gardens and swimming pools, and proximity to local restaurants and shops.

Liking Resort Sanya
Formerly called Landscape Beach Hotel, the 4-star Liking Resort Sanya offers direct access to the beach, beautiful pools, and a rich breakfast. Liking Resort Sanya is a good choice for a beach holiday at Dadonghai Beach.

Sanya Barry Boutique Hotel
This is a 3 star hotel located just 2 minutes walk from Dadonghai Beach and close to local restaurants and shops. Sanya Barry Boutique Hotel is well suited for guests who want a combination of city life and a beach holiday.

Sanya Hawaii Hotel
This relatively new hotel is located steps from Dadonghai Beach, but is also close to local shops, restaurants and a bus stop. The recently renovated rooms are fully up to the standard of this hotel.

South China Hotel
Since this 4-star resort is located at the eastern end of Dadonghai Beach, the atmosphere is more relaxed as this part of the beach is the least crowded. The hotel rooms are relatively small, some rooms do not have a balcony. However, you can book a 3 bedroom villa located close to the beach.

Map of Dadonghai with hotels

If you are interested in where the Dadonghai Bay hotels are located on the map, then you can use this map, as well as the detailed map of Dadonghai Bay offered above. Please note that this is a relatively small bay, so finding the hotel you are interested in is not difficult.

Not many direct flights from Novosibirsk are offered to Siberians. You can fly to China all year round to Beijing and Urumqi, in winter the flight flies to Hong Kong, and in summer - now to Shanghai.
Non-stop charter flights from Novosibirsk to the only tropical island of Hainan were first operated in 2007. Our company took part in the first winter programs 2007/2008 and 2008/2009.

This is how our Chinese partners greeted our tourists in Hainan.

Then came the crisis and a short break in the programs. Along with the crisis, federal tour operators entered our market, and a little later they again introduced charter flights to Sanya (Hainan).
At the end of 2014, the winter program that had just begun was curtailed.
And now, almost two years later, flights to Hainan have been restored again.
Since this is a rapidly growing resort, significant changes occur every year. We inspect and monitor all new products. That is why there was a need to remind everyone who has previously vacationed in Hainan and plans to repeat this experience, as well as tell those who are going there for the first time about new areas and hotels.
Let's start with the most popular area, which differs from other areas of the island - Dadonghai Bay.

Brief information about Hainan

Hainan is the name of an island and province in southern China.
Translated from Chinese, “Hainan” literally means “Sea South”.
Area – 34,000 sq. km. It is the second largest island after Taiwan.
Hainan is the only island in China with a tropical climate.
The island is washed by the South China Sea.
The shape of the island resembles a sea turtle that has swum offshore.
The width of the strait between the mainland and the island is 20 km.
The relief of the island is mountainous and plain. Mountains and foothills occupy 40% of the territory.
The island has several extinct volcanoes, the craters of which have tourist routes.
Thermal springs are scattered throughout the island.
Hainan's rainforests, which resemble the mountain forests of Indochina, contain many endemics (that is, animals and plants not found in other regions of the world).
There are no industrial enterprises on the island, so it is one of the most environmentally friendly places on Earth.

DADONGHAI

Infrastructure

Dadonghai Bay is the center of the evening tourist scene, where restaurants, cafes, discos, nightclubs, and shops are located (gastronomic streets are highlighted on the map with red lines).

The main landmarks are the Summer, Winter and Pineapple shopping centers.

Tourists will find gastronomic diversity here.
Of course, first of all you need to try seafood. The area is famous for restaurants and cafes with open display aquariums, since seafood here is valued only alive and is immediately prepared in front of guests.

Chinese cuisine is represented by different regions. But, if you are not a fan of Asian cuisine, then go to fast food. There are also American-European bars here, for example, the very popular Dolphin Sport Bar & Steak House.

There is always something surprising when traveling.
In Hainan I was surprised by the signs. It felt like in some places only Chinese and Russians were welcome because there were no signs in publicly accessible English.

And there were signs even without Chinese.

Beaches

The length of the beach in Dadonghai Bay is about 2 km. The beaches are municipal, but hotels can have their own section of the beach with free sun loungers for their guests.

Dadonghai Bay, located 4-5 km from Sanya, is very popular among the local population, and since the beaches in China are municipal, there are too many Chinese on the beaches in the late afternoon.
As you know, the Chinese are quite unceremonious - they talk loudly and a lot, spit, and bathe not in swimming trunks, but in underwear. Think of it as local color. In Goa, too, cows walk on the beach. But some tourists see them as completely different from cows, even beautiful and similar to buffaloes.

The whole truth about cleanliness in Hainan
Hainan won’t surprise you with anything particularly unpleasant. Dadonghai is the same as central Pattaya or Patong in Phuket.
It is clear that there are many tourists here who can litter a lot. So in the morning, when not everything has been removed yet, you can see this picture:

But then everything will be removed and the resort will turn into a standard tourist place.

Hotels

Finally, hotels.

Choosing hotels in Dadonghe is not very difficult. We offer about a dozen hotels. These are not dozens in the likes of Patong or Central Pattaya.

There are also not very many criteria for choosing - location, altitude, novelty and freshness, and, of course, service.

Location

Dadonghai is a horseshoe-shaped bay in which the farthest hotel, The Guest House International 4*, is located just 1 km from the beach, but at the same time close to the Yu-Ya street of bars, restaurants and shopping centers.

This map clearly shows the location of hotels in the resort.

All hotels on the first line are separated from the beach by a promenade.

A special feature of the best hotel in Sanya Marriott Dadunhai Bay 5* is that, located on the first line, the hotel does not have a beach - there are stones here. And you can take a shuttle to the beach, which is 1 km away.

Novelty

The first hotels in Dadonghai appeared in the early 90s:

• South China 4* - built in 1992, renovated in 2015.
• Hawaii Resort 4* - built in 1994, renovated in 2012.
• Sanya City Link 3* - built in 1998.
• Hyton Resort 4* - built in 1998, renovated in 2012.
• Sanya Marriott Dadonghai Bay 5* (ex. Shanhatian) - built in 1999, complete rebranding and renovation - 2016.

Construction then continued into the early 21st century.
Regarding new hotels, we include Sanya Jinjiang Baohong 4* (ex. Rendez-vous, built in 2005, renovated in 2008) and Barry Boutique 5* (built in 2013).

Territories and floors

In Dadonghai there are beach hotels with relatively small areas (usually 1 line) and city-type hotels.
Basically, there are multi-storey buildings - 5-10 floors. There are also high-rise buildings.

Hotel service

So, what services do hotels in Dadonghai offer:

• There are swimming pools in all the hotels we offer, except Sanya City Link 3*.
• Gyms are free and open in all hotels except Sanya City Link 3* and Sanya Hawaii resort 4*.
• There are spa centers in the 5* Sanya Marriott Dadonghai Bay hotel and in some 4* hotels.
• For families with children, hotels on the 1st line are suitable - Sanya Marriott Dadonghai Bay 5*, Sunshine Resort Intime 5*, Pearl River Garden 4* and the hotel on the 2nd line Barry Boutique 5*. All these hotels have children's clubs.
• Features of the rooms: many hotels have rooms both without balconies and with balconies. There are no balconies in the Sanya City Link 3* and Sanya Hawaii resort 4* hotels. And, conversely, all rooms have balconies in the hotels The Guest House International 4* and, despite its 36 floors, Barry Boutique 5*.

You can see prices for tours on direct flights from Novosibirsk

Today the resort is the most dynamic in terms of entertainment: there are many bars, restaurants, shops, and shopping malls nearby. A promenade stretches along the entire coast.

Dadonghai Resort is ideal for those who want to take a break from the bustle of the city and at the same time enjoy a fun pastime.

The bay is located three kilometers from the city of Sanya, and the Phoenix International Airport in the resort city of Sanya is 30 minutes away.

The best thing is that the resort is located on a wide beautiful beach with fine white sand with a gentle entry into the sea.

The water in the bay is usually clear, but if there is a slight storm, then, as in any resort with a sandy bottom, the water near the shore becomes cloudy. Tropical palm trees and flowers growing along the entire coast allow you to get as far away from the bustle of the city as possible and enjoy your vacation.

The Dadonghai resort has a well-developed infrastructure: there are many medical centers, huge selection shopping centers and shops. Dadonghai Bay has a huge number of restaurants serving Chinese, European and even Russian cuisine. Many restaurants in the city have menus in Russian, and there are also restaurants serving Russian cuisine.

Lovers of active recreation are welcome here: diving, entertainment venues, restaurants and bars that are open all night.

Dadonghai, unlike the Yalongwan resort, is more affordable, prices for food and accommodation are lower here.

Hotels in Dadonghai Resort

The bay contains hotels of various categories, from economical 3* hotels to the highest international category. The hotels in Dadonghai Bay are good in their own way and attractive to tourists.

Most budget hotels are located in the center of the resort on the second line or across the promenade. All hotels presented below have their own sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach. The South China 4* hotel has no road between the hotel and the beach.

Upscale 5* hotels of famous world brands are located some distance from the central part of the resort; this fact allows you to be away from the general crowd of vacationers and enjoy your holiday on the hotels’ own secluded sandy beaches.

DADONGHAI BAY HOTELS LOCATION MAP

Attention! In our tour search system you can see an interactive map of the location of each hotel. Check out the location of the hotel and nearby infrastructure on the map and satellite.

Transport

Air. International flights are carried out directly to Hainan Island.

There are two airports on Hainan Island: in the capital - Haikou, Meilan Airport and in the resort city in the south, closest to Dadonghai Bay - Sanya Phoenix Airport.

You can get to the resort from Phoenix Airport by taxi or bus. When purchasing a group tour, transfer to and from the hotel is included.

Buses. From the resort to the city center of Sanya you can walk, take bus No. 2 and 8 in 15 minutes (fare costs 1 yuan) or take a taxi for 10-15 yuan. Buses run every five minutes, service starts at seven in the morning and ends at six in the evening.

Climate and weather in Dadonghai Bay

Weather in Dadonghai Bay excellent all year round. The water temperature, even in winter, never drops below 20 C. Therefore, Dadonghai Bay is an ideal place for winter holidays..

Beaches of Dadonghai

Dadonghai Bay, with its huge sandy beach, is located in a picturesque crescent-shaped bay.

In addition to pure white sand, clear sea and tropical trees, Dadonghai has a favorable wind rose. Therefore, the bay is popular among surfers.

The only drawback of Dadonghai Bay- sometimes after a strong storm the water becomes polluted with algae.

Dadonghai Resort is the busiest, so the beach is crowded. Municipal beaches with designated areas for hotel beaches.

Photo of Dadonghai Beach

In the photo: promenade in Dadonghai

In the photo: the beach along the boardwalk in the other direction

In the photo: numerous vacationers on the beach in Dadonghai

Diving and other marine activities in Dadonghai

Hainan Island is located in the tropics, so the sea is home to a huge number of exotic fish.

The coral reefs of the coastal waters contain more than 100 species of coral, are home to more than 300 species of fish, and visibility reaches 20 meters, ideal for diving.

There are several diving centers open on the coast, where you can take a scuba diving course or rent the necessary equipment for diving.

In addition, at the resort you can go fishing, underwater photography and, of course, boat trips.

Cuisine and restaurants in Dadonghai Bay

The Dadonghai resort has a huge number of bars and restaurants located along the beach line.

The assortment of dishes includes: a variety of meat dishes, vegetables, and seafood dishes from lobsters, shrimp, squid.

In addition to Chinese cuisine, in restaurants you can taste Brazilian, Thai, Korean, Japanese and, of course, Russian cuisine.

A pleasant moment: the ability to choose dishes in restaurants according to the Russian menu.

Excursions and attractions

Located in Dadonghain Bay Mountain Turned Deer(Luhuitou), in ancient times it served as a gathering place for shamans of Hainan Island.

Now on the slopes of the mountain it is broken landscape park, in which tropical plants of the island grow. In the park you can visit Monkey Mountain, a deer nursery, and ethnographic buildings of the Li people.

You can get to the park by auto-rickshaw (5 yuan for three passengers).

The entrance fee to the park is 30 yuan.

Excursions

Buddhist temple complex of Nanshan

World's End Park

Monkey Island

Peaks of Wu Zhishan (Five Finger Mountain)

Rafting on the mountain river “10 thousand springs”

Butterfly Gorge

Pirate Island

Yanoda - tropical rain forest

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Fans of exotic holidays with sufficient funds are unlikely to ignore this place. A resort that really deserves close attention from vacationers is Dadonghai in Hainan. At one time, a visit to this Chinese bay was considered one of the most elite options for health and recreation. Centuries later, the so-called noble island has by no means lost its popularity among travelers, quite the contrary. Thanks to the expansion of infrastructure, multiple leisure options, and excellent weather, it continues to attract an increasing number of tourists every year.

If you go to China, then go to Dadonghai

This area is glorified by its clean and well-groomed beaches with white sand and truly azure sea.

The bay is located southeast of the city of Sanya, the beach itself is part of it. Thanks to this geographical location, getting to the resort is quite easy - after all, Sanya pleases with its developed infrastructure: buses constantly run around the city. Translated into Russian currency, the price of such a trip to the beach will be about ninety rubles.

Holidays in Hainan's Dadonghai Bay are not only a monotonous swim in the sea (although that would be quite enough for a feeling of bliss), but also a civilized pastime. Tourists are offered diving and other water sports right on the beach; in the evenings, live musicians perform beautiful melodies in bars and cafes; restaurant menus are replete with delicious dishes.

By the way, before traveling you will have to worry about obtaining a visa. This is a must for visiting China. Exceptions are Hong Kong or Macau.

Climate and weather

Any tourist knows that even the most prepared, thoughtful and meticulously planned vacation can be ruined by factors beyond a person’s control - weather and climatic conditions. Before the start of their vacation, people scour the Internet in search of a weather forecast in China, but it doesn’t hurt to know the basic patterns of its changes depending on the time of year and existing seasons.

Hainan is the southernmost island of China, therefore, the area has a tropical climate; It is characterized by only two conditions - rainfall and drought.

The resort welcomes travelers with warm weather all year round, but in the period from April to November, daily heavy rains add to the intense heat. Then the number of tourists in hotels in China decreases slightly, as does the total cost of the trip.

Most vacationers visit Dadonghai (Hainan) for the holidays, but their main flow occurs in December-February. In the autumn months, it is mainly the Chinese themselves who enjoy the delights of the bay.

Dadonghai's weather pleases tourists. There are no sharp temperature changes here: the average annual air temperature is 24 degrees, the water is heated to 22. It is worth noting that in winter the island is cooler than in the summer months, this is especially felt after sunset.

Hotels in the bay

When planning a long vacation, everyone pays careful attention to the issue of accommodation. Especially when it comes to visiting another country. Accommodation in hotels in Dadonghai Bay in China on Hainan Island cannot be called exorbitant in terms of prices.

Budget hotel fees are combined with quality service, which makes holidays on the island attractive for tourists. After all, the indigenous people of China are careful and responsible people, accustomed to conscientiously handling entrusted responsibilities. Many of the hotel workers understand Russian well and communicate in it, which makes life on vacation much easier for vacationers from Russia.

First of all, when choosing a place to live in a Chinese resort, Vacationers should pay attention to several main factors:

• Having your own beach. Many of the island's hotels can not only provide walking distance to the sea, but also delight clients with their own area on the beach with white sand.
• Food system for hotel residents- the second thing that always worries tourists who come to Hainan. Most visitors choose a hotel with breakfast included.
• Concerns about the comfort of the rooms travelers arriving from a civilized area, the availability of additional services provided by hotels in China, including an entertaining evening program or events aimed directly at improving the health of the body in cloudless and dry weather.

Those who wish to see the sea view from their window every day in good weather are given a similar opportunity - in Dadonghai Bay on Hanyang there are hotels with views of the Cote d'Azur, located on the first line.

Among them Mandarin Oriental, which, according to reviews, satisfies lovers of a relaxing holiday. However, you should understand that this is a rather expensive choice of holiday accommodation.

Opposite is the hotel Sunshine Resort Intime Sany a is located in the thick of catering - in the center of a beach bay. Also, the hotel, according to reviews from vacationers, is landscaped with a spacious green area and its own section of the beach, equipped with everything necessary for a successful holiday.

Hainan Island cuisine

Tourists often visit exotic countries for the purpose of gastronomic pleasure and getting new, thrilling sensations. Spicy in relation to the food of the peoples of China should be taken in the literal sense. Each dish prepared here is generously seasoned with sauces and spices - herbs.

The main and main treat in hotels and restaurants in Dadonghai (China, Hainan) is seafood, due to its abundance. They are often intricately combined with exotic fruits that grow in large quantities in this area and are used not only for sweet dishes and drinks, but also complete main dishes with a spicy note, soups - in the form of dressings or additions to salads.

Despite the fact that most visitors go on a real hunt for “Peking Duck with Rice” (which, by the way, is served in almost all public catering establishments, and even in hotel canteens), national dishes of various cultures are prepared on Hainan Island - Thai cuisine, Japanese, Italian, Indian.

Tourists from Russia note: tired of the exotic, it is possible to enjoy a piece of home comfort and taste domestic cuisine in a cafe with a name familiar to a provincial Russian - "At Lena's". Many are pleased that the staff of this establishment communicates fluently in Russian.

Food area- This is an avenue consisting of rows of kiosks where Chinese families sell delicious and inexpensive home-produced food. Each tent is one family. It is by visiting this evening festival of the stomach (the gastronomic market opens every day at seven in the evening) that you can truly become familiar with the culture, traditions and rituals of this eastern country and specifically Dadonghai Bay.

What souvenirs to bring from Dadonghai

Every traveler wants to bring something reminiscent of a carefree holiday, great weather, new sensations - to keep for themselves as a long-lasting memory or to give as a gift to family and friends. You don’t always want a banal refrigerator magnet to become a part of your relaxation.

The bay is not short on choosing souvenirs - there is a colorful variety of shops and benches everywhere. The most popular among tourists are handicraft souvenirs or silk items (which is not surprising for those arriving from China), products made from real pearls of various breeds.

Gastronomic products are also not far behind in popularity - Chinese tea, expensive alcohol, herbal infusions, sauces, seasonings, which can be stored for quite a long time without fear of their expiration date.

Conclusion

Dadonghai (Hainan) is a great holiday destination for all lovers of exotic tourism. The favorable geographical location provides more than three hundred days of good weather a year. Comfortable hotels with a high service rating and relatively low prices delight visitors. It is also important that the overwhelming majority of staff speak fluent Russian. An advantage of the resort bay can be considered the abundance of exotic food - local restaurants serve not only traditional Chinese sea creatures and chicken with rice, but also offer dishes from other food cultures, including many dishes a la Russia. As a souvenir of your holiday in China, you can bring not only physical souvenirs, but also gastronomic gifts - sauces, tea, herbs.