Sanya beachcombing experience (harvest can be taken away + instructor explanation)

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  • The four major bay areas cover professional secret spots, seafood treasure lands, and scenic spots, allowing novices, experienced players, and photography enthusiasts to find their own exclusive sea foraging experience.
  • You can reap both seafood and scenery, unlocking surprises while immersing yourself in the unique scenery of coconut breeze, sea charm, and rocky beaches.
  • After foraging at the sea, you can process seafood nearby, feeling the island's atmosphere and wildness in one stop, from finding to tasting.

What to expect

  • Beachcombing is one of the most interesting experiences in Sanya. Stepping on the tidal flats, turning over rocks to find shells, you can harvest the gifts of the sea between the rising and falling tides. Haitang Bay, Dadonghai, Xiaodonghai, and Yalong Bay each have their own characteristics, suitable for novices and experienced players. This detailed guide will help you unlock the authentic fun of beachcombing.
  • Haitang Bay: This is a unique sandbar peninsula landform. The vast tidal flats will only appear after the tide recedes. You need to take a boat to reach the other side. The density of seafood is high but slightly difficult. The seafood is mainly large sea snails and colorful shells, and you can occasionally encounter coral fragments, which is suitable for tourists who pursue an immersive experience. Novices can choose the Haitang Bay professional beachcombing base, equipped with one-on-one team leader teaching and a full set of equipment, guaranteed teaching, and a full refund for empty buckets, full of security. Note that Haitang Bay has strong winds and waves, and you must strictly follow the tide time and never go deep into the distant beaches without authorization.
  • Dadonghai: The core area is Donghaijiao and Lover’s Bay. Donghaijiao is a typical rocky beach. After the tide recedes, you can find cowries, sea glass, and small crabs in the crevices of the rocks, which combine beauty and fun. The shallow beach of Lover’s Bay is open, where you can fish for starfish and small sea snails, and occasionally pick up rare small objects such as sea eggshells. There are many tourists here, and shellfish seafood is relatively scarce, making it more suitable for enjoying the beachcombing atmosphere rather than pursuing a good harvest.
  • Xiaodonghai: Xiaodonghai is Sanya’s recognized “beachcombing treasure land”, with excellent ecological environment, gentle reefs, clear water and fine sand, taking into account safety and a sense of harvest, suitable for tourists of all ages. After the tide recedes, the reef group on the left is the core area. You can find crabs, sea snails, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers by turning over the rocks. The small holes on the beach are mostly the nests of razor clams and sand worms. You can harvest surprises by digging lightly with a shovel.
  • Yalong Bay: Yalong Bay is famous for its glass sea and fine sandy beaches. The beachcombing experience focuses on “beautiful scenery + niche harvest”. The sea water here is crystal clear, and you can pick up colorful mini shells and small sea snails after the tide recedes. Coral fragments can be found occasionally, and the photo output rate is extremely high. Compared with other bay areas, Yalong Bay has a lower density of seafood, making it more suitable for a play mode that focuses on enjoying the scenery and supplemented by beachcombing. The surrounding tropical vegetation is lush. You can stroll on the beach and feel the coconut breeze and sea charm during the beachcombing gap to create a relaxing and comfortable journey.
In the shallows of the tidal flats, seafood such as crabs, starfish, and snails are scattered among the reefs. Various creatures are covered in mud and sand, creating a vivid scene of "turning over rocks to find treasures" during beachcombing.
In the shallows of the tidal flats, seafood such as crabs, starfish, and snails are scattered among the reefs. Various creatures are covered in mud and sand, creating a vivid scene of "turning over rocks to find treasures" during beachcombing.
On the reef beach, many starfish, sea urchins, and conches gather together. Their grayish-brown shells are covered with moss, creating a natural scene of intertidal creatures gathering after the tide recedes.
On the reef beach, many starfish, sea urchins, and conches gather together. Their grayish-brown shells are covered with moss, creating a natural scene of intertidal creatures gathering after the tide recedes.
A blue bucket sits next to a tidal flat, piled high with green crabs. Their shells gleam with a slick sheen, accompanied by scattered seashells, marking the bountiful moment of a successful crab-hunting trip with a "bucket full of crabs."
A blue bucket sits next to a tidal flat, piled high with green crabs. Their shells gleam with a slick sheen, accompanied by scattered seashells, marking the bountiful moment of a successful crab-hunting trip with a "bucket full of crabs."
Multiple black sea urchins are crammed into a yellow bucket. Their dense spines gleam with an oily luster, and their bottoms are covered in silt. They are a common 'spiky treasure' found when beachcombing.
Multiple black sea urchins are crammed into a yellow bucket. Their dense spines gleam with an oily luster, and their bottoms are covered in silt. They are a common 'spiky treasure' found when beachcombing.
Holding several cowry shells in the palm of my hand, their shell surfaces mottled, slick, and translucent, these are the attractive sea treasures one can collect when beachcombing.
Holding several cowry shells in the palm of my hand, their shell surfaces mottled, slick, and translucent, these are the attractive sea treasures one can collect when beachcombing.
The gloves are pinching a pufferfish with white spots, while sea urchins are in the purple bucket beside it. The pufferfish is round and adorable, a fun creature encountered while beachcombing (note that it is poisonous and not edible).
The gloves are pinching a pufferfish with white spots, while sea urchins are in the purple bucket beside it. The pufferfish is round and adorable, a fun creature encountered while beachcombing (note that it is poisonous and not edible).
The palm holds two cat's eye snails, their openings rounded and inner walls with a brownish-yellow luster, a popular seafood delicacy when tide-pooling.
The palm holds two cat's eye snails, their openings rounded and inner walls with a brownish-yellow luster, a popular seafood delicacy when tide-pooling.
The green crabs in the yellow bucket are placed in a staggered manner with sea urchins and starfish on the beach. The black sea urchins contrast with the gray-brown starfish, which is a direct display of the "double harvest of sea and land" when catching
The green crabs in the yellow bucket are placed in a staggered manner with sea urchins and starfish on the beach. The black sea urchins contrast with the gray-brown starfish, which is a direct display of the "double harvest of sea and land" when catching
The purple bucket is piled high with mud crabs. The crabs' shells are covered in mud, and their pincers gleam with bluish-orange hues, vividly showcasing a substantial haul from the beach.
The purple bucket is piled high with mud crabs. The crabs' shells are covered in mud, and their pincers gleam with bluish-orange hues, vividly showcasing a substantial haul from the beach.
People in waterproof suits are taking young children to the tidal flats to catch seafood. Beside the shallows are mangrove forests and green hills, creating a warm and immersive parent-child experience.
People in waterproof suits are taking young children to the tidal flats to catch seafood. Beside the shallows are mangrove forests and green hills, creating a warm and immersive parent-child experience.
In the palm of a hand rests a plump sea urchin, its dark brown spines dense and glossy, set against a backdrop of blue sky, turquoise sea, and mudflats—a freshly harvested, vibrant, and 'spiky treasure' from the seashore.
In the palm of a hand rests a plump sea urchin, its dark brown spines dense and glossy, set against a backdrop of blue sky, turquoise sea, and mudflats—a freshly harvested, vibrant, and 'spiky treasure' from the seashore.
The two people crouch on the rocky beach, jointly loading seafood into the green bucket. The rocks are covered in slippery green moss, creating a warm scene of companions gathering from the sea and cooperatively searching for treasure.
The two people crouch on the rocky beach, jointly loading seafood into the green bucket. The rocks are covered in slippery green moss, creating a warm scene of companions gathering from the sea and cooperatively searching for treasure.
Each palm holds a white-spotted pufferfish, and several starfish are arranged on the beach. The round, adorable pufferfish are a fun find encountered while beachcombing (note that they are poisonous and not edible).
Each palm holds a white-spotted pufferfish, and several starfish are arranged on the beach. The round, adorable pufferfish are a fun find encountered while beachcombing (note that they are poisonous and not edible).
Three grayish-brown starfish are stacked on the palm of a hand, their echinoderm texture clearly visible. The background is a shallow tide pool. These are attractive marine finds gathered while beachcombing, perfect for a souvenir photo.
Three grayish-brown starfish are stacked on the palm of a hand, their echinoderm texture clearly visible. The background is a shallow tide pool. These are attractive marine finds gathered while beachcombing, perfect for a souvenir photo.
In the palm of my hand, I hold a striped snail shell, its brown and white patterns layered distinctly. The top of the shell has a small protrusion, making it a beautiful shell to collect when beachcombing, with a warm and smooth texture.
In the palm of my hand, I hold a striped snail shell, its brown and white patterns layered distinctly. The top of the shell has a small protrusion, making it a beautiful shell to collect when beachcombing, with a warm and smooth texture.

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