Living on a Narrowboat
For this reason, there are a number of diving opportunities at Yalong Bay at price ranges. For example, at my hotel the charge was 560 yen.
For that I got an hour in the water, snorkeling gear, flippers, rock slippers etc plus an individual following me round taking pictures with an underwater camera.
Docks
Venture further down the coast, toward the docks area where you will find a greater range of options, more keen pricing and more Chinese.
Here are an example some pictures from the reef.
THe reason for Yalong Bay’s existance, if not its popularity, is the nature reserve listing of the coral reef site which is a feature on this part of Hainan island.
The Yalong Bay section is the least affected by afflictions of polution, fishing and general plundering of corals.
Tourism has become part of the economic-ecosystem which has insured the reefs continuation and the rules and regulations in the wider environment.
Soft Corals
Yalong Bay Sanya is of particular interest because of it’s soft coral diversity.
There is some more information on the Sanya Section here.
Sanya , Yalong Bay coral reef.