Hot Spas in Sanya, Hainan Island, China - October 20

During our visit to Sanya, Hainan Island, China we spent the afternoon after playing golf relaxing at the Hot Spa Pools which was quite a treat.

It was raining on and off which did not worry us as it was wet anyway in the water.  The hot Springs were a fascinating place made up of a multitude of choices of hot pools of varying temperatures and condiments IE coffee, coconut milk etc.  One of the pools had little fish that would nibble at the dry skin on your feet and legs (not a good thing if you are ticklish) see photo attached.

On paying 200 Yuan to enter the pools you are given a security locker and a dressing room, showers and towels before venturing out to the choice of pools to relax in.  There were meandering paths between the various pools, restaurants and a large cooling off pool as well as some fun pools with water slides and water dumps etc.   The gardens were lovely and I was very taken by the large teapot that was a water feature in one of the gardens.  I have put that on my wish list for the golf gardens.

It was a lovely after golf treat and a "must do"  if visiting Sanya.

Dining out in Hainan Island, China - October 2011

We had some lovely meals while on holiday on Hainan Island, China.  The choices were many with fresh vegetables and rice dishes to accompany the seafood, pork, lamb, chicken, and assorted other choices.

I am not very adventurous with my meal choices but some of us were keen to try the frogs, and assorted other unmentionable choices considered a delicacy in China.

Some of our menu choices were the source of amusement to us as the conversion to English was a bit disconcerting EG: "Fried Screw with Pepper"; Pan Fried Cowboy Bone"; Fresh Drew Cattle Bone"; "Shredded Tripe with fried Insect Flower"; Clay Pot mushrooms & Pork Stomach"; "Tasty Boiled Frogs with spicy"; "Sauteed Pig Kidney"; "Wind Duck Soup with Duncheon herbs"; "Fungal Infection of Hand of Goose"; "Wild Bacteria"; "Crab Overies" "Pig Intestines" - just to name a few!!!!!

Fortunately the food looked a lot better than it sounded and none of us got sick.

We visited some very nice places and the food was plentiful and not expensive.  The cost was mainly with the wine and spirits.

Our Chinese Guide accompanied us for many of our meals which was very useful when trying to identify exactly what the meals were.

Eating at the hotel restaurants were convenient and they did offer some good Western choices.  The Chinese Restaurants outside the hotels offered the traditional Chinese Meals including everything that the Chinese people consider a delicacy including choosing your own food from a live tank of seafood & it would be cooked fresh for you.

Our lunches at the golf resorts were more Western styled with lunches such as "toasted sandwiches and chips" being offered among other more sophisticated meal choices.

None of us went hungry with buffet breakfasts being offered at the resorts and hotels that would rival any hotel in Australia.



   

Hot Spas in Sanya, Hainan Island, China - October 2011

During our visit to Sanya, Hainan Island, China we spent the afternoon after playing golf relaxing at the Hot Spa Pools which was quite a treat.

It was raining on and off which did not worry us as it was wet anyway in the water.  The hot Springs were a fascinating place made up of a multitude of choices of hot pools of varying temperatures and condiments IE coffee, coconut milk etc.  One of the pools had little fish that would nibble at the dry skin on your feet and legs (not a good thing if you are ticklish) see photo attached.

On paying 200 Yuan to enter the pools you are given a security locker and a dressing room, showers and towels before venturing out to the choice of pools to relax in.  There were meandering paths between the various pools, restaurants and a large cooling off pool as well as some fun pools with water slides and water dumps etc.   The gardens were lovely and I was very taken by the large teapot that was a water feature in one of the gardens.  I have put that on my wish list for the golf gardens.

It was a lovely after golf treat and a "must do"  if visiting Sanya.

Deer Looking Backwards Park - Sanya, Hainan Island, China - October 2011

One of the tourist things that we did after playing golf at Sanya was to visit the "Deer Looking Backwards" Park. It was a very enjoyable experience as it gave us a good perspective on how Sanya is set out with some stunning views of the city from the top.  

It was interesting to walk through the park which had a lot of monkeys in the trees and white pigeons making themselves at home in the park.  There were some fabulous old trees and foliage to walk through & the view over Sanya was worth the effort to get there.

The large statue at the top is what the park is all about & attached is an image of the story about the park history.  Click on the images to enlarge them to viewing size & you can use the page options to zoom in or out, to print or to save to file.  Click your back key to return to this page.

This is a  "must do" if visiting Sanya, Hainan Island, China.