So far... the best city for family trips during summer vacation has appeared!

As soon as summer arrives, Lingshui goes wild in the parenting circle!
The Glass Sea looks like a giant blue crystal💎, the beach is so soft you could sink into a dream, and there’s the magical experience of touching manta rays, feeding wild monkeys, and petting land turtles... Taking the kids here, I instantly transformed from a "laid-back parent" to a "vacation winner." Even the kids’ shoes got soaked, yet they kept shouting, "We want to come 100 more times!"

📅 4 days 3 nights "effortless" kid-friendly itinerary

Day 1: Relax at Qingshui Bay + First tide-pooling experience

• Travel perk: Sanya Airport → high-speed train directly to Lingshui (20 minutes nap and you’re there😴), lock in at the Whisper Hotel! The kids’ playground has slides, sand pits, and cartoon castles. While the kids play wildly all afternoon, I lounge on a chair scrolling on my phone—this is what a vacation should be like✨

• Afternoon movie-themed check-in: Navigate to "Gradual View Café," the same free lighthouse and rainbow road🌈 from the movie "Her," and take the little train🚂 with the kids to the lighthouse (10 yuan one way, the kids and driver chatting happily)! Don’t miss tide-pooling at Longtouling! Bring shovels + buckets + scratch-resistant gloves 🧤. Small crabs and hermit crabs hide in the reef crevices. The kids crouched digging for half an hour, clothes soaked but smiling stiffly: "Mom! I caught a shell that can run!"

• Night market food guide: Qingshui Bay Food Street is legendary! The coconut chicken soup is so fresh you want to lick the bowl, the fermented vinegar seafood is sour and spicy, and the herbal duck is flavorful down to the bones... The kids gnawing on duck legs said, "It smells 100 times better than home cooking!"😂

Day 2: Cute pet interaction + Monkey Island adventure

• Petting over 100 land turtles at Le Tian Gui Xin Ju🐢. The kids’ nervous yet curious expressions while bathing the turtles were adorable! There are also alpacas and deer chasing for food, and the kids’ playground with sand pits and slides "tricked" the kids into spending half a day...

• Monkey Island warning⚠️ Wild monkeys are super crazy! The monkeys next to Tianlang Resort will leap to snatch food! Bring some peanuts to feed them (don’t let the kids hold food in their hands!), watching the monkeys scramble for food is hilarious. The kids peeked from behind me: "Mom, their hands are so fast!" The sand at Huling is super fine, the Glass Sea is right in front of you, walking on the sand watching the sea is incredibly healing🌊

• Star-spotting at Xincun Night Market: Lingshui’s sour noodles are sour and spicy, and the Qingbuliang dessert overflows with ingredients🍧. The kids held the bowl and drank it down; the grilled fish skewers were fragrant and crispy, I ate three in a row before leaving—after all, "tiring out the kids and conquering the night market is the real deal"🍢

Day 3: Crazy fun at Ocean Park

Hainan Ocean Happy World takes over the kids’ laughter!

• Watch the mermaid show in the South Sea Secret Realm, the performers spin underwater, the kids’ eyes were as wide as copper bells👀

• The dolphin theater interaction is super exciting, sea lions balancing balls made the kids laugh and clap; plus the sea train (feels like a Studio Ghibli scene!), Ferris wheel, carousel...

• At night, the fireworks show explodes over the sea, the kids exclaimed: "Better than New Year’s!"🎆

Day 4: Dreamy finale at Fenjiezhou Island

A 15-minute boat ride to the island starts the "sea fairy tale day":

• The rainbow road at Moonlight Castle is so photogenic, the kids swing on the sea swing: "Mom! I’m flying!"

• Watch sea lions balancing balls at the ocean theater, buy a coconut on the commercial street and sip while walking🥥

• Must take the sightseeing bus! Don’t miss these four stops:

◦ Dadongtian: The Glass Sea is breathtakingly beautiful, the coconut grove path feels like walking into a painting🌴

◦ Wind-moving Rock: The sea cabins hide fairy tales, the kids said "I want to live here!"

◦ Happy Hall: Free coffee to recharge (a must for parents☕), steal 5 minutes to relax~

◦ Yuefeng Pavilion: The view over the canyon is stunning, the kids shouted "It’s like a dinosaur world!"

• The grand finale: feeding manta rays! 80 yuan/person, the manta rays are slippery, after touching one the kids said: "It’s like jelly but it moves!" Both scared and fascinated, they kept touching it again and again🤣

✨ Family travel pitfalls & hidden tips

1. Tide-pooling gear: wear holey shoes + long sleeves! The reefs are super slippery and sharp, don’t let the kids go barefoot and get hurt🌊

2. Monkey Island safety: don’t let the kids hold food! The monkeys will leap to snatch it (don’t ask how I know... the kids’ cookies were snatched instantly😭)

3. Ocean Park: buy combo tickets in advance to save time and money! Don’t sit too close to the fireworks show front, the sea breeze will blow ash in your face...

4. Fenjiezhou Island: the sightseeing bus is a must! Walking between spots can wear out your legs, don’t believe the "I can walk" nonsense🚶

Post by AmeliaAinsworthe | Jun 27, 2025