Back from a budget trip to Lingshui. My spending philosophy has collapsed.

Babes, I just got back from Lingshui and have to share my amazing trip with you all. Hope it helps my sisters. ✅ Transportation Guide Lingshui has no airport, so you can first fly ✈ to Sanya or Haikou. Self-driving 🚗: Sanya → Lingshui, about 1.5 hours by car. High-speed train 🚅: Sanya Station → Lingshui Station, 21 minutes; Haikou → Lingshui, 1.5 hours. 🏨 Accommodation Guide 🔹 Whisper: A cost-effective family-friendly hotel with many entertainment facilities, a huge and beautiful infinity pool. The kids’ water park has bubble parties daily, and the indoor kids’ playground is large and highly fun. 🔹 R&F Kaiyue: Rich children’s activities, free childcare for nighttime events, exclusive access to Ocean World, and you can watch the park fireworks from your room at night. 🌈 Must-visit Attractions 📍 Fenjiezhou Island If you can only visit one place in Lingshui, it must be Fenjiezhou Island! It’s the climate dividing line between northern and southern Hainan and the best place for diving in Hainan. Not only does it have stunning glass-like seas, but you can also interact with marine life. 🎫 Ticket: 132 RMB, includes round-trip ferry. No need to buy tickets if staying on the island. 📍 Nanwan Monkey Island Home to nearly 1,500 macaques, be sure to take the cable car round trip❗️You can see the God’s-eye view of the Danjia fishing rafts. 🎫 Ticket: 154 RMB, includes admission + round-trip cable car/ferry. 📍 Daidai Island Hainan’s most artistic and fresh island, with pink buses, blue vintage cars, seaside swings, and a white romantic church—every shot looks like a masterpiece! 🎫 Ticket: 96 RMB, includes round-trip ferry + sightseeing bus. 📍 Danjia Fishing Rafts Known as the "Chinese Sea Gypsies," 600 floating boat houses form a large village—truly breathtaking! A must-visit in Lingshui‼️ 🎫 Ticket: Free 📍 Freedom Lighthouse The most beautiful lighthouse in Hainan, its popularity peaked after the release of "The Disappeared." The sunrise is stunning. ✔️ Address: Navigate to "Agile Qing Shui Bay Bihai Fanying." You can drive along the Maritime Silk Road directly to the roadside near the lighthouse, then walk about 10 minutes inside. ⚠️ Usually blocked, but you can use a drone for aerial shots or shoot from Qing Shui Bay beach. No staff before 7 AM‼️ 🎫 Ticket: Free 📍 Qing Shui Bay A stunning 12 km coastline with crystal-clear, deep waters. Beaches, reefs, and many photo-friendly setups 📷 ✔️ Address: Qing Shui Bay Sales Center 🎫 Ticket: Free 📍 The Lonely House A blue house standing alone on seaside rocks, perfect for photos. ✔️ Address: Navigate to "Qing Shui Bay Wyndham Hotel." Facing the hotel, on the right side is a path to the sea. Walk to the sea and then turn left to find it. 🎫 Ticket: Free 🥗 Local Food Lingshui sour noodles, Qiongzhou fermented vinegar, Hainan Qingbuliang (cool dessert), coconut chicken, various seafood, tropical fruits, and more. 🦀 Recommended 3 less crowded places for tide pooling with lots of sea creatures: 1️⃣ Tonghai Village: Navigate to "Shen Ji Store," tidal flats with many oysters, starfish, and small fish. 2️⃣ Gangmenling: Navigate to "Hongfa Seafood Restaurant," the calm beach here is great for tide pooling, with various starfish, sea urchins, crabs, snails... 3️⃣ Longtoulings: From Agile sales office, go down and turn right; near the reefs, you’ll find various snails and beautiful coral. PS: Before tide pooling, remember to check tide times on Tide Spirit app to avoid empty trips! ⚠️ Final reminder, 🔆 Hainan’s sun is very strong, so be sure to take sun protection measures before going out! Hope my guide helps with your Lingshui trip. I’m Xixi, see you in the next note.