Hong Kong’s Best Beach Time at the Lower Cheung Sha Beach

The Cheung Sha Beach is located in the southern coast of Lantau Island. It is a long stretch of sandy shore. A little headland divides the beach into Lower Cheung Sha Beach and Upper Cheung Sha Beach. Facing the southern waters of Hong Kong, this location is free of any sight of high rises. It was therefore a wonderful getaway from city life. The Cheung Sha Beach is the longest beach in Hong Kong. At three km in length, the beach provides ample space for visitors to do all sorts of fun activities, including surfing, camping, canoeing and simply beach bathing. We went to the more crowded Lower Cheung Sha Beach on this hot summer day. There was not much planning in this outing. We searched online for a beach in Lantau Island and this one turned up on the search. In late afternoon we arrived at Tung Chung and took a bus (there were very long lines) to Lower Cheung Sha Village. Because access by private cars to Lantau Island is restricted, there were not so many people in this beach. All the necessary facilities are present, including shower, changing rooms and restrooms. The Lower Cheung Sha Beach is usually more crowded because all the other establishments are also there. That includes quite a few good restaurants, and also rental for water sports. We sat down for a much-needed lunch first at Lantana. We had a nice grilled veggies salad and a Margherita pizza, with fruit juice and coffee. People wearing bikinis went in and out, and a fraternity-type kind of party was going on with loud music next door. Surely this was reminiscent of a Californian beach time.