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Bo'ao

Introduction

Ancient Pagoda near Boao, Hainan, China

Bo'ao is a little town on the eastern coast of Hainan. It is the seat of the Bo'ao Forum for Asia and tourist facilities are well developed having seen heavy investment from China. It's located a little over an hour away from Haikou and two hours from Sanya.

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Sights and Activities

Boao has endless beaches, wonderful restaurants ranging from little ethnic places (i.e. Dong Bei, Sichuan, Noodles), seaside eateries, to 5-star dining at the nearby Sofitel, there's a lovely aquarium, ancient villages to explore, and boat rides up the river.

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Events and Festivals

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Getting There

By Car

By Bus

Catch the bus from Haikou. Take the express bus from the east or south bus station to QiongHai City (RMB30) then walk across the street in the direction of the KFC from this side of the street take bus #2 (RMB3) to Boao town. A taxi to Boao can be bargained for RMB30, the meter runs around RMB48.

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Getting Around

You can get around Bo'ao by bus, taxi, motorbike, motorized tricycle, and pedal tricycle.

By Car

A motorcycle taxi costs around ¥5 or less per trip and will take you nearly anywhere in Bo'ao.

By Public Transport

Bus is a popular means of transport around Bo'ao.

By Foot

By Bike

You can rent a bike for around ¥50 per hour.

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Eat

Aozhuang, a local seafood restaurant right on the beach near the town of Boao. Telephone: +86 898 62777123
Bo'ao Yudaiwan Hotel
Bo'ao Sofitel Hotel

Boao Inn B&B[/b] serves a full western braekfast everyday to the guests who stay there...bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, brewed coffee and more.

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Drink

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Sleep
Budget
Boao Inn B&B, 1 WangHaui Road (take a bus to Qionghai then bus 2 to Bo'ao). Telephone: +86 13876271007
Mid-Range

[b]Bo'ao Yudaiwan Hotel, a new hotel with a large swimming pool and restaurants.

Upscale

Bo'ao Sofitel Hotel - a luxury hotel that is part of the Sofitel chain. Includes several restaurants. Telephone: +86 898 62966888, Email: sofitel@sofitelboao.com

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

China Post (中国邮政) is the official postal service of the People's Republic of China, operated by the State Postal Bureau of the People's Republic of China (website in Chinese only), and has more details about price to send letters, postcards and parcels, both domestically as well as internationally. The Chinese postal service is very good. Remember that in more remote places usually only one post office in a city can handle sending international boxes or letters. Also many times it might be worth having the name of the country you are trying to send to in Chinese characters. Post offices have a striking green logo and can easily be found everywhere in the cities. They are mostly open every day (including weekends!) from 8:00am to 6:00pm, though small offices might have shorter opening times, while the bigger ones in central and touristic areas are sometimes open during evenings as well.