Haikou, the provincial capital has a tropical marine climate with an average annual temperature of 20 C (68 F). Its spring is warm with almost drought conditions but the high summer temperatures bring heavy rain in their wake. Autumn is a season of typhoons and rain storms. It can feel quite cold in winter by contrast. As a rule, the best time to travel is between November and the following April.

• Dongjiao Coconut Plantation
• Hai Rui Tomb
• Holiday Beach
• Wugong Temple

Chinese Cuisine Street
Jinlong Road is called the Cate Street of Haikou, where the restaurants specializing in dishes of different parts of China, like Hunan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Xinjiang cuisine and Jiangxi cuisine converge. Haixiu Road, Nansha Road and Xisha Road are places of cuisines from northeastern China and northwestern China. Among these, restaurants dealing in Hunan cuisine and Sichuan cuisine are popular.

Hotpot Restaurant
The most famous Chongqing style hotpot restaurants are in Haidian Erdong Road, Nanbao Road, and Baipol. The Taguang Hotpot Restaurant at the junction of Haifu Avenue and Bailong South Road specializes in Hainan local hotpot and mutton hotpot. Hotpot restaurants in Longkun South Road mainly deal in Sichuan flavors.

Seafood Street
Longkun South Road is famous for all sorts of seafood restaurants that are located here.
Getting there: Public Bus No. 9, 10, 21, 38, 209
If you are looking for local snacks, Bo'ai South Road should not be missed. Here you can get the chance to take Hainan Rice Noodle and the dainty fried dumplings.
Western fast food chains like KFC and McDonald's also do a booming trade these days for those who are feeling unadventurous and prefer to eat those only things that may be familiar to them! But the best Chinese food is served in China - give it a try; we are sure you will never be disappointed!

By air
There are five flights from Haikou to Beijing (20 weekly, 4 hours), Guangzhou (8 daily, 50 minutes), Shenzhen (5 daily, 1 hour), Hong Kong every week (1 hour), as well as a weekly connection to Bangkok.

By train
A rail passenger service was established on December 5, 2004 that runs between Haikou and Guangzhou. The train travels on the boat and is the first Chinese rail connection that spans the sea. The crossing takes approximately 55 minutes.

Mingren Indoor Golf Course
Address: #8 lantian Rd, Haikou
Tel: 66724570

Taida Golf Club
Address: Lingshan Town, Haikou
Tel: 65721551

Dongshan Golf Club (the earliest in Hainan)
Address: Dongshan Town, Haikou
Tel: 65569026

Shangdao Caf
Address: #12 South Longkun Rd, Haikou
Tel: 66767823

Fushan Caf
Address: #93, Binhai Rd, Haikou
Tel: 68531585

Windmill Bar
Address: Haian Rd., Haidian Island, Haikou
Tel: 66254094

Hongyou Music Bar
Address: #16 Jinlong Rd, Haikou
Tel: 68540213

Liuling Bar
Address: # East Rd, Haidian Island, Haikou
Tel: 66260216

Oriental Tea Culture City
Address: #69 South Longkun Rd, Haikou
Tel: 66711005

Chinese Tea Culture House
Address: Daoke Village, South Longkun Rd, Haikou
Tel: 66781111

Coconut Festival
This takes place during late March or early April. Hainan Island is known as the 'Coconut Island' and the unique Hainan International Coconut Festival is held in Haikou each year. The largest and most influential local festival of Hainan, it attracts tourists from all over the world. The festival is designed to enhance local commerce and features tourism, culture, folk customs, sports and economic issues and trade. The coconut culture and folk customs of the Li and Miao minorities make a special contribution to the celebrations.

Huanhua Festival (Flower Exchanging Festival)
Celebrated on January 15 of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese Lantern Festival, the Huanhua Festival, is a joyful event. On this day people exchange flowers to pray for a happy life in the coming year. The rose is the most popular flower chosen for exchanging. The grandest sight of this festival is to be found along the street between Haifu Road and Fucheng Town in the Qiongshan District.