The Great Outdoors, Cycling, All

Hainan Island: Christmas Holiday Cycling Tour

The Great Outdoors, Cycling, All

Hainan Island: Christmas Holiday Cycling Tour

The Great Outdoors, Cycling, All

Hainan Island: Christmas Holiday Cycling Tour

  • Destination

    Hainan

  • Trip duration

    8 days, 7 nights

  • Availability period

    24 Dec. 2024 - 31 Dec. 2024

•Celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas dinner and New Years’ drinks overlooking the ocean with a fantastic bike ride in between

•Soak up the sand, sun and sea on one of Hainan’s hundreds of beaches

•Cycle through lush tropical rainforest and palm trees on quiet country roads

•Discover Wenchang’s old street and ancestral villages

•Visit Wuzhishan, Hainan’s highest mountain and rainforest reserve

•Meet local Li and Miao villagers and learn about their traditional customs

•Take a dip in a hot springs pool

•Learn about coffee culture with a tasting in Xinglong

•Sample sumptuous seafood and famous Hainanese dishes and local produce

•Stay in a range of charming resorts and end your day with a swim in the pool

•See lush green tropical scenery and sunny blue skies

•Ride carefree with a support vehicle, great bikes and attentive knowledgeable guides

Day 1

Arrival Haikou Airport/ Transfer to Wenchang

Our meeting point is in Haikou Meilan Airport. We will arrange a private bus to drive everyone to our start point hotel in Wenchang (approximately 1 hour) at a designated time. We'll advise you of the ideal flights to arrive in Haikou for the transfer but there's also an option of staying in Haikou for the night previous if you want to explore the city or other flights are preferred. High speed trains run between Haikou and the airport (and also Wenchang). After checking in, time permitting, you'll have some time to have a walk on the beach, explore Wenchang old town, or swim in the hotel pool before our group meeting at 6 pm followed by a Christmas celebration dinner where we kick off the tour with a glass of wine, or two!

Food

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Day 2

Cycle to Bo'ao - 76KM

After breakfast in the hotel, we'll set up the bikes and begin by cycling through coconut forest on shady countryside roads to reach Shibahang village, awarded with the title of “Famous Village of Chinese History and Culture". Shibahang is named after the eighteen orderly lines of Duojin courtyard houses that make up the village. After visiting those old buildings, we'll ride to the junction of Wenchang and Qionghai to have an authentic Hainanese lunch by the sea. In the afternoon, we’ll ride along sea view and countryside roads to the fishing port of Tanmen, where we visit Nanyang Museum before reaching todays destination, Bo’an town.

Food

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Day 3

Cycle to Xinglong - 110KM

Our second day is a big century ride - 110 km, but on flat roads all the way! After breakfast, our ride starts from the hotel and meanders along the Wanquan River, or the River of Ten Thousand Springs, to Liuke village. Here we'll take a quick visit to the Cai Family Courtyard, "the first home of overseas Chinese in Hainan", a large historic mansion built in 1934 with the proceeds of a rubber plantation fortune made by several migrant Chinese brothers. After a short visit, we keep cycling to Heyue, a small town, for lunch. In the afternoon we'll ride a long section of Hainan's most stunning coastal road, which is also a section of the annual "around-the-island" cycling race. After heading inland, our destination is Xinglong, set in lush tropical countryside, and famous for its Tropical Botanic Garden and hot springs. We will stay in the hot spring hotel and enjoy a Hainan special sea food pot for dinner. After dinner you can swim or soak in the hot spring to wash the fatigue of the days ride away.

Food

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Day 4

Cycle to Qiongzhong - 75KM

Today we cycle into the tropical rainforest valleys of central Hainan. In the morning, we will pass through Chenxiang Bay Reservoir and Feishuiling Waterfall along a rural forest road. We'll be heading up in elevation with a climb (and downhill!) in the morning and also one in the afternoon. If the hills aren't your thing there'll be a seat for you and your bike in our support vehicle and trailer. At noon, we'll enjoy authentic farmhouse dishes at a rural food stall. After lunch, we continue to ride along quiet and lush country roads to Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County which lies close to the Baihualing Nature Reserve. Given we have enough time we may be able to visit this park for some hikes, or a rafting ride through the rainforest.

Food

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Day 5

Cycle to Wuzhishan - 85KM

We'll continue to ride through undulating forest mountain roads with our final destination near the base of Wuzhishan, or Five Finger Mountain, the highest altitude location in Hainan. In the morning, we ride 33 kilometres with a climb to kick start the day and a cruisy downhill into to Shiyun Town where we settle in for a rainforest farmhouse lunch. In the afternoon, after a short downhill we will meet the days big challenge - a ride up and out of the rainforest valley to the core scenic area of Wuzhishan. Tonight we stay in the rainforest in a scenic hotel surrounded by stunning mountains.

Food

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Day 6

Cycle to Baoting - 71KM

After breakfast, our riding will take a turn to head downhill with some great sweeping descents lined up for the day. The total cycling distance is 71KM with only 5KM of upward trending riding with the rest downhill or flat. Lush tropical rainforest, with glimpses across the flat land that meets the sea, is the backdrop for the days ride. In the afternoon, as the altitude gradually decreases, we'll reach our destination in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, with plenty of time to soak in the hotel hot springs with views of Qixian Ridge looming in the distance.

Food

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Day 7

Cycle to Haitang Bay/ transfer to Sanya - 50KM

Today is our last day of our cycling journey. Staying on country roads, we gradually descend to Haitang Bay on the coast, arriving around noon, to end this wonderful cycling journey. We'll grab some lunch while the bikes are loaded up, before transferring to our Sanya hotel. In the afternoon you'll have some time to hit the beach for a swim, or do some shopping, before we meet for our final meal together and some celebratory New Year drinks by the ocean!

Food

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Day 8

Departure

Today is departure day and you are free to leave at anytime. We’ll organise a transfer to Sanya airport connect with the group departure flight. If you wish to stay longer to soak up Sanya's beaches and activities, we will help with transferring to your next stop.

Food

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