Just Back from Lingshui, Hear My Real Experience

🌴Lingshui | May's Ultimate Island Romance | Enjoy Glass Sea + Fishing Rafts + Surfing for 800+ Yuan Per Person🏝️ ✨Opening Highlight✨ Who gets it, folks! Lingshui in May is absolutely paradise for island lovers! The golden coastline at 18° North latitude, the stunning landscape surrounded by sea on three sides, water so blue it looks filtered, coconut groves dancing ballet in the sea breeze, even the air smells like coconuts🥥! There's none of Sanya's crowds, just the homey atmosphere of Dan fishing rafts, the jelly-like waves of the Glass Sea, and photo spots that instantly transform you into a movie protagonist~ (📍Navigation: Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan, China) 🗺️【Five-Day Four-Night Detailed Itinerary】 🌟Day 1: Glass Sea Adventure at Boundary Island 🌅Morning: Catch the 7:30 boat to the Glass Sea! Head straight to Moonlight Castle🏰 after disembarking - Greek-style white buildings + cliff ocean views, perfect for silhouette shots in white dresses! (🎫Tickets + ferry around 398 yuan, book in advance on certain apps for discounts) 🦞Noon: Eat freshly caught seafood hot pot at "Fishing Club" on the island! Lobster claws bigger than your hands, coconut water-cooked shellfish so fresh your eyebrows will dance~ 🌊Afternoon: Choose deep diving or submarine tour! Non-swimmers should pick the submarine (fully submersible! 360° views of coral and fish schools), I was saying "wow" until I ran out of oxygen~ 🌙Evening: Stay at the island's Fishing Inn, listen to waves from your window, join the bonfire party at night! (⚠️Book rooms 1 month in advance! May rooms are ridiculously hard to get) 🌴Day 2: Slow Time on Fishing Rafts 🚠Morning: Take the cross-sea cable car to Nanwan Monkey Island! Watch sea monkeys dancing (don't feed them!), the view of Dan fishing rafts from the cable car is breathtaking! 🦀Noon: Rush to Xincun Pier "Dan Family Fishing Rafts"! Recommend "Tianxiake Seafood" salt and pepper mantis shrimp - crispy shell, sweet meat, you'll want to lick your fingers afterward! ⛵Afternoon: Spend 30 yuan to ride fishing boats and catch starfish! In the evening, go tide pooling at Chiling Village, digging for crabs in rock crevices is super stress-relieving~ (🌊Free tide pooling spots: Xincun Pier/Tufu Bay) 🌌Evening: Hit Xincun Night Market for 5-yuan sour rice noodles + 10-yuan fried ice cream! Street food is the soul! (🍜Must-eat: Lingshui sour noodles + coconut-flavored squid) 🏄♀️Day 3: Relaxation Day 🌊Morning: Lie on Clearwater Bay's "singing beach"! Barefoot on the sand really does make a "crunching" sound~ Stop by the Freedom Lighthouse, sunrise with orange sky + white lighthouse = life-changing photos +15! 🌴Afternoon: Surf pool at Hainan Marine Happy World! Even non-swimmers can enjoy it, and the 8 PM fireworks show is breathtaking! (🎫Tickets around 268 yuan) 🌙Evening: Order mojitos at Perfume Bay beach bar! Sea breeze + slight buzz + guitar music = maximum ambiance~ 🌋Day 4: Rainforest Adventure Day 🌿Morning: Paragliding at Red Ridge! Take a leap from the mountaintop for a bird's-eye view of Lingshui's land and sea panorama (💸About 300 yuan/time) 🌊Afternoon: Tide pooling at Coconut Island! An undeveloped natural small island, same spot as celebrity Gao Yuanyuan's photos! (🚌Take bus 21 to Yelin Town then transfer to a tricycle) 🌅Evening: Hike Diaoluo Mountain! See Fenguo Mountain waterfall + forest breathing platform, negative ion levels off the charts~ 🏖️Day 5: Tide Pooling + Seafood Feast 🌅Morning: Tide pooling at Xincun Pier! Rush out with small buckets at low tide for sand crabs/shellfish! (🌊Free) 🦞Noon: Eat pufferfish porridge at Dan fishing rafts! Simmered until fish bones dissolve, so thick the spoon stands up! (🍲About 60 yuan per person) 🌇Afternoon: Photograph the sunset at Freedom Lighthouse! White umbrella + long dress + reflector = Instagram masterpiece! 🏨【Accommodation Guide】 🏝️Raffles Clearwater Bay Hainan: Southeast Asian-style villas! Private beach with few people, infinity pool for underwater photos~ (💰1500+ yuan/night) 🏊♀️Whippers Hotel: Water castle + transparent swimming channels! Perfect for kids, jump directly into the pool from your room balcony! (👨👩👧👦Family-friendly) 🚌【Transportation Blood and Tears】 ✅Pro: Rent a car! Lingshui attractions are scattered, certain apps offer rentals for 200+ yuan/day, gas is cheaper than taking taxis! (Recommend Toyota RAV4) ❌Con: Public transit! Minimum 30-minute wait for taxis, bus schedules will make you question your life choices... (💔2-hour wait from Xincun to Boundary Island) 💡【Must-Read Tips】 ❶ Lingshui feels like 34°C in May! Bring small fans + UV protection clothing + Banana Umbrella brand parasols! ❷ Wear long pants when feeding stingrays at Boundary Island! Their tails sting but feel like jelly to touch~ ❸ Starfish catching on Dan fishing rafts costs 80 yuan/person for boat rental, water smells fishy but totally worth it! ❹ Perfume Bay Surf Club costs 150+ yuan/2 hours per person, don't worry if you're a beginner! ❺ Yingzhou Farmers Market has fairs on days ending in 1/6! Mangoes for 5 yuan/pound, sour noodles for 10 yuan will fill you up~ 🍤【Food Radar】 ❶ Lingshui Sour Noodles (Li Jie's): Sour spicy sauce + dried sandworms, slurping noodles feels like a party in your mouth! ❷ Dan-style Pufferfish Porridge (Xincun Fishing Rafts): So thick the spoon stands up, you'll want to lick the bowl! ❸ Coconut Squid (Alang Seafood): Squid stuffed with coconut shreds, sweet and salty combination is addictive! ❹ Crispy Rice Cakes (Sancai Town stalls): Fried glutinous rice with peanuts, crispy to the point of crumbling! ❺ Seafood Noodles (Night Market Stall #9): 10 types of seafood + thick sauce, I'll accept this carb bomb! 💰【Expense List】 ▫️Accommodation: Guesthouses 400-800 yuan/night, luxury hotels 1500+ yuan/night ▫️Food: Sour noodles 10 yuan/bowl, seafood 80-150 yuan per person ▫️Transportation: Car rental 200+ yuan/day, taxis 30-80 yuan per trip ▫️Tickets: Boundary Island + submarine package 398 yuan, Daidai Island 96 yuan ▫️Tide pooling tools: Small bucket + shovel 15 yuan/set 🌊Final Highlight🌊 Lingshui in May is coconut-scented evening breeze, jelly-like waves of the Glass Sea, the homey atmosphere of fishing rafts... Here, even daydreaming feels like being in a movie! For just 800+ yuan per person, you can experience the same lighthouse from "The Lost Her," the surfing paradise from "Sisters Who Make Waves 6," and undeveloped Glass Sea. Hurry up, folks! And honestly: if summer had a shape, it would definitely be Lingshui blue~ (👋🏻Heart)