Top 10 Sights at Tai Long Wan Coastline
Tai Long Wan Coastline offers the most excellent beaches at the Sai Kung Peninsula feels like another country in urban Hong Kong. The communication option is bus and only a few roads. You can take bus from Sai Kung town, then another bus to Pak Tam Au and finally walk the hilly footpath to the beach. You may also you hire a private transport.
Places To Visit At Tai Long Wan Coastline
Beaches
There are three excellent beaches at Tai Long Wan. Tai Wan is the most remote and unspoiled; the smallest beach, Ham Tin, has a good café and camping area; Tai Long Sai Wan is the busiest.
Tai Long Wan Coastline
Natural Swimming Pools
A lovely series of waterfalls and natural swimming pools (left) is the area’s best-kept secret. Reach them from the path running alongside the small river at the northwestern end of Tai Long Sai Wan beach.
Beach Cafés
Noodles, fried rice and hot and cold drinks are available from the modest, reasonably priced cafés on Tai Long Sai Wan and the Hoi Fung café at Ham Tin.
Ham Tin to Tai Long Path
Take the steep half-mile (1-km) path between Ham Tin and Tai Long Sai Wan for lovely views down onto Ham Tin, Tai Wan and the mountains behind.
Surf Action
Tai Wan usually has reasonably good surf. Gentle body-boarding should always be possible, and you may even be able to surf properly when storms raise bigger swells.
Pleasure Junks
Most privately hired junks drop anchor at Tai Long Sai Wan, and their passengers head to the beach in smaller craft, making this the busiest of the three beaches.
Hakka Fisherfolk
Tai Long village (above) may have been first settled in prehistoric times. It was a thriving Hakka fishing village until the 1950s, when most people migrated to the city or abroad. A few elderly residents remain.
Campsite
The area just east of Ham Tin village is the best place for overnight campers (right), with flat ground, public toilets and a stream for fresh water. There are no hotels.
Sharp Peak
The prominent 468-m (1,497-ft) summit of Sharp Peak is clearly visible from Ham Tin and Tai Wan. The arduous climb up its very steep slopes rewards with spectacular views over the peninsula.
Ham Tin Bridge
At Tai Long Wan Coastline if you want to keep your feet dry, the only way onto the beach from Ham Tin village is via a rickety bridge. Marvel at the makeshift engineer-ing from nailed-together driftwood and offcuts.
Hope this travel guide to Tai Long Wan Coastline will make your travel planning easier and full of excitement.
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