While Sok Kwu Wan is familiar as a coastal village dominated by seafood restaurants, it’s also a good starting place for an easy hike to explore the relatively little visited, wild south of Lamma – which is like a corner…
Though it doesn’t boast Hong Kong’s best beach, Tung Ping Chau is a place where you can sometimes stroll the sand and feel almost like Robinson Crusoe – though you have to ignore the rural Shenzhen coastline little more than…
Step off the ferry to Cheung Chau, and you might think, Woah – this place looks as crowded as Mong Kok! But if you’ve come in hopes of finding some peace and quiet, don’t just turn tail and hop on the next…
Around 155 million years ago, when late Jurassic dinosaurs like sauropods and theropods roamed parts of China, a period of intense volcanic activity began in the area that became Hong Kong. With silicon-rich, viscous magma pushing towards the surface, the…
Look at a map of Hong Kong, and in the northeast corner you should just see Tung Ping Chau – “East Flat Island”, the furthest-flung land in Hong Kong. Look at a map of Hong Kong, and in the northeast…
Peng Chau has echoes of old south China, with paths along coastlines and through farmland.
Just west of Cheung Chau, Shek Kwu Chau (石鼓洲) is one of the quirkier HK islands.
Sharp Island and its neighbours are most popular for swimming at beaches, and snorkelling over coral.
The Sokos are a tiny cluster of uninhabited islets south of west Lantau.
Lamma lies just west of Hong Kong Islan…
Cheung Chau (長洲) looks tiny on a map yet boasts plenty to see and do in a day.
Po Toi (蒲台島) offers fine hiking, excellent coastal scenery, and is a bird migration hotspot.