Sanya Bay, a 22 km stretch of beach lies that right on the edge of downtown Sanya. The beach is lined with coconut trees forming the crescent shaped coconut corridor. The area is fully stocked with high-end resorts.
Dadonghai is a crescent shaped beach that's extremely popular with tourists. There is an annual temperature difference in Sanya of about 15 °c with summer temperatures in the region of 25°c to 29°c and winter temperatures about 16°c to 24°c and sea temperatures rarely fall below 20°c, giving the area a reputation for being a swimmers paradise.
Luhuitou Park, "deer turning it's head" is situated 5 km from downtown Sanya, and it is built on a hill overlooking Dadonghai beach. Luhuitou Park is reportedly one of the best places in Hainan to view the sunset and sunrise and to facilitate tourists the park is open from 7:30 am to 22:00 pm.
Wuzhizhou Island, Sanya (or the Island of Love) is a popular tourist destination with mainland Chinese. It's a natural haven for marine life and is also a coral reef protected zone with a reportedly under water coral coverage of 72.5%.
Tianya Haijiao, The End of The Earth or even "The love rock", is featured on the back side of the 2 Yuan note. The story goes that in ancient times, two young lovers eloped when their parents disapproved of their marriage, realising that they were about to be caught with no way to escape they jumped into the sea together.
, Yalong Bay Underwater World is in Yalong Bay National Resort District, It's a 9 square km coral reel protection zone where you can see some of Hainan's finest marine life. It's the largest protected coral reef in China.
Yalong Bay Tropical Heaven Forest Park is located in Yalong Bay National Resort District. With an area of 1506 square metres it was the first national park in Sanya as well as the first Nationally protected park in Hainan with a coastal eco-sightseeing and vacation focus.
Yalong Bay National Resort District Sanya is a state level tropical holiday destination in China, with its own commercial centre, beachfront park, deluxe villas, convention centre, high-end resorts, underwater park, marine sports centre, golf courses and yacht clubs.
Established as far back as the Nansong Dynasty, (1187 A.D.), Dongtian Park Resort District is the southernmost Taoist culture resort in China and has been attracting tourists for the last 800 years.