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Hong Kong's Sai Kung — geopark, islands, hiking & seafood travel guide
From a world-class geopark and unspoilt islands to long hiking trails and golden beaches — Sai Kung is Hong Kong's back garden.
Every way to reach Sai Kung Town and its country parks, islands and beaches by bus 92, green minibus 1A, MTR transfer, taxi and car — plus Octopus advice and timing tips for a smooth day out.
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A complete introduction to the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark — how 140-million-year-old hexagonal columns formed, the park's two regions, what to see, and how to visit responsibly.
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Once abandoned, the tiny island of Yim Tin Tsai has been lovingly restored — its 300-year-old salt pans revived, its chapel honoured by UNESCO, and a mangrove trail opened to visitors a short ferry from Sai Kung Town.
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The High Island Reservoir East Dam is the best place on Earth to stand beside rhyolitic hexagonal rock columns. Here's what to see, how the reservoir was built, and how to get there.
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Sai Kung Town is the gateway to the district — a waterfront promenade, the famous floating seafood market, harbourside restaurants and cafés, and the pier where ferries leave for the islands. Here's how to make the most of it.
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The first two sections of the 100 km MacLehose Trail run through the best of Sai Kung: the High Island Reservoir and its hexagonal columns (Section 1) and the wild surf beaches of Tai Long Wan (Section 2).
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The Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region holds globally rare rhyolitic hexagonal rock columns covering 100 km² — the largest such expanse on Earth.
Sai Kung has some of Hong Kong's darkest skies. Here's where to stargaze — the High Island East Dam, Tap Mun, and country-park campsites — when to go, what you'll see, and photography basics.
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Sai Kung's floating seafood market is a Hong Kong institution. Here's how to buy live catch from the sampans, agree a price per catty, get it cooked at a harbourside restaurant, and what to order.
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A practical, time-blocked one-day Sai Kung itinerary: bus in, breakfast in town, a ferry to an island, seafood lunch, an afternoon at the East Dam or a beach, then sunset and dinner by the harbour.
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Planning a family day in Sai Kung? Here's a relaxed, kid-friendly plan — the waterfront and seafood market, a short kaito to a swimming beach, an easy nature trail, ice-cream in town, plus what to pack and safety tips.
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