- Where to go to sunbathe?
- Weather features of a beach holiday in Hong Kong
- Guide to action
- For active and sports
The largest of the southern metropolitan areas and the financial capital of Southeast Asia, this amazing city does not position itself as a serene beach destination. In Hong Kong, there are many other worthy activities and entertainment, and inhumane prices for absolutely everything do not contribute to absolute relaxation. But if a trip to Hong Kong happened, it will be very pleasant to spend a day or two on the local beaches, especially since the traveler has quite a variety of choices.
Where to go to sunbathe?
The main advantages of the existing beaches of Hong Kong are the protection from the winds by the mountains and the absence of large waves. This allows you to comfortably relax on the coastline cut by bays and not worry even about small children making Easter cakes in the surf:
- Turtle Cove Beach in the southeast of Hong Kong Island has First Class status. Its small size made it possible to equip the swimming area with shark nets and rescue towers. The sand is clean, the water is clear, the infrastructure offers quite comfortable rest even with children. Buses N14 and N314 run from the center to the beach.
- Despite its reputation as the best beach for surfers, Big Wave Bay only boasts big waves for a few months of the year. The rest of the time, it is perfect for a lazy beach holiday in Hong Kong too. The infrastructure is thought out to the smallest detail and at the services of vacationers - changing rooms, fresh showers, shops and parking for cars. Suitable city bus - N9.
- Repulce Bay Beach is located next to Tai Tam National Park. Playgrounds have been set up on the shore of the bay of the same name, hotels and shopping centers have been built, cafes and restaurants have been opened. Buses N6, N63, N66 will help you to get to the bay.
- Lower Cheung Sha on Lantau Island is a wide strip of white sand, close to which a large park approaches. Due to its remoteness, it remains one of the cleanest throughout the entire swimming season. The area is monitored by lifeguards and protected by shark nets. From the N4 Tong Fuk Bus Terminus bus stop, you will have to walk about 700 meters to the beach.
When planning a beach holiday in Hong Kong, it is important to keep in mind some important rules. Firstly, it is strictly forbidden to sunbathe topless here, and secondly, you should not neglect the prohibitions of rescuers. On the beaches, it is usually not allowed to fish, play ball in unequipped areas, fly kites and practice other active pastimes. Smoking is also one of the strictest prohibitions. During the rainy season, the water in the sea usually becomes cloudy, and therefore it is not the best time to swim.
Weather features of a beach holiday in Hong Kong
If during your trip to Hong Kong you are planning to spend a couple of days on the beach, it is worth booking tours carefully checking the weather forecast. The climate in the city is subtropical, and the seasons are quite distinct. The hottest months are summer, but in May daytime temperatures reach + 30 ° C and higher. The water warms up to + 22 ° С back in March, and at the height of the swimming season I show thermometers on the beaches of Hong Kong + 33 ° С and + 28 ° С in the air and water, respectively. At the same time, rain is most likely, and the humidity becomes prohibitive.
The best time for a beach holiday in Hong Kong comes in early October, when the wet heat subsides, mercury columns do not soar above + 28 ° C, and the probability of rain tends to zero.
Guide to action
After studying the reviews of tourists and carefully examining the photos, choose the beach that seems to you the most suitable for relaxation. For example, Silver Strand Beach on the Kowloon Peninsula is especially convenient for those who do not have enough time to travel.
You will need the lilac metro line and its penultimate Hang Hau station, getting off at which and turning at the roundabout following the sign, you will have to walk several hundred meters.
Silver Strand Beach is equipped with free changing rooms, fresh showers and toilets. The entrance to the beach is also free, while its territory is monitored by lifeguards and is protected by a net from uninvited sea predators. There are floating wooden decks right in the sea, from where you cannot dive, but on which it is convenient to rest while swimming.
Beach opening hours:
- From April 1 to May 31 and from September 1 to October 31, it is open from 9.00 to 18.00.
- In the summer months - from 9.00 to 18.00 on weekdays and from 8.00 to 19.00 on weekends.
- From November 1 to March 31, you can swim from 8.00 to 17.00.
The beach is equipped with a stand showing the degree of water purity, which is especially important in the rainy season.
For active and sports
The most suitable beach in Hong Kong for those who cannot sit still is located in Repulse Bay. The narrow bay, leading to the bay from the sea, excludes the possibility of strong waves, and shark nets protect vacationers from uninvited visits of predators to the water area of the beach.
The territory is equipped with changing rooms, shower complexes, sun loungers and parasols. But the main advantage of the coastal strip in Repulse Bay is the opportunity to practice various sports. Diving and snorkeling equipment rental points are open on the shore, rafts and yachts are rented.
Gourmet beach holidays in Hong Kong will also delight. Numerous restaurants in the bay offer classics of the genre - shark fin soup, hot sea urchins and caviar of the most amazing fish of the South China Sea.
Prices for hotels in these parts can be called exorbitant, like the tops of the skyscrapers in which the hotels are located. That is why it is cheaper to get here from the city: buses of several routes regularly depart from the Central area towards the bay.
