Lamma Island
Hong Kong's third largest island, Lamma, is a laid-back green oasis popular with chilled-out expats. Its scenery is beautiful and its beaches are pretty. Some great pubs, bars and restaurants complement these. Best of all, the island has no cars. The main residential village, Yung Shue Wan, is the main ferry terminus, while Sok Kwu Wan, the second largest village, specialises in open-air seafood restaurants. Hung Shing Ye is the largest beach, while Lo So Shing is arguably the nicest. Walks between the two main villages are popular, while more extreme hikers like to tackle Mount Stenhouse which is a more strenuous climb. Lamma is situated west of Hong Kong Island and ferries to Yung Shue Wan or Sok Kwu Wan on Lamma Island depart from Central (ferry terminal, outlying islands pier 4).
Website: www.lamma.com.hk
Lantau Island
Home to Chek Lap Kok Airport, Ngong Ping 360 and Disneyland Hong Kong, Lantau Island is situated 45km (28 miles) from Central Hong Kong and more than half of its territory is designated country parkland. Walking tours and hikes are popular here, although the principal attractions are the Po Lin Big Buddha, claimed to be the world's largest seated outdoor Buddha effigy, at 26.4m (85ft) tall, and the Po Lin Buddhist Monastery, Hong Kong's largest. There is a tea garden nearby and the beaches and waterside restaurants along the southern shore are also idyllic. To get to Lantau Island, visitors should take either the MTR Airport Railway link to Tung Chung, followed by bus 23 to Po Lin, or the ferry to Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) from Central, followed by bus 2.
Website: www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/attractions/outlying-giant-buddha.html
Macau
Situated on the southeastern coast of China, about one hour from Hong Kong by ferry, Macau is changing at a furious pace. Long recognised for its relaxed blending of Mediterranean and Cantonese rhythms of life and spicy cuisine, the ante has been upped several gears in recent years. Though much of its fine colonial architecture has been carefully restored and repainted, several new tourism attractions have been added, including several mega-casinos and luxury hotels, the gigantic Fisherman's Wharf theme park and a harbour side dining/drinking district.
Despite its head-first surge into the future, Macau's colonial legacy is still worth seeking out. It is impossible not to be impressed by the classically Latin, pastel-shaded layout of Senate Square or the churches of St Augustine's and St Dominic's, as well as the most famous of all, the facade of St Paul's Cathedral - once the finest Catholic church east of Rome but destroyed by fire in 1835. The Monte Fort, which still has its cannons (and now houses the fascinating Museum of Macau), was built by the Jesuits, just after 1600. Macau can be reached by jetfoil or jet boat from Macau ferry terminal, near Shun Tak Centre, Central or from China Hong Kong City terminal at Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO)
12/F, Edificio Hot-Line, Alameda Dr Carlos d'Assumpçao 335-341, Macau
Website: www.macautourism.gov.mo
Stanley Market
Stanley is a small and trendy seaside settlement on the south side of Hong Kong Island, with some fine beaches and waterfront restaurants. Visitors flock to Stanley Market (open daily 1030-1830), a covered area full of stalls selling clothes, souvenirs, sporting goods, arts and crafts. Other attractions include Tin Hau Temple, Kuan Yin Temple, St Stephen's Beach, the Old Stanley Fort and fine walks along Wong Ma Kok Road. Stanley Market can be reached by buses 6, 6A, 6X or 260 from Exchange Square Bus Terminal, Central, or by green minibus 16M from Chai Wan MTR.
Website: www.hk-stanley-market.com
Hong Kong's third largest island, Lamma, is a laid-back green oasis popular with chilled-out expats. Its scenery is beautiful and its beaches are pretty. Some great pubs, bars and restaurants complement these. Best of all, the island has no cars. The main residential village, Yung Shue Wan, is the main ferry terminus, while Sok Kwu Wan, the second largest village, specialises in open-air seafood restaurants. Hung Shing Ye is the largest beach, while Lo So Shing is arguably the nicest. Walks between the two main villages are popular, while more extreme hikers like to tackle Mount Stenhouse which is a more strenuous climb. Lamma is situated west of Hong Kong Island and ferries to Yung Shue Wan or Sok Kwu Wan on Lamma Island depart from Central (ferry terminal, outlying islands pier 4).
Website: www.lamma.com.hk
Lantau Island
Home to Chek Lap Kok Airport, Ngong Ping 360 and Disneyland Hong Kong, Lantau Island is situated 45km (28 miles) from Central Hong Kong and more than half of its territory is designated country parkland. Walking tours and hikes are popular here, although the principal attractions are the Po Lin Big Buddha, claimed to be the world's largest seated outdoor Buddha effigy, at 26.4m (85ft) tall, and the Po Lin Buddhist Monastery, Hong Kong's largest. There is a tea garden nearby and the beaches and waterside restaurants along the southern shore are also idyllic. To get to Lantau Island, visitors should take either the MTR Airport Railway link to Tung Chung, followed by bus 23 to Po Lin, or the ferry to Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) from Central, followed by bus 2.
Website: www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/attractions/outlying-giant-buddha.html
Macau
Situated on the southeastern coast of China, about one hour from Hong Kong by ferry, Macau is changing at a furious pace. Long recognised for its relaxed blending of Mediterranean and Cantonese rhythms of life and spicy cuisine, the ante has been upped several gears in recent years. Though much of its fine colonial architecture has been carefully restored and repainted, several new tourism attractions have been added, including several mega-casinos and luxury hotels, the gigantic Fisherman's Wharf theme park and a harbour side dining/drinking district.
Despite its head-first surge into the future, Macau's colonial legacy is still worth seeking out. It is impossible not to be impressed by the classically Latin, pastel-shaded layout of Senate Square or the churches of St Augustine's and St Dominic's, as well as the most famous of all, the facade of St Paul's Cathedral - once the finest Catholic church east of Rome but destroyed by fire in 1835. The Monte Fort, which still has its cannons (and now houses the fascinating Museum of Macau), was built by the Jesuits, just after 1600. Macau can be reached by jetfoil or jet boat from Macau ferry terminal, near Shun Tak Centre, Central or from China Hong Kong City terminal at Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO)
12/F, Edificio Hot-Line, Alameda Dr Carlos d'Assumpçao 335-341, Macau
Website: www.macautourism.gov.mo
Stanley Market
Stanley is a small and trendy seaside settlement on the south side of Hong Kong Island, with some fine beaches and waterfront restaurants. Visitors flock to Stanley Market (open daily 1030-1830), a covered area full of stalls selling clothes, souvenirs, sporting goods, arts and crafts. Other attractions include Tin Hau Temple, Kuan Yin Temple, St Stephen's Beach, the Old Stanley Fort and fine walks along Wong Ma Kok Road. Stanley Market can be reached by buses 6, 6A, 6X or 260 from Exchange Square Bus Terminal, Central, or by green minibus 16M from Chai Wan MTR.
Website: www.hk-stanley-market.com
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