LONG TAI BEACH WAN

As most hikers do, go straight and go down to the beach. The views are wonderful and surprising. It takes 40 minutes before arriving at the small hamlet of Ham Tim, on a beach that precedes that of Tai Long Wan. There, two restaurants allow you to enjoy a well-deserved drink and to eat a Cantonese rice or fried noodles. You can also rent tents for the night. If you decide to camp, take care to place yourself in a sheltered place of the wind, because it is frequent that the nights are winding.

But you have not yet arrived! To reach the beach of Tai Long Wan, we still have to take a last small hill: Once the last restaurant is exceeded, turn left and climb the hill in the middle of the trees, following the trail. You will reach a small green lawn, surrounded by fat plants and large herbs overlooking the beach. You are there! If you are lucky and the wind has not recovered from garbage, the water is transparent and turquoise and the beach hemmed of white sand. As the beach is not monitored, take care of the currents that cause deaths every year.

If you are brave (and equipped for), take the Sharp Peak direction to the Nam She Au Pass and start the ascent. Once at the top, the view is exceptional. However, the rise is difficult: Do not run on Sharp Peak, if you are not experienced and equipped with good shoes, because the trail is sometimes steep, rocky and narrow. From there, you can either descend on the other side to reach the beaches by the west, or go back to your steps to reach the beach of Tai Long Wan through the village of Ham Tim. Take 4 hours at all, 2 hours a day.