Hong Kong is a heaven for people who love outdoor activities like visiting Parks, roaming outside gardens, hiking short and long-distance, cycling, and other similar external activities.
Hong Kong is a box-type compact City, 9000 skyscrapers out of that 4000 are over 100 meters tall. Everywhere in Hong Kong, you can see high-rise buildings, walking peoples around the streets, lots of public buses on the road, taxis, and sometimes traffic. All these scenarios make us exhausted unquestionably.
Do you like such a frustrating life all the time? No, not…..! The Government has created many parks and other outdoor facilities in every corner of the city to balance work and people’s lives. The venues are like a county park, Gardens, Hiking trails, cycling tracks, play venues, etc.
Klook.comGovernment is very cleverly doing all these things so people here can enjoy complete doing Hiking, picnics, BBQ, cycling, walking, play games, etc. It heaven such a small area full of fun and all kinds of activities are possible.
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Tin Shui Wai Park
Tin Shui Wai Park is a beautiful park located in Tin Shui Wai NT, Hong Kong. The park, surrounded by many residential buildings such as Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Estate, Tin Yiu Estate, Central Park Towers, light maroon color high-rise beside the park! Therefore, many facilities are available to enjoy at the park. This park opened for operation in 1997, the same time Tin Shui Wai development started building lots of residential towers. Some of the exciting things you can do and explore here are:
-Car Racing area
-Stadium for football, rugby, and other kinds of games
– Basketball courts
-Cycling Tracks
-Water fountains
-Football court
-Gulf training space
-Kids play station etc.
Yuen Long Park:
It is a public park, opened for the public in 1991. Made on a hill, and try to keep as much as the original theme, keeping trees, landform, etc., as it is.
The Pagoda is at the top of the hill; from the upper level of the Pagoda, you can see a panoramic view of the surrounding New Territories.
-Waterfall below the pagoda
-Butterfly Area
-Soccer playground
-Children play space
-Exercise points for senior citizens
-Fountain area
-Seating area and other activity space
Wetland Park:
Wetland Park, Hong Kong, has world-class standard education, conservation, and tourism facilities, located in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long district. You can find many species, birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and many natural attractions like a walkway, lake, bushes, plants, wet-landscape, and many more that are naturally enjoyable.
Weekend and the public holiday’s time are a bit more crowded than the regular weekdays. Even though some schools and groups will visit weekdays for an educational tour, Wetland Park, located in Tin Shui Wai, you can take MTR and get off Tin Shui Wai Station and take a light rail and reach just near to the park. Alternatively, you may take a taxi and contact me directly.
Hong Kong Park:
One of the popular public parks just next to the Cotton Derive; on the Island side is a Hong Kong park. It started in operation in 1991.
The best way to reach there is to get off an Admiralty MTR station and walk towards there or can take a taxi at your convenience.
There are many things to see as an artificial lake, bird’s nest, habitats, Tai Chi and exercise space, a greenery natural tree, another plant area, etc.
Victoria Park:
It is an old public park that opened in 1957, located between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR. In the daytime, primarily local working-class people spend time after lunch, take away lunch, eat, talk to colleagues or spend free time.
Take Causeway Bay Exit E or Tin Hau Exit A to go to Victoria Part easy way. High Skyscrapers surround the park. There is jogging, a walking path, a tennis court, a football-playing area, etc.
Klook.comKowloon Park:
It is one of the beautiful parks nearby the Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon area. It covered some of the TST and Jordan areas, so reach the part you can get off TST, Jordan, or even Austin MTR and walk towards the park just a few minutes of walk.
There is a lovely flower garden, Indoor, and outdoor swimming pool, artificial pond, birds nest, and habitat seating benches, open ground to sit.
I have been to this garden many times; indeed, it’s a pleasing feeling visiting the part. Weekend time this small park is bustling.
Tai Po Waterfront park:
Tai Po Waterfront Park, situated at Tai Po New Territories, Hong Kong SAR. The park opened for operation in 1994 and was completed entirely in 1997 with the observation tower of Tai Po. managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.
Tai Po Waterfront Park, based at the Tolo harbor; there is an ample space of the beautiful grassy area, Cycling track, Hiking, and waking area,
Tai Lam country park :
The Tai lam country park, located in Tai Lam, south side of Yuan Long park, was established in 1979. The total area covers 5412 hectares; based on the site, it is the second biggest country in Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department manage this country park. Many things can explore Tai Lam country parks like:
-Reservoir
-Viewpoints
-Gumwood
-Hiking area
-BBQ sports
-Picnic area
Tai Mo Shan country park:
Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest peak and it covers 1440 hectares of natural landscapes.
The Major attractions in Tai Mo Shan are :
-Panoramic view of Hong Kong from the Peak of the country park.
A couple of years back, we had a family BBQ and a picnic-type gathering around 12-13 families including kids. We, 15 gentlemen, decided to go peak and everyone said big “YES” and journey stared move climbing up.
After about 20 minutes of hiking at the top hill at a fast speed, I really was in a trouble and tried to give up, but ultimately completed the journey with folk song and Jokes and came back to the original picnic station.
From that time upward, I stop doing mad Hiking at the speed, Others may like that, but it is not comfortable for me and after that, I never have had such speedy hill walking.
-Lots of hiking trails all are well organized as others in Hong Kong.
-BBQ and picnic spots in many places.
