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Lantau Island, 4 Days Trek

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by yoyo in Hong-Kong

After another shopping frenzy we again needed some time off. we took the ferry to Fui-Wo. a small town on the West of Lantau island (First Ferry Services for info). from he we hiked the afternoon to Pui O, which is a laid back beach town, adjacent to one of the nicest beaches I’ve ever been to. the beach is extremely organized, and requires you to register in order to have your own space. services include showers and toilets. it’s probably the cheapest accomodation in Hong-Kong, as you can easily camp there and catch a bus to Mui-Wo, and to Honk-Kong island.

We stayed at the beach for an extra day, enjoying our time in the sun, which we missed at the previous trek. the beach sand makes beautiful patterns, and different (strange) animals dwell in it. the next day we made our long way to Sunset Peak, a 869 meters high peak, overlooking the ocean, from which the sunset gets differnt angles, the Giant Budha of Ngong-Ping is seen, and Hong-Kong airport, one of the busiest of the world gives a great show. we spent the night outside one of the huts of the adjacent village, and the next day made our way to Ngong-Ping, where one of the biggest Budha statues in the world stands tall. it is extremely big, and extremely touristy, a very different atmosphere after a short, lonely, trek. from Ngong-Ping we made our way down to Tung-Chung, and took the MTR back to Hong-Kong island. another fabulous trek, Hong-Kong style trek.

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