Category Exploring Cheung Chau

Now my son is two, he’s rather heavy for lugging about in backpack carrier. Easier to take the pushcair, for carrying him when tired – or when dawdling too much. This, though, means trying to avoid flights of steps. Just…

Southeast Cheung Chau boasts paths that wind around headlands and curl up and over hillsides, passing through woodland, and near to naturally sculpted giant boulders, once grand but now ruined houses, a couple of temples, a tiny nunnery, and cliffs…

There’s a path leading uphill from beside Pak Tei Temple, up past an old folks’ home. Keep left, and up and up flights of steps, and you’ll come to a small, concrete park. Turn right here, and you can continue…

Though Cheung Po-tsai Cave is the best known tourist spot of southwest Cheung Chau, it’s not the only place that’s good for exploring. There’s an excellent coastal trail, winding along a small cove, and a small bay with a beach,…

Stroll Along the Waterfront Strolling the waterfront’s a good way of soaking up the island’s atmosphere – way more laid-back than the hustling, bustling city. There are fishing boats in the harbour on one side; three-storey buildings with shops, restaurants…

There are some wonderful trails winding along the coast, up hills and through small valleys in northern and southern Cheung Chau (just beyond the main village). Though Cheung Chau is tiny, the winding trails can seem surprisingly long – but…

The only public transport to/from Cheung Chau is ferries run by First Ferry, The main ferries are to/from the Outlying Islands Piers (Pier 5) in Central. From here, you can catch two types of ferry: large, regular ferries that take…