HK丨It’s so comfortable to go to Lamma Island on weekends, one-day tour route
If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, go to an island for a day.
The second stop of the Hong Kong outlying island tour is to visit Chow Yun Fat’s hometown, Lamma Island
Can you imagine? On this small island, you can experience the slow-paced 🌊island life, enjoy the magnificent⛰️mountain and sea views, savor the 🏖cultural relics, and find traces of traditional 🐟fishing village life.
This guide explains the traffic, routes, and precautions in one article~
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🌈4-hour tour route without turning back
Central Pier➠Yong Shue Wan➠Yong Shue Wan Main Street➠Tian Hau Temple➠Jian Xing A-po Tofu Pudding➠Hung Shing Yeh Beach➠Family Walk Viewing Pavilion➠Sok Kwu Wan Tin Hau Temple➠Sok Kwu Wan
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1️⃣Central→Yung Shue Wan
⛴From Pier 4, take the ferry for about 25 minutes. There is a ferry every half an hour. It costs $22.1 on weekdays and $30.8 on Sundays. Octopus cards are accepted.
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2️⃣ Yung Shue Wan Main Street
Arrive as soon as you get off the boat. There are many specialty shops, bars, cafes and restaurants on both sides of the street, and you can also find small literary handicrafts, special handicrafts, old-time boutiques, etc.
🍜Don’t sit down to eat right after entering the village. Walk around the village. There are many small shops and food inside.
🚶15 points
3️⃣ Tianhou Temple
The Yung Shue Wan Tin Hau Temple is located on Yung Shue Wan Main Street. The original stone lions were damaged, but after being repaired by stonemasons on the island, they are now remodeled to look like Western stone lions.
🚶11 points
4️⃣ Jianxing Grandma’s Tofu Pudding
🍧On the beach of Dawandu. The handmade tofu pudding has a strong bean flavor and a smooth and fragrant texture. It is freshly made by an old lady who gets up early every morning. It is a delicacy on Lamma Island that every tourist must eat.
🚶8 points
5️⃣ Hung Shing Yeh Beach
The popular beach on the island has clear water and fine sand. It is equipped with changing room facilities and a restaurant, attracting many people to come and play in the water, check in and enjoy the sunbathing. The beach is backed by greenery. Sitting under the shade of the trees, overlooking the sea and sky, enjoying the sun and sea breeze is the best choice for spending a relaxing afternoon.
🚶10 points
6️⃣ Family Walk Viewing Pavilion
Friends who like hiking should not miss it. This family-friendly trail is built along the side of the mountain and takes about 1-1.5 hours to walk. After arriving at the viewing pavilion, you can take a short break and look out over the Repulse Bay and Ocean Park on the other side. The scenery is great.
🚶1.5 hours
7️⃣ Sok Kwu Wan Tin Hau Temple
The building is relatively modern. After the original site was burned down, the villagers rebuilt the temple and were able to preserve the ancient artifacts in the temple.
🚶10 points
8️⃣ Sok Kwu Wan
There are many fishing rafts floating in the harbor, full of fishing village style, and you can also eat seafood delicacies. There are also many small shops selling seafood specialties and dried goods made by local fishermen.
Rainbow Restaurant is the most famous seafood restaurant on Lamma Island. If you want to eat there, you can also pick you up from Hong Kong for free.
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9️⃣Sok Kwu Wan→Central/Aberdeen
The ferry ride from Sok Kwu Wan back to Central takes about 30 to 40 minutes, costs $27.5 on weekdays and $38.7 on Sundays; the ferry ride back to Aberdeen takes about 20 minutes, costs $12.5 on weekdays and $18.7 on Sundays.
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💡tips
▶Wear comfortable walking shoes. It takes 1.5 hours to climb the mountain. It is quite tiring.
▶Pay attention to prevention☀️ and supplement💧
▶There are only small paths on the island, and the signs are very clear, but you must pay attention to the signs to avoid going the wrong way.
▶You can also go the opposite way.
▶Take B3x from Shenzhen Bay and change to 962x at Tuen Mun Middle School until you reach the pier