Tung Ping Chau

Destination:
Tung Ping Chau 東坪洲

How To Get There:
From University East Rail Train Station, walk 15mins to Ma Liu Shui ferry pier 馬料水碼頭. Get the ferry to Tung Ping Chau. Ferry journey takes approximately 90mins one way. Return tickets cost HK$80. Ferry service is provided on weekends and public holidays only. Standard service times are 9AM to the island (includes 3:30PM on Saturdays), and 5:15PM to depart from the island. Service times are subject to change.

Facts:
Tung Ping Chau is a small island which is made up of sedimentary rock. It's just 4km away from Mainland China. It's rich in marine life, and is famous for it's geological features.

Comments:
It's a little far out - I had to wake up at about 6AM to catch that 9 'o clock ferry - but it was a nice little hike around the island, and took 3 hours to complete at a leisurely pace. It really does offer something different from the rest of Hong Kong, each coast differs in someway from the other, whether it's the cliffs, sea stacks, rock platforms, other rock formations or beach composition... and the sea water is so blue and clear.

However, where there are humans, there is rubbish, and unfortunately most of it washes up onto the beaches from the sea... the country opposite the island is my best bet.