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Suggested Routes

Island Hopping Experience

Sai Kung Town – Yim Tin Tsai – Sharp Island
Half-day Route
Full-day Route (1)
Full-day Route (2)

[This route may visit Yim Tin Tsai or Sharp Island first]

There are 10 and 4 artworks displayed on Yim Tin Tsai and Sharp Island respectively in the Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival 2024. You can take the island hopping kaito to visit both islands in one day. This half-day route allows you to visit the most artworks at Yim Tin Tsai and Sharp Island.

Suggested Route
  1. Sai Kung to Yim Tin Tsai (around 20 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Sai Kung during 10:15 - 14:15, operating at a frequency of 1 hour
  2. Visit Yim Tin Tsai, view the artworks and attractions (2 hours)
  3. Yim Tin Tsai to Sharp Island (around 15 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Yim Tin Tsai to Sharp Island during 11:35 - 15:35, operating at a frequency of 1 hour
  4. Visit Sharp Island, cross the tombolo during low tide, walk a small part of Sharp Island Country Trail (1-1.5 hours)
  5. Sharp Island back to Sai Kung (around 20 minutes kaito ride)
  6. Back to Sai Kung to visit the artwork located at Sai Kung Promenade (15 minutes)

Time required: around 4-4.5 hours

You may also choose to visit Sharp Island first and island hop to Yim Tin Tsai afterwards.

Remarks:

– The tombolo at Sharp Island is only accessible when the tidal level is lower than 1.4 meter. Don’t forget to check on the day tidal levels before crossing the tombolo, observe the safety guidelines and pay attention to the return time. Learn more about the predicted tides on Hong Kong Observatory website

– The above is only a suggested route, visitors can adjust the itinerary according to their own ability or needs

[This route will visit Yim Tin Tsai first]

Enjoy all the artworks displayed on Yim Tin Tsai and Sharp Island in one day, with scenery of the mountains and the sea. This route includes hiking.

Suggested Route
  1. Sai Kung to Yim Tin Tsai (around 20 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Sai Kung Pier at 10:15 or 11:15
  2. Visit Yim Tin Tsai, view the artworks and attractions (2-3 hours)
  3. Yim Tin Tsai to Sharp Island (around 15 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Yim Tin Tsai Pier to Sharp Island Pier at 12:35 or 13:35 or 14:35
  4. Visit Sharp Island, cross the tombolo during low tide, get back to Kiu Tsui Beach (1 hour)
  5. Rest and refreshment (30 minutes)
  6. Hiking along Sharp Island Country Trail from Kiu Tsui Beach to Hap Mun Bay, enjoy the 10 ceramic artworks along the trail (1 hour)
  7. Return to Sai Kung (around 25 minutes kaito ride) - take the island hopping kaito departing from Hap Mun Bay Pier at 16:45 back to Sai Kung via Sharp Island Pier
  8. Back to Sai Kung to visit the artwork located at Sai Kung Promenade (15 minutes)

Time required: around 7-7.5 hours

Remarks:
– Stairway up/down at part of the road along Sharp Island Country Trail, and some sections are quite steep and sandy, visitors should wear suitable clothing and bring along sufficient water
– The tombolo at Sharp Island is only accessible when the tidal level is lower than 1.4 meter. Don’t forget to check on the day tidal levels before crossing the tombolo, observe the safety guidelines and pay attention to the return time. Learn more about the predicted tides on Hong Kong Observatory website
– The above is only a suggested route, visitors can adjust the itinerary according to their own ability or needs

[This route will visit Sharp Island first]

Enjoy all the artworks displayed on Sharp Island and Yim Tin Tsai in one day, with scenery of the mountains and the sea. This route includes hiking.

Suggested Route
  1. Sai Kung to Hap Mun Bay (around 25 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Sai Kung Pier at 09:45 or 10:45 to Hap Mun Bay Pier via Sharp Island Pier
  2. Hiking along Sharp Island Country Trail from Hap Mun Bay to Kiu Tsui Beach, enjoy the 10 ceramic artworks along the trail (1 hour)
  3. Cross the tombolo during low tide, get back to Kiu Tsui Beach (1 hour)
  4. Rest and refreshment (30 minutes)
  5. Head to Yim Tin Tsai (around 15 minutes kaito ride) - may take the island hopping kaito departing from Sharp Island to Yim Tin Tsai during 12:05-15:05, operating at a frequency of 1 hour
  6. Visit Yim Tin Tsai to view the artworks and attractions (3 hours)
  7. Return to Sai Kung (around 20 minutes kaito ride)
  8. Back to Sai Kung to visit the artwork located at Sai Kung Promenade (15 minutes)

Time required: around 7-7.5 hours

Remarks:
– Stairway up/down at part of the road along Sharp Island Country Trail, and some sections are quite steep and sandy, visitors should wear suitable clothing and bring along sufficient water
– The tombolo at Sharp Island is only accessible when the tidal level is lower than 1.4 meter. Don’t forget to check on the day tidal levels before crossing the tombolo, observe the safety guidelines and pay attention to the return time. Learn more about the predicted tides on Hong Kong Observatory website
– The above is only a suggested route, visitors can adjust the itinerary according to their own ability or needs

Transportation Guides

Visitors can take public transportation to Sai Kung town. The following routes are for reference only. Please contact the bus/minibus companies for more details. For more public transport information, please visit the Transport Department website.

Bus
Green Minibus
Red Minibus
Bus
  • 92
  • 99
  • 299X
  • 792M
Green Minibus
  • 101M
  • 1
  • 1A
Red Minibus

  • Mong Kok (Gala Place) <-> Sai Kung Pier

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Access to Yim Tin Tsai/Sharp Island/Kau Sai Chau(Kau Sai Village)/High Island

Access to Yim Tin Tsai/Sharp Island

The kaito ferries travelling to Yim Tin Tsai/Sharp Island are operated by different kaito operators. Visitors may go to the operators’ counters located along the Sai Kung Pier promenade to purchase kaito tickets on-site (usually round-trip tickets will be sold but no single trip tickets).

During the Festival period, visitors can pre-purchase the Festival exclusive Island Hopping Kaito Experience (Route A) tickets on the Festival website.

Access to Kau Sai Chau(Kau Sai Village)/High Island

The kaito ferries travelling to Kau Sai Chau (Kau Sai Village)/High Island are operated by Tsui Wah Ferry. Those are the regular kaito ferry services licensed by the Transport Department. The single-trip fare is HK$65 (adult or children) and HK$2 for elderly using JoyYou Card and eligible persons with disabilities. Visitors may pay the fare by using octopus card or cash (no change) when boarding the ferry.

During the Festival period, visitors can pre-purchase the Festival Exclusive Island Hopping Kaito Experience (Route B) tickets at a discounted price on our website, which will include 3 single trips.

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Registration Information

The online registration will be open from 2 Nov (Wed) 10am on a fortnightly basis, for the coming 2-4 weeks upon the system’s update. The registration schedule is as follows:

Date Open for Registration Newly Open Dates of the Programmes/Tours*
2 Nov (Wed) 16 Nov - 30 Nov
16 Nov (Wed) 1 Dec - 14 Dec
30 Nov (Wed) 15 Dec - 28 Dec
14 Dec (Wed) 29 Dec - 16 Jan
3 Oct (Thu) 13 Nov - 12 Jan
*Public may register for the programmes and guided tours that are still available for booking from the previous period. Quotas are limited and registration is open on a first-come-first-served basis. For programmes/guided tours that are already full, a waiting list with 20 quotas is available for signing up. If any successful registrants withdraw from the event, notification will be sent to registrants on the waiting list in their order of registration. They will need to confirm the registration within 24 hours upon receipt of the notification to get the place. To sign up for the waitlist of a full programme/guided tour, please visit the registration page directly.