10 Days in Zhanjiang
Ten days covers the peninsula at an easy pace — maar lake and arcade quarters, three islands, Leizhou's 642 temple, Xuwen's pineapple sea and southernmost cape — then an honest crossing to Haikou.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Zhanjiang?
10 days lets you go beyond Zhanjiang's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Zhanjiang guide
10-day Zhanjiang itinerary at a glance
Use our full Zhanjiang travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Xiashan arrival
Settle in by the seafront promenade, then the 1903 Gothic church in Xiashan's old French quarter. First seafood dinner in the lanes behind the market.
- zhanjiang seaside promenade
- zhanjiang victor catholic church
Huguangyan maar lake
A full morning at the lake — about 150,000 years old, 2.3 square kilometres of flat green water inside the Leiqiong UNESCO Global Geopark (2006) — then a slow walk through the lakeside villages.
- zhanjiang huguangyan maar lake
Chikan & Cunjin
The Guangzhouwan lease ran 1899-1945 and Chikan's arcade blocks keep its ledger; Cunjin Bridge park marks the 1898 resistance. Evening dumpling-and-oyster crawl.
- zhanjiang chikan old street
- zhanjiang cunjin bridge park
Techeng Island
A 15-minute ferry to the small island southeast of downtown — mangrove stands, fish-raft farms and village lanes. Seafood lunch on the water, back by late afternoon.
- zhanjiang techeng island
Donghai Island — Longhaitian
Over the bridge to Guangdong's largest island (286 square kilometres) for Longhaitian's 28-kilometre beach. Sleep on the island for the sunrise.
- zhanjiang donghai island
- zhanjiang longhaitian beach
Naozhou Island
Ferry to the volcanic island for the 1899 French lighthouse — 23 metres, its crystal lens still turning — and the lava columns at Nayanhai. Return and repack south.
- zhanjiang naozhou island
- zhanjiang naozhou lighthouse
Leizhou city
South by expressway to Leizhou — the West Lake shrine to ten exiled Song statesmen, the Leizu Temple of 642 and the Sanyuan pagoda begun in 1613. Overnight in Leizhou.
- zhanjiang leizhou west lake
- zhanjiang leizu temple
- zhanjiang sanyuan pagoda
Xuwen — pineapple sea
Roughly 350,000 mu of pineapple fields — about a third of China's crop — roll to the horizon. Farm-road loop, fruit stalls, and a county-town night.
- zhanjiang pineapple sea
Dengloujiao & the crossing
Morning at the mainland's southernmost cape, staring across the 19.4-kilometre narrow of the Qiongzhou strait; then the honest inter-province leg — about an hour by ferry from Xuwen port to Haikou, night on its arcade streets.
- zhanjiang dengloujiao cape
- zhanjiang haikou day trip
Haikou morning & departure
A last Haikou walk for old-arcade breakfasts, then fly out of Meilan airport or take the train home — the peninsula loop closes here.
- zhanjiang haikou day trip
Budget for 10 days in Zhanjiang
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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