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Holiday fun Local tour guide Amy Overy shares her top trips with kids
Amy Overy and daughter Lily exploring Sha Tin Adventure Cycling Arena
Summerfest will be back in the Central Harbourfront event space for sports and family fun activities - we are hoping for the inflatable waterside again! It runs from July 7 to Aug 26. summerfest-centralharbourfront.hk For nature and ocean explorers, the World Wildlife Fund in Hong Kong is running summer educational courses for children aged six to nine in a number of their venues. wwf.org.hk Mix culture and craft with a visit to Lai Chi Kok Park (Mei Foo MTR) for its Chinese gardens don’t forget paper and crayons for the brass rubbings. Join a Hong Kong Greeters group tour - Hong Kong Island Peak to Piers is great for newbies, with an overview of the Island, skip-the-line 10 expat-parent.com
access at the Peak, a tour of the food markets with a small snack, a look at Old Town Central and Man Mo Temple. Mini foodies on your hands? Starting this month, we’ve launched a Grass Routes Vegetarian Food & Culture tour, which delves into Hong Kong’s fascinating cultural and food heritage in Kowloon and the New Territories tuck into yummy veggie dim sum, snacks and desserts while exploring off-the-beaten-track locations such as Wong Tai Sin Temple, Nan Lian Gardens and Tai Po Police Station. Active littlies will enjoy a trip to one of the many road safety bicycle training parks around town. Hire bikes in Sha Tin Park and pick from two parks - beginners will enjoy Sha Tin Bicycle Safety Park while advanced riders will
love Sha Tin Adventure Cycling Arena. You can also hire bikes with child seats. Hit the water at Lower Cheung Sha beach there are changing facilities, shallow waters for petit paddlers and plenty of restaurants to choose from. We love the Lantau Grocer, who can prepare a BBQ on the beach for you (advance booking required). facebook.com/lantaugrocer For a full-day (and night) of adventure, set sail from Central Ferry Piers for Cheung Chau island. Sai Yuen Farm has camping and an adventure park - we loved their treetop canopy walk and their Segways. Book in advance on the website - I will also be putting some group tours together to visit this summer, so check us out at hkgreeters.com