Along South Lantau Rd is a succession of beaches that attract surfers, beach-goers and retirees alike. Just 5km southwest of Mui Wo, Pui O has a decent beach, but as it’s the closest one to Mui Wo, it can get very crowded. The village has several restaurants, holiday flats galore and, in season, stalls renting bicycles.


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1. Luk Tei Tong Watchtower

2.04 MILES

Once a fortification against pirates, this 19th-century tower makes for a photogenic ruin, with vines bursting forth from its windows.

2. Cheung Sha

2.15 MILES

Cheung Sha (Long Sand) is Hong Kong's longest beach, stretching more than 3km on the southern coast of Lantau. It's divided into ‘upper’ and ‘lower’…

3. Mui Wo

2.18 MILES

Mui Wo (Plum Nest) was Lantau’s largest settlement before Tung Chung was born. Today this sleepy town functions as a shopping, eating and transport hub…

4. Butterfly Hill Watchtower

2.36 MILES

This granite watchtower was built in the late 19th century for defence against pirates, and now makes for a scenic ruin.

5. Silvermine Waterfall

2.53 MILES

If time allows, hike from Mui Wo town to Silvermine Waterfall (銀礦瀑布), near the old Silvermine Cave northwest of town (the cave was mined for silver in the…

6. Silvermine Bay Beach

2.55 MILES

Just east of Mui Wo town, Silvermine Bay beach is a popular spot for day trippers. The long, wide beach fringed by houses and a few small hotels is not…

7. Tong Fuk

2.92 MILES

The beach at Tong Fuk is not Lantau's nicest, but the village has holiday flats, several shops and restaurants, and its distance from Mui Wo means it's…

8. Cheung Po Tsai Cave

3.68 MILES

This ‘cave’ – in truth not much more than a hole in some rocks – on the southwestern peninsula of the island is said to have been the favourite hideout of…