Easy Kayaking in Sai Kung’s Islands from Sha Ha

Spend an easy half day kayaking in Sai Kung, stopping at lush uninhabited islands and swimming in clear waters. We spent a beautiful October day kayaking in Sai Kung for around three hours, covering some 10km on the water and hitting three islands. For this trip, you need no kayak license to rent the boards, …

Best Bike Itinerary From Tung Chung To Disneyland

This cycling activity from Tung Chung to Disneyland's Inspiration Lake is a great day out of the city, but getting it done can be complicated if you don't know how to navigate the area! Distance: 14km (one way); 28km (round trip) Duration: 3 hours (one way); 5-6 hours (round trip) Difficulty: Easy but long The …

Hong Kong’s Best Day Hike: Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail

Circle Hong Kong's largest reservoir on a day trip hiking one of the territory's most scenic trails Difficulty: Hard! 5/5 - It's difficult but not deadly as the hike of death Distance: 15.5km (Prepare to walk 20+km) Duration: 7 hours Among Hong Kong's most beautiful (yet longer) hikes is this trail well worth a day …

Stream Trekking in Hong Kong: Wong Lung Hang on Lantau Island

This unbelievably beautiful stream trek on Lantau Island turned into what felt like the pilot episode of Survivor Hong Kong after we decided to keep going when the path disappeared and turned vertical... Difficulty: Extremely difficult and dangerous Distance: Some 10km Duration: 5 hours We were a group of six reasonably fit guys and gals in …

REVIEW: Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Dinner on a Boat

Eight years in Hong Kong, and I finally tried that obscure "dinner on a boat" in the Typhoon Shelter just off Causeway Bay. Am I glad I did it? Yes! Was it worth the money? Yes! Would I do it again? Probably not! Would I recommend it? Yes! (Especially if you like seafood with a …

Hong Kong’s Best Kept Secret Island: Tung Lung Chau

I stumbled upon this "Secret Island" while checking ferry schedules to Tap Mun (Grass Island). There was a kaito (water taxi) that departed from Sai Wan Ho on Island East to a place I've never heard before: Tung Lung Chau. Little did we know we were in for such beauty on the most perfect of spring …

Shady Summer Hike: Kap Lung Forest Track (Easy/Beginner)

Hong Kong may be experiencing a heatwave downtown, but you'll be surprised at how cool it can get in the forest landscapes of Kowloon north(west). Last weekend we headed to Kap Lung (west of Tai Mo Shan) for a dose of much needed green scene... Distance: 4km Duration: 1.5 hours Difficulty: Super Easy (downhill) The Kap Lung Forest Trail …

Mai Po Nature Reserve: Outdoor Activity (Hong Kong’s Night Safari!)

What do you do when it starts to get way too hot to hike yet you want to get out and into Hong Kong's great outdoors? How about... bird watching? "Avid birder" or not, the Mai Po Nature Reserve managed by WWF Hong Kong is well worth exploring for a few hours. It will take you …

Summer Island Hike: Sharp Island, HK’s Clearest Water?

Hiking in a bikini, anyone? With summer in full steam, it's time to check out Hong Kong's many beautiful islands. But if you're not a sunbather like me, you'll be wanting to go an adventure without passing out from heat stroke. Cue Sharp Island, arguably home to the 852's clearest waters... Distance: 2.5km Duration: 1 hour …

Summer hike: Streams, rivers, waterfalls of Pat Sin Leng

On the northern edge of Pat Sin Leng Country park, we took two country trails that intersected rivers, streams, farmland and mountainside... Distance: 2.5 km + 5.5 km = 8km total (plus short connecting walk) Difficulty: 3/4 Duration: 3.5 hours If you're still up for hiking in this hot, hot heat as we were (mainly to get …