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Hong Kong Disneyland
Compact Disney park on Lantau Island blending classic Disney magic with Chinese cultural touches.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Kam Tin
Yuen Long, Hong Kong · Asia
About Kam Tin
Kam Tin works well as a base: 5 minutes from Yuen Long, 19km from Choi Hung Estate.
Kam Tin is in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, with about 22,000 people. The nearest town is Yuen Long, about 4 km away.
Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District.
Many of Kam Tin's residents are from the Tang Clan, who are ofRead more
the Punti culture, not Hakka as is often misattributed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kam Tin?
Within an hour or so of Kam Tin: Hong Kong Disneyland (14 km), Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (14 km), Mido Cafe (18 km), Choi Hung Estate (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Kam Tin?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Kam Tin?
Kam Tin is in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, about 4 km from Yuen Long.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,876
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Yuen Long
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.4412, 114.0602
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Worth the detour from Kam Tin
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Kam Tin
- 59 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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