Lamma Island, Hong Kong

PreeChina · Sight Guide

Beaches and Islands Near Hong Kong

5 sights within 149 km of Hong Kong. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

5 sightsHong KongWithin 149 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

Quick Facts

City
Hong Kong
Sights
5 coast and island sights
Range
12 to 148 km from the centre
Closest
Lamma Island
Farthest
Zhelang Cape
Length
Set in your private plan

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Beaches and Islands Near Hong Kong, by number of travelers
Travelers246810152030
Day tripUSD 305USD 220USD 185USD 175USD 160USD 155USD 145USD 135

Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.

Beaches and Islands Within Reach of Hong Kong

5 coast and island sights lie within 149 km of central Hong Kong, from Lamma Island at 12 km to Zhelang Cape at 148 km. They are: Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, Futian Mangrove Bird Reserve, Hebao Island, Zhelang Cape.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Hong Kong city guide covers the city itself.

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Hong Kong. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

The 5 Sights

Within 50 km from Hong Kong

Lamma Island, Island
1
Island

Lamma Island (南丫岛)

12 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A car-free outlying island, reached by ferry from Central.

Cheung Chau, Island
2
Island

Cheung Chau (长洲)

19 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

Holds the Cheung Chau Bun Festival every year in the fourth lunar month, with its bun-scrambling tower.

Futian Mangrove Bird Reserve, Mangrove
3
Mangrove

Futian Mangrove Bird Reserve (红树林鸟类自然保护区)

27 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

On the north shore of Shenzhen Bay, facing Mai Po in Hong Kong across the bay. Black-faced spoonbills and other migrants stop here in winter.

50 to 150 km from Hong Kong

Hebao Island, Island
4
Island

Hebao Island (荷包岛)

116 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

Long beaches and little development on the island.

Zhelang Cape, Coast
5
Coast

Zhelang Cape (红海湾遮浪角)

148 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A peninsula juts into the sea and splits the water in two: calm on one side and swell on the other. Locals call it the Qilin Cape of eastern Guangdong. Wind and waves stay steady, and it hosts a national sailing training base.

Distance From Central Hong Kong

#SightTypeStraight line
1Lamma IslandIsland12 km
2Cheung ChauIsland19 km
3Futian Mangrove Bird ReserveMangrove27 km
4Hebao IslandIsland116 km
5Zhelang CapeCoast148 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Hong Kong. Road and rail distances are longer.

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 5 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 5 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

FAQ

How many coast and island sights are near Hong Kong?

This page lists 5, all within 149 km of central Hong Kong in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Hong Kong?

Lamma Island, at 12 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Zhelang Cape from Hong Kong?

148 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a full day at one place. The route moves between 5 stops, so the visit at each is shorter.

This route is in Hong Kong. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.

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