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Sanya Hainan Island Travel Tips/Local Travel Information
Tips
on how to make a good holiday in Sanya Hainan Island
Entry Requirements/Visa
to Sanya Hainan Island & Customs of Sanya Hainan
Island:
is my
one-entry visa valid for Sanya Hainan Island?
Language
of Sanya Sanya Hainan Island
Payments
Method in Sanya Sanya Hainan Island
Money Exchange
in Sanya Sanya Hainan Island
Taxes & Safety
in Sanya Hainan Island
Internet
Connections/Broadband/Wireless connections/Internet café
Taxi cost in Sanya
Hainan Island from Sanya Airport to
Yalong Bay,
Dadonghai & Sanya
Bay.
Road Transportation in Haikou Hainan Island by Taxi or Bus
Sanya Bed & Breakfast: clean &
fresh,western breakfast, right on beach from RMB198/night
More
about Sanya Hainan Island
Entry Requirements
to Sanya Hainan Island & Customs of Sanya Hainan Island:
Sanya Hainan Island is part of China, so your
single-entry visa for China is also valid
for Sanya Hainan Island. For example, you got single entry visa to
China and entered China in Beijing. From Beijing, you could fly
to Sanya, no request for visa. Then you could also travel back
to Beijing or any other cities on Mainland China, no request for
visa.
Sanya Hainan Island is open to
the whole world. Visitors who wish to stay within Sanya
Hainan Island for 15 days on business or pleasure from countries
and regions with diplomatic or official relations with China can
obtain a travel visa or landing visa upon arrival at the ports
Haikou, the capital city of Sanya Hainan Island, and Sanya. Visitors
wishing to stay more than 15 days can apply for an extension to
their visa with appropriate reasons supplied to authorities. But
the landing visa is only valid for Hainan Island. If you wish to
visit other part of China, you have to apply for visa at the
local authorities.
But based on the latest policy, the following nations are not
entitled for landing visa upon Sanya or Haikou Airport:
USA, FRANCE, and middle East
Countries including
Iran,
Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
Yemen, Syria, Israel,
Jordan, United Arab
Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Bahrain
Starting
from
August.16th,
2010, 5
visitors
traveling
together
from the
following 26
countries
don't need
visa to
visit Hainan
Island:
South Korea,
Japan,
Russia
Federation,
Malaysia,
USA,
Singapore,
Germany,
Thailand,
UK, Canada,
France,
Australia,
Indonesia,
Sweden,
Italy,
Netherlands,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Austria,
Philippines,
New Zealand,
Finland,
Demark,
Norway,
Ukraine and
Kazakhstan.
It's the
first
foreign visa
waiver
program to
be
implemented
by the
Chinese
government.
The Hainan
provincial
government
has unveiled
new
regulations
to regulate
and manage
visa waivers
for foreign
tour groups
visiting the
popular
holiday
destination.
The policy
highlights
three
benefits for
visiting
tour groups.
Tour groups
from 26
countries
can now
obtain the
waiver
through
local travel
agencies.
Visitors
from Taiwan
can apply
for the visa
endorsement
at entry
ports to the
mainland.
The new
regulations
require
travel
agencies to
provide
information
to
government
departments,
including
the details
of travelers
including
name,
birthday,
nationality,
passport no.
and
accommodation
addresses as
well as
inbound and
outbound
travel
details.
Language
of Sanya Hainan Island
Mandarin is Sanya's official language. In most 4 and 5 star
resorts, the management and staff can communicate in English.
But don’t expect any staff in a department store, local
restaurant or shopping mall to understand English. No drivers
understand English. So we suggest that you get cards for
your destinations like a restaurant or a supermarket so that you
could show the taxi driver. If you don’t book airport pick up,
please make sure that you have a copy of the hotel/resort
address in Chinese. No taxi drivers could understand any
English.
Payments Method/Currency in Sanya Hainan Island
Cash is
always the most popular way to make payment and it is the
easiest way. You could pay by credit card in 4-5 star hotels.
For dining outside the hotels, renting a car, airline ticket
purchasing and shopping, cash payments are requisite.
ATM
is very popular now in Sanya Hainan Island. You could draw cash from
your debit card or credit card. The daily amount you could draw
is limited. If you wish to draw cash from your credit card in a
bank office or get exchanges, a copy of your passport is a must.
Money Exchange in Sanya Hainan Island
Exchange service is available in most
of the hotels and all banks. The exchange rate fluctuates with
international market conditions.
Please note you
can change money only in the hotels you stay and you need to
show your passport. And the kind of changeable currency is
limited. Also, and extremely important - Chinese banks are
extremely fussy about the condition of any currency. They refuse
to accept any foreign currency that is even very slightly torn,
marked, written on, or defaced in any way. Any sticky tape on
notes will also result in them being refused for exchange. So do
ensure that you only bring pristine foreign currency paper
notes.
To know more about the
exchange rate, please check out from
Bank of China.
In most hotels, you could exchange the
following currency into RMB: USD, EURO,
GBP, HKD, SGD,
JPY, AUD, CAD, DKK.
Taxes
in Sanya Hainan Island
Sanya has no VAT (value added tax). All the
rates quoted include tax except a local tax of 2-11 per guest
per night (varying according to the rating of hotels). This
local tax may be included in rates quotes - but always request a
written or email confirmation.
Safety & Security in
Sanya Hainan Island
Keeping safe in Sanya is simple. Just
follow the same common sense rules that you would follow
anywhere. Lock your car and keep your valuables within sight and
reach. Use the safe box in your room or at the reception in the
hotels. Contact the Assistant Manager at your hotel anytime you
need assistance.
Emergency Telephone
Calls in Sanya Hainan Island
Dial 110 for police, 119 for fire and 120 for
ambulance. In Sanya Hainan Island, ocean safety is very important.
Most of the resorts will advise guests by flags with different
colors. If advised not to swim, please do not go. Please note
that the hotels are not providing a safe guard, so swimming, as
in most places around the world, is at your own risk.
Remember, whenever there is an emergency,
please call the assistant manager of the hotel where you stay.
Don’t call the emergency center as they don’t understand English
Internet
Connections/Broadband/Wireless connections/Internet café in
Sanya Hainan Island:
Internet access or connection is not a problem in
Sanya Hainan Island. Broadband is available in most hotels and resorts. Some of them offer free, some of them
charge. Some hotels even provide computer in the room or
wireless internet access in the lobby. If this is essential for
your stay in Sanya Hainan Island, please check with your selected
hotel before confirming your reservation. Internet café is still
hard to find. If you stay in Dadonghai Beach, please visit
SUNNY SANYA FAMILY INN for
any local information you need. They speak good English.
Entry Requirements/Visa
Policy/Free Visa/Landing Visa to Sanya Hainan Island & Customs of Sanya Hainan Island
Language of Sanya Hainan Island
Payments Method in Sanya Hainan Island
Money Exchange in Sanya Hainan Island
Taxes & Safety
in Sanya Hainan Island
Emergency Telephone Calls in Sanya Hainan Island
Internet/Broadband/Wireless connections/Internet café in Sanya Hainan Island
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