Hong Kong International Airport 46 min
Tai Mo Shan (22 min) Conservation area on 148 hectares with themed gardens & wildlife, plus walking paths & guided tours. Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree (19 min) Banyan tree (now a plastic replacement) into which visitors throw wishes attached to oranges. Hong Kong Railway Museum (25 min) Visitors can board vintage carriages at this 1913 station museum housing photographs & model trains. Hong Kong Wetland Park (30 min) Large wetland reserve with a visitor center featuring educational exhibits, a cafe & souvenir shop. Splendid China Folk Village (1 hr 8) Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (29 min) A long flight of steep steps leads to this sizable, intricate Buddhist temple with lots of statues. Mai Po Nature Reserve (30 min) Wetland sanctuary with 1000s of migratory birds & insects, plus tours of the marshes & shrimp ponds. Tsz Shan Monastery (32 min) Peaceful Buddhist temple, opened in 2015, that allows limited visitors by online appointment only. Tai Mo Shan (1 hr 5) Hong Kong's highest point at 3,140 feet in a country park with a visitor center & observatory. Hong Kong Heritage Museum (31 min) Local museum with various displays about Hong Kong heritage, including opera, design & Bruce Lee. |