The colourful boats
Lined up at the pier.
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Sai Kung is a town on the Sai Kung Peninsula in the New Territories, facing Inner Port Shelter, and the hub around which nearby villages gather. Its waterfront fills with small boats, and visitors come for the sea, the fresh air and trips to the islands. It grew about a century ago as a market town for those villages, and the origin of its name remains unclear. The name appeared in Western publications in the early 1900s, describing «the village of Sai Kung», and probably earlier on an 1866 map. It is fairly calm today compared with the heart of the city. A promenade runs by the waterfront park, and colourful timber boats line the pier, with owners calling visitors for trips to nearby beaches and islands such as Half Moon Bay and Yim Tin Tsai. The town has a geopark information centre with pictures and details of the rock columns. It is 8.5 km in a straight line from Chi Lin Nunnery and 10.6 km from the geopark, and buses and minibuses come from Kowloon metro stations. A clear day is best. Agree the boat price and return time before boarding. Ask about halal food, as most restaurants serve seafood.
Lined up at the pier.
To Half Moon Bay.
Details of the rock columns.
Sai Kung Town, eastern New Territories
By bus or minibus from Kowloon metro stations.
Not necessarily, but agree the price and return time before boarding.