Travel Reference
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Known as Fung Wong Shan (Phoenix Mountain) in Cantonese, this 934m-high peak is the
second-highest in Hong Kong after Tai Mo Shan (957m) in the New Territories. The view
from the summit is absolutely stunning, and on a clear day it's possible to see Macau 65km
to the west. Watching the sun rise from the peak is a popular choice among hardy hikers.
Some choose to stay at the
Ngong Ping SG Davis Hostel
and leave around 4am for the two-
hour summit push.
If you're hiking Lantau Peak as a day trip, take the MTR to Tung Chung, then take bus
3M to Pak Kung Au (tell the driver where you're getting off beforehand). From here, you'll
follow the markers for section 3 of the Lantau Trail, ascending the peak then descending the
steps into Ngong Ping. This 4.5km route takes about three hours.
HIKING
SUNSET PEAK
Hong Kong's third highest peak (869m) is a good sweaty climb with lovely panoramic
views of the surrounding mountains. Plan for three hours. The ambitious can combine it
with Lantau Peak (this is popularly known as the 'two peak challenge'). Check out the
creepy 'ghost houses' near the peak - ruins of British holiday bungalows from colonial days.
To get to the start, take the ferry to Mui Wo and bus 1 towards Pui O. Get off the bus just
before the top of the hill where there's a fenced trailhead and noticeboard with the Lantau
Trail map. This section ends at Pak Kung Au, where the Lantau Peak section begins. From
here catch a bus back to Mui Wo, or on to Tung Chung and the MTR.
HIKING
SHEK PIK RESERVOIR TO TAI O
Sections 8 and 7 (in that order) of the Lantau Trail are a long but relatively flat walk along
the Lantau's southwestern hillsides and down into Tai O fishing village. You'll pass a
postcard-pretty beach and, with a quick 30-minute detour, the ruins of Fan Lau Fort and a
Tin Hau temple. If you time it right, you can have a sunset seafood feast in Tai O before
catching the bus back to Tung Chung. Plan for five hours.
To get to the trailhead, take the ferry to Mui Wo and catch a Tai O-bound bus. Get off the
bus just after Shek Pik Reservoir on your right.
HIKING
FAN LAU
Only accessible on foot, Fan Lau (Divided Flow), a small peninsula on the southwestern tip
of Lantau, has a couple of good beaches and the remains of
Fan Lau Fort
, built in 1729 to
protect the channel between Lantau and the Pearl River estuary from pirates. It remained in
