HELLO! HONG KONG TOP PICK | Big Wave Bay Beach, Shek O
A hit with local windsurfers, Big Wave Bay Beach is located at the scenic eastern end of Hong Kong Island, close to the Dragon’s Back hiking trail.
It’s also home to a prehistoric rock carving that is now preserved as a Declared Monument. Remaining undiscovered until a police officer stumbled upon it in 1970, the rock carving shows geometric designs and animals, and is one of many similar carvings found around coastal areas of Hong Kong. These cultural art works reinforce how much Hong Kong’s early inhabitants must have depended on the sea.
Eateries surrounding the beach provide light refreshments.
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Often living up to its name, Big Wave Bay has a good beach with clean sands and is a popular surfing beach. Photo credit: thetraveler.net
Address: Big Wave Bay Road, Shek O, Hong Kong Island
Telephone: +852 2809 4558
Website: www.lcsd.gov.hk
How to get there:
MTR Shau Kei Wan Station, Exit A3. Take bus 9 to Big Wave Bay Beach.