Lamma Island, Hong Kong

Lamma Island is off the south side of Hong Kong island. It's a little "fishing village" type place, with lots of hiking trails and little points of interest. Where you dock in the bay is a series of fresh seafood open air restaurants. We didn't go do the hiking trips, but they looked somewhat interesting. Food at Rainbow is pretty good... VERY fresh. Try the salt-pepper prawns! That was the best dish we had. We saw fishermen coming and going in their little boats, so I'm sure the seafood is fresh from the sea.

HK third largest island is ideal for families with its splendid beaches, green mountains for walking and villages. Yung Shue Wan village has restaurants with chinese cuisines along with little shops selling handicrafts. Its Tin Hau Temple has an ancient skeleton of a whale. Also have fine bathing beaches and popular alfresco seafood restaurants.

Take the ferry boat from Hongkong Central to Lamma Island and escape for a day from the city . . . enjoy the nature and the restaurants . . . take the short walk from one to the other port at that island . . .

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When visiting the the big Buddha and the Po Lin monastery, you can also buy several stick of incense to burn.
Unfortunately I am not sure of the significance of this, but it did smell very nice.
I also liked the look of the big pots they had the incense in.

With a group of 20 people we cruised to Lamma Island with private yacht, leaving Hong Kong bay to the outlying island.

Lamma island is a pretty little island west of Hong Kong island, very peaceful and tranquil and unspoiled.

We visited one of the two villages in Lamma island. Along the narrow lanes, low-rise housing blocks, businesses and restaurant clustered together with stalls selling dried fish, shrimp paste, Chinese herbal medicines, incense and candles. The life here are more removed than bustling city life. Here we can find the "other face" of Hong Kong.

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lamma island is another great place to explore like cheung chau island. hiking and swimming are the major activities followed by a great seafood meal at either side of the island. some of the sites along the way are the lamma island power station, tin hau temples, and some caves used by the japanese as storage caves during world war 2. the island is famous also as the birth place of legendary actor chow yun fat. getting to and from lamma island can be done at either central ferry piers or in aberdeen harbour.

if you like hiking, seafood and laid-back leisure, Lamma Island is a wonderful place. I just spent a half day there (20040219). there are quite many regular ferry schedule. but you need to make sure the time.

useful website:
ferry timetable and spots
one of the famous chinese seafood restaurant
http://www.lamma.net/

Try taking the ferry from Central Pier to Lamma Island, either Sok Kwu Wan or Yung Shu Wan. It is worth the trip to sample the absolute contrast from the frenetic pace of life in Hong Kong. You can walk from either end of the island in a couple of hours and get a ferry back. Lamma has such a quaint, laid back atmosphere, with fantastic seafood restaurants by the harbour, and okay beaches too.