HKTB is offering five tours, each run by qualified eco-tour guides. The tours will operate under a trial period until the end of June 2018.

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Andrew Clark, HKTB Regional Director – Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, said the introduction of these new activities will enhance Hong Kong’s tourism product and provide visitors with the opportunity to learn more about Hong Kong’s local geology and ecology.

“The HKTB initiated scheme will provide funding support for local travel operators to assist them in developing new green tour products, whilst also encouraging visitors to explore the enchanting landscapes beyond Hong Kong,” Mr Clark said.

GREEN ECO-FRIENDLY TOURS IN HONG KONG

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Lai Chi Wo Hiking Tour

Dating back over 400 years, Lai Chi Wo was once among the most affluent villages in the Northeastern New Territories. The houses and the feng shui woods behind the village remain well preserved.

The guided tour leads you to the largest bed of Coastal Heritiera (Heritiera Littoralis) in Hong Kong and the White-flower Derris which forms a ‘natural swing’ along the mangroves. Following the coastline, you will see the impressive reddish landscape caused by 400 million years of rock oxidation. The tour runs for eight hours and starts at HK$1,000 per person including lunch.

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Geopark Hiking Tour

The long and sinuous coastline at Sai Kung is a natural geological gallery, featuring spectacular landforms and rock formations shaped by volcanic activity 140 million years ago, as well as waves and weathering. The guided tour takes you through magnificent hexagonal columnar joints, a natural tombolo at Sharp Island and an inland water dam wall at High Island Reservoir. The tour runs for eight hours and starts at HK$1,000 per person including lunch.

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Geopark Boat Tour
Sai Kung Islands

Sai Kung boasts the longest stretch of coastline and the most outlying islands in Hong Kong, with unique scenery and extraordinary rugged profiles. The tour guides you through Hong Kong’s rich geo-diversity which includes magnificent sea stacks, breathtaking tubular rock columns and sea caves, typical coastal terrain, the rare acidic hexagonal volcanic rock columns of High Island, and rhyolite on Sharp Island. The tour runs for three hours and starts at HK$975 per person.

Additional Green Eco-Friendly Tours coming soon in Hong Kong:

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Lantau South 

Lantau Island is rich in ecological resources. Due to its geographic limitations, Tai O, an area on the island, was much slower to urbanise, and to this day retains a wealth of eco-cultural treasures, including stilt houses, salt field relics and Chinese White Dolphins which live in the waters surrounding the area. Visitors can experience farming at the nearby village of Yi O, where terraced rice paddies can still be found. The tour runs for six hours and starts at HK$450 per person.

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Rock Academy
Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region

There is evidence of volcanic activity in Hong Kong dating back 140 million years. In Sai Kung, there is a caldera, which is the result of a volcanic eruption. This guided tour will take you through interesting geological formations to explore aged rocks specimens, minerals, fossils and evidence of tidal influences.

You will get a chance to walk over a naturally occurring 250-metre long tombolo on Sharp Island to reach Kiu Tau, before paying a visit to the Volcano Discovery Centre at Sai Kung Pier and Lions Nature Education Centre in Tsiu Hang. The tour runs for five hours and starts at HK$450 per person.

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TRAVELING AROUND NORWAY

But perhaps it’s best to just visit these countries in Scandinavia and experience them up close and personal to see exactly what makes their people smile. Here are some travel suggestions for Norway, the 2nd happiest country in the world.

This is a good place to start discovering Scandinavia. You can see the fjords at their very best via Best Served Scandinavia’s Sognefjord, Nordfjord and Geirangerfjord itinerary, which takes in three of the Norway’s best destinations, as well as a ride on the new Loen Skylift which takes guests from sea level to 1011 meters to the summit of Mount Hoven – described as the roof of Norway.

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE IN SCANDINAVIA

Enjoy the incredible natural beauty of the fjords with plenty of time en route for hiking and bike rides. After a night in historic Bergen, with its colourful timber buildings and meandering alleyways, travel to Sogndal on a scenic cruise before turning inland along the mighty Sognefjord.

The journey continues through the Norway’s UNESCO listed scenery before arriving at Loen for a ride on the newly opened Loen Skylift. The spectacular Loen Skylift cable car climbs 1,000 metres to the summit of Mt. Hoven, offering truly dramatic views over glaciers and forested fjords.

THE FJORDS OF NORWAY

Recommended accommodations in Loen are at the fjordside Hotel Alexandra with its superb spa, pools and massage rooms. Travel from Loen onto Geiranger – home to what is often considered the best of Norway’s fjords, with deep blue waters, lush green vegetation and clifftops etched with waterfalls — before making a stop for a final night in the art nouveau port town of Alesund. Best Served Scandinavia 

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