Tung Ping Chau

A beautiful place to visit get the fresh air and burn calories. It took 5-6 hrs to orbit the island . Remarkable experience to carry 1.5yrs old baby and cover this island.

Wonderful little island part of HK. To get there, I recommend being at the ferry pier at least 30m before departure as the queue can be very long. At the end of the queue, you will be able to buy toundtrip tickets for Tung Ping Chau. Don't worry if the queue seems long, in case there is a lot of people queuing the ferry company will send multiple boats. Once on the island, there is pretty much nothing to buy, so come prepared with water and food. There are some spots (right of the arrival pier) where you can have a swim without rocks, so bring your swimsuit :)

Quite remote from HK, but definitely worth it! The island has amazing geological features, super cool to see and unique in HK due to its remote location. A good idea is to walk around the island, in 2 or 3 hours.

The Tung Ping Chau trail is around 6.5 km in distance and circles the outlying island of Tung Ping Chau. It is a fairly easy hike which is a mix of paved walkway and quick a bit of natural trail. It takes around 3-4 hours to complete with minimal stops or up to 5-6 hours if you take in the numerous geological points of interest and viewpoints along the route. Plenty of signs, maps and highlight information panels found throughout the trail. Note: There is a shorter version of the trail that skips the far north of the island cutting across the island at Cham Keng Chau on the west coast back across to the main ferry pier. Note: To make your way to Tung Ping Chau for this particular hike, you will need to visit on the weekend and take the ferry from Ma Liu Shui Pier, 10 minute walk from University MTR Station. Sailings on only on Saturday (9am and 3pm) and Sunday (9am) and is around 1.5 hours to travel the 27km distance to Tung Ping Chau. The ferry returns from Tung Ping Chau to Ma Liu Shui Pier at 5.15pm (Sat and Sun). There are no daily sailings to Tung Ping Chau during weekdays. The Tung Ping Chau Trail passes through several abandoned villages with ruinous hamlets and a handful of highlight geological sites where you can view, walk upon and admire unique sedimentary rock formations that protrude from the Earth at various angles and form beautiful coastal scenes alongside the clean blue waters that surround the island. There are nice beachfronts, stretches of hillside with heavy vegetation, wooded areas and even patches of bamboo forrest that you will see. Particular highlights along the Tung Ping Chau Trail include A Ma Wan Beach, the Tin Hau Temple and Kang Lau Shek where you see impressive sea stacks and Wave-cut sedimentary patterns. Lung Lok Shui, Pak Lap Wan and Chau Wei Kok have similar wave-cut patterns and rock formations. There is a neat sea abrasion canyon you can walk through at Cam Keng Chau as well. There are picnic areas and several public toilet facilities situated on the east side of the island trail. A small village area just a few hundred metres from the main pier includes a couple of island cafes where you will also find toilets. This is a good location for a rest break and bite to eat if you fancy something while waiting for the 5.15pm afternoon ferry off of Tung Ping Chau. Overall, this trail offers a great full day out of the city, particularly when the weather is clear and favourable. The hike is quite easy and the scenery is very rewarding. There are a surprising number of other hikers and day trippers that you will see throughout the day but they tend to spread around the island so it isn't too difficult to find quiet spots if you look for them. The biggest issue with this particular trail is that it is limited to weekend use due to the lack of weekday ferries out to Tung Ping Chau.

Very cool UNESCO Geopark, with fascinating rock layers and a hike which takes you around the island in around 2-2.5 hours. Some camping areas and decrepit buildings from when the island was active in the 80s. Well worth a day trip, you can get a ferry from Ma Liu Shui in Sha Tin.

Fantastic forgotten island of Hong Kong. Once 3000 people lived here and now down to 10 or so. The ferry goes from Ma Lui Shui pier, get there early because it’s busy. We got there 30 mins early and only just got on the first boat. Once there, there are a few eating places open at weekends, the whole island takes 3-4 hours taking it very slowly and exploring the empty houses and villages. Well worth checking out the houses. Some very pretty beaches and outstanding geological features. Would be fun to camp out a night here.

Great place for hiking...got interesting rocks! I am not a fan but is a good place to go if you are bored of the normal hiking trail. There is only one ferry in the morning and need to book in advance, the ferry back to city is at 5pm. There are only one or two stores nearby the pier, make sure you have enough water and food.

Fascinating little Island has a lot going for it. Based in a Marine Park, the Island is also a UNESCO Geo Park (cool rocks to be found) and is the most North Eastern area of Hong Kong. The water is clear with quite a few nice swimming spots to be found. Just remember to take your trash with you as the few people living on the Island would certainly appreciate it. Hiking around the Island is more like a stroll and it's actually an extension of the Plover Cove Country Park for those keeping track. Worth a visit to see a remote and almost forgotten Island of HK.