Sai Kung East Country Park — Attraction in Hong Kong

Sai Kung East Country Park is a 44.77 sq. kilometre country park that was designated in 1978 and includes some of the most beautiful and best hiking locations in Hong Kong. It is made up of rolling hills, large reservoir, wooded and rugged mountain terrain, coastal gems with isolated beaches and features geological treasures that form part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global GeoPark.

Early stages of the MacLehose Trail, one of National Geographic's 20 World Dream trails crosses through the Sai Kung East Country Park, providing hikers with long stretches of delightful trekking and view points. The beaches found along this hike are amongst the finest in Hong Kong. Camping is available for those interested in overnight visits.

Other hiking highlights in the area include Sharp Peak, Po Pin Chau and the short and easy Geo Trail below the High Island Reservoir East Dam. At this location, you will find one the easiest places to enjoy the UNESCO Global GeoPark where you see remarkable volcanic hexagonal columns and other geological features rarely seen anywhere.

As for transportation, local bus routes connect various points within the Country Park from Sai Kung Village. You can also hire boats to take you directly to some of the feature beaches around Long Ke and Tai Long Wan.

In the end, the Sai Kung East Country Park is one of the rural treasures in Hong Kong. It is rather isolated but connected well enough to enjoy some of its highlights as 1/2 day, full day and even overnight visits. This country park is a great place for outdoor enthusiasts who live in Hong Kong as well as visitors seeking a rural retreat from the busy city streets...

This is the Tai Long Beach, the remotest part of Hong Kong I had ever been to. There is no road transport leading up to the beach. Hiking time from Pak Tam Au bus stop is 2.5 hours, on the Maclehose Trail .

This is a virgin beach, there is absolutely nothing there. Few brave souls trek to that place for camping. Swimming strictly not recommended due to strong under currents.

Ham Tin beach is 10-15 minutes walk. It has a restaurant there where hot food and drinks are available.

An hour hike from Ham Tin are the twin beaches in Sai Wan. There are a few restaurants there. Some private boats from Sai Kung and Wang Shek Pier can take people up to these beaches if the sea is not choppy. But no jetties there, so one has to wade through knee high water to reach the beach.

Trekking time from Sai Wan to north east edge of High Island Reservoir is about 1 hour. A private minibus can take one to Sai Kung market. Route 29R, four services on week days, more...

From the beautiful beaches to the highest peaks you will find a different side to Hong Kong

Sai Kung Country park is located in Eastern part of HK as the name would suggest.

My last journey took me to my favourite beaches: Tai Wan, Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan.

If you are in the New Territories Tai Po, Fanling or Shueng Shui. I would recommend taking the ferry from Ma Lui Shui (Near University Station) to Wong Shek Pier. (It will say to Tap Mun but continues to Wing Shek) you can get off at Chek Keng. From there it is an easy walk over the hill to Ham Tin Wan.

Enjoy the outdoors and keep...