Beaches

Big Millionaires And Little Millionaires

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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Located in Rocky Harbor, just around the corner from the seafood restaurants at Sha Kiu, these pretty beaches are very popular with junk-trippers. Big Millionaire's is a decent stretch of sand with a stream-fed lagoon that keeps children happy for hours. Nearby Little Millionaire's is a pocket-sized beach where owners of private boats barbecue up a storm. Neither beach is gazetted, which means no lifeguards and no shark nets - and no loudspeakers or fun-sucking rules.

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How to Get there: Hire a junk, or rent a boat from Sai Kung Ferry Pier (green minibus 101M from Hang Hau MTR), to Ma Tau Wan bay.

Big Wave Bay

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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True to its name, it's no surprise that Big Wave Bay is something of a local surfing Mecca. With waves as good as those at Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung, it's far more accessible (and much busier) and has the full range of government amenities. Rocks separate a small beach from the main but it is easy enough to walk around, provided you watch out for the breakers.

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How to get there: From Shau Kei Wan MTR (Nam On Street exit) take a red minibus or bus 9 to Shek O for an hour to Big Wave Bay.

Cheung Sha Beach

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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Stretching for three glorious kilometers along Lantau's south coast, Cheung Sha is Hong Kong's longest beach. With silky soft sand and the towering Sunset Peak as a backdrop, it's an island paradise. Rarely packed even on summer weekends, it feels remote from the city yet is easily accessible. Also known as Noodle Wisp Break, the beach is favored by surfers and families.

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How to get there: Catch a ferry from Central Pier to Mui Wo on Lantau Island, then bus 4 to Tong Fuk, alighting at Cheung Sha Village.

Deep Water Bay Beach

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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Swim down to catch some awesome cool currents on a sweltering day, swim up to have a barbecue, then take a breather on the sand. Get there early any day of the year and you'll find a hardy bunch of elderly swimmers ploughing up and down. Although it plays poorer sibling to the glam (and imported) sand of neighboring Repulse Bay, there is something for everybody here, and you don't need a six-pack tummy to enjoy it.

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How to get there: Take Bus 6A from the Exchange Square Bus Terminus; for a more scenic route via Pok Fu Lam, take Bus 70 from Exchange Square to Aberdeen and change to Bus 73, which passes the beach en route to Stanley.

Lo So Shing Power Station Beach, Lamma

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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This funky beach is a long stretch of white sand overlooked by towering smokestacks of the Lamma power station. Yet somehow, the water remains surprisingly clean. On any given Sunday - even in winter - the beach is peppered with families. A great beach for those who can't quite peel themselves from the urban sprawl.

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How to get there: Take the Outlying Islands ferry from Central Pier to Yung Shue Wan. The beach is a 10-minute walk through the village.

Repulse Bay

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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With soft imported sand and consistent water quality, this grade one beach and is one of the most popular in Hong Kong. With the sun drawing long shadows across the sand in the evenings, this idyllic cove provides its own version of paradise. That said, it is the opulence oozing from the swank cars and the art deco style buildings that make it so utopian.

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How to get there: Catch buses 6A, 6X, or 260 from Exchange Square in Central, minibuses 40 and 52 from Causeway Bay and Aberdeen respectively, or 973 from Tsim Sha Tsui.

Sai Wan Beach

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One of the big beaches at Tai Long Wan, Sai Wan is the easiest to reach on foot and the most sheltered, which means it attracts hikers, campers and junk-trippers. But that's okay, because there's plenty of soft white sand to go around. It's not gazetted, so there are no lifeguards but you'll find any number of cricket matches, frisbee games, sand sculpting and hole-digging activities on the vast swathes of sand at low tide.

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How to get there: Take a taxi to the pagoda at the end of Sai Kung Sai Wan Road, then follow the paved path for 45 minutes downhill. On calm days hire a junk from Sai Kung, but expect to pay a fuel supplement.

Shek O

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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The biggest beach on the eastern shores of Hong Kong Island and separated from the city by a twisting, 40-minute drive, Shek O is a laidback haven. It is popular with surfers, who kick back here after riding the waves at nearby Big Wave Bay: expect to see Johnny Six Pack and co. breaking the no-fun rules by playing volleyball on the golden sand.

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How to get there: Catch bus 9 or a minibus from Shau Kei Wan MTR.

South Bay

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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At the end of South Bay Road, this beautiful golden beach used to be a hidden gem, thanks to its relative inaccessibility (no bus service and limited parking). But on a sunny weekend, expect to find it packed with families and couples. Fortunately, South Bay still doesn't attract the mass tourists who descend on nearby Repulse Bay.

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How to get there: From Repulse Bay, take a short taxi ride to the end of South Bay Road and walk down the steps.

Tai Long Wan

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09
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Tai Long Wan has the best surf in the territory, and anyone can tell you that beaches with big waves are the most fun. Although it is popular with surfers, they don't come out that often. The combination of rollers and inaccessibility has kept Tai Long Wan's three beaches an unadulterated natural paradise: wide stretches of white sand backed by dunes and emerald mountains. Sadly, the currents mean debris from the mainland sometimes blots the landscape, but it's usually pretty clean.

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How to get there: Take an eye-wateringly fast speedboat from Wong Shek Pier in Sai Kung Country Park to Chek Keng, then it's about a one-hour hike over the mountain (walk towards the village, then turn left over the bridge). On calm days, hire a jun
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