Cheung Sha beach
Cheung Sha Beach is a good place to relax after visiting a bustling metropolis. The place takes a worthy position in the descriptions of numerous beaches in Hong Kong. Someone calls it the best, and someone prefers because of the sufficient length of the coastline. The island and the beach itself cannot be called highly developed, but this only adds to the resort’s popularity, since nature, rocks and the water surface are still clean and untouched.
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Beach description
The beach is located on one of the picturesque islands of Hong Kong – Lantau, in its southern part. It's not the only beach on the island, but it's the longest. Territorially, it's divided into two parts. Despite the local beauty and cleanliness of the coastline, the beach cannot be called crowded, only occasionally you can find walking couples in love or other holidaymakers on the shore. In winter, the water is quite cold for swimming, but walks on fine sand and visits to the rocky terrain on the beach are available all year round. One thing: when entering the water you can sometimes feel the stones, but in general, the approach to the sea is quite gentle and safe, even for children.
Lovers of private as well as relaxing holidays can go to the top of the beach, there are almost no amenities, so no one can interfere with the sunbathing in silence and peace. For jogging along the sea shore or placing a tent in a shady corner of the beach, the top of the beach is also more suitable, although in its beauty it is not inferior to the bottom one. The trip to the island and the coastline is quite easy, and you can get there from Hong Kong by bus, ferry or metro.
When is the best time to go?
The best time to travel to Hong Kong – is spring and autumn period. In summer, the rainy season begins, when heavy rains for three consecutive months do not spare the Kowloon Peninsula. In winter it’s pretty cool (the temperature drops to 15 degrees), but in autumn and spring the weather is most comfortable and dry.
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Infrastructure
For vacationers, the downside area of the beach is more developed. There are:
- camping;
- toilets;
- changing rooms;
- parasols;
- shower;
- barbecue area and restaurants.
All amenities are in high demand on weekends and in high season, when a large number of tourists arrive on the beach. If you want to rent a car for a comfortable trip, then you should know that the number of parking lots at the beach is very limited. What can not be said about the cafe and the food industry as a whole. A hearty lunch or light snack is always available to tourists at the downside of the beach along with refreshments or beer. There is also located a rental service of equipment for kayaking or surfing. Afte you return to the city, you can stay in Novotel Citygate Hong Kong. The hotel complex, which is conveniently located near the airport, provides its guests with comfortable accommodation and high quality service. It is connected to shopping centers and local attractions, it has conference rooms, a pool and restaurants.
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The wonderful view from the rooms of the nearest hotels is also suitable for honeymooners who are frequent guests of the beach, because this is one of the most romantic places for organizing wedding ceremonies and photo shoots. For those who prefer to combine a beach holiday with sightseeing, the island has such cultural sites as the Big Buddha, an ancient monastery, as well as a fisherman's village and a cable car. It is not difficult to get to the local beauties, you just have to go through the entire upper part of the beach and walk along the small cliffs to the bus stop. From there, regular buses will take tourists both to the authentic fishing village, and in the opposite direction, to the city.
This place is like no other suitable for a family holiday at the weekend, as well as for a youth company and lovers of water activities, for which there is a separate center. The period from November to March, thanks to the wind, is great for windsurfing. A distinctive feature of Cheung Sha Beach is the fact that if there is a large crowd of people on hot summer days, there is enough space for everyone on the beach, no one feels crowded or offended.