"Cheung Chau" Cheung Chau Island Tip by VTShounen

This island, about an hour's ferry ride from HK Island, is very charming. No motorized vehicles are allowed on this island, though bikes abound (and it's quite cheap to rent one for the day). The island is dumbell shaped, and is actually quite large, with substantive amounts of wild(ish) forests on both ends. The middle, where more people stay, is a dense collection of villages centred around the fishing life. Seafood there is amazing. There are a few temples scattered around, with one being quite old. A well visited route exists for hiking around the central part of the island, complete with a couple of caves and small beaches. The longest beach on the island is on the far side of the island (when you get off the ferry, head straight).
Hiking, biking, eating, birding, fishing, swimming.. there are lots you can do. But it's also good to just do it in a relaxing pace, taking in the sights and sounds of a somewhat traditional rural Chinese town.

Directions: Situated southwest of HK Island. The ferry ride (from Central) takes about one hour.
othercontact: Excursions to the outlying islan