Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Especially during weekends and public holidays, booths by Sai Kung public piers offer an array of boat tours to nearby islands and scenic coastlines. While longer excursions to view the Geopark’s volcanic rock formations are tempting, there are options for…
An easy hike explores the relatively little visited, wild south of Lamma - which is like a corner of the far-flung New Territories.
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…
Cheung Chau may look crowded, yet there are pleasant stretches of trail and lovely areas where you should find few people, or no one.
While long popular with climbers, Tung Lung Chau has also been discovered by other Hongkongers seeking a brief escape from the city.
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 Island, and offers a great contrast to the city. Lying just west of Hong Kong Island, Lamma Island (南丫島) has a reputation as a hippie haven. This image is perhaps outdated, but Lamma…
Cheung Chau (長洲) looks tiny on a map yet boasts plenty to see and do in a day.
View from southern Po Toi
Tung Ping Chau is set in the east of Mirs Bay.
