Lamma Island
The third largest island in Hong Kong, a rural place in the Islands District with no cars. A hiking path links the villages of Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan, which are known for their seafood restaurants along the waterfront.
- Where
- Yung Shue Wan, Hong Kong
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.2000, 114.1167
Get the Lamma Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lamma Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hong Kong volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lamma Island
Ocean Park Hong Kong 7.9 km
An amusement and animal park at Wong Chuk Hang on the south side of Hong Kong Island, opened on 10 January 1977. It covers 91.5 hectares and combines rides and a cable car with aquariums, giant pandas and other live animal exhibits.
Victoria Peak 8.8 km
The tallest hill on Hong Kong Island at 552 metres, known locally simply as The Peak. Its summit terraces look down over the skyscrapers of Central and across Victoria Harbour to Kowloon, and it has been a prized residential and viewing spot since colonial times.
Peak Tram 8.9 km
A funicular railway running from Garden Road in Admiralty up to Victoria Peak through the Mid-Levels. Opened in 1888, it was the first funicular in Asia, and its steep climb gives passengers sliding views of the city towers outside the windows.
Middle Bay Beach 9.0 km
A small gazetted beach on the south side of Hong Kong Island, between Repulse Bay and South Bay. It is quieter than its neighbours and is popular with locals for swimming and sunbathing.
Cheung Chau 9.1 km
An outlying island about 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island, nicknamed Dumbbell Island for its shape. It has been inhabited longer than most places in Hong Kong, has no cars, and holds the annual Bun Festival in front of the Pak Tai Temple.
Repulse Bay 9.2 km
A curved bay and beach on the south side of Hong Kong Island, in the Southern District. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world, and the beach is a popular summer swimming spot with a shrine statue garden at its eastern end.
Jamia Mosque 9.6 km
The oldest mosque in Hong Kong, completed in 1890 in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island. It is a Friday mosque and a declared monument, and the nearby streets are named Mosque Street and Mosque Junction after it.
Hong Kong Park 9.7 km
A public park beside Cotton Tree Drive in Central, built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991. It covers 80,000 square metres and holds a large aviary, a conservatory, a tai chi garden and an artificial waterfall among the towers.
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Questions
Where is Lamma Island?
Lamma Island is in Yung Shue Wan, Hong Kong. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ocean Park Hong Kong (7.9 km), Victoria Peak (8.8 km), Peak Tram (8.9 km).
How do I get the Lamma Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lamma Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hong Kong volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lamma Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hong Kong volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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