10 Hong Kong microadventures to help you make the most of the city

You don’t need lots of time, money or gear to go on an adventure – there are plenty of options for cheap, accessible fun in Hong Kong, so grab a friend, find a map and start planning

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Published: 12:45pm, 18 Sep 2015Updated: 4:25pm, 25 May 2016

Many of us yearn for adventure, but feel we don’t have the time, the money or the gear. Fortunately there’s a solution to our quandary: “microadventures”.

It’s a term coined by National Geographic adventurer Alastair Humphreys (alastairhumphreys.com), who defines them as “simple expeditions and challenges which are close to home, affordable and easy to organise”. They use the time you already have – the 5-to-9 in between your 9-to-5 or the three full nights you can squeeze into a normal weekend – to get out and explore, and enjoy all of the rewards an adventure brings.

Taking a dip in Lantau. Photo: Matt Prior (mpadventureacademy.com)

And when it comes to having a microadventure, there’s no better place than Hong Kong says Rob Lilwall, an adventurer, travel writer and popular corporate motivational speaker based in the city.

“There are hundreds of miles of well-maintained hiking trails through the mountains and forest you can get to in less than an hour of brisk walking from the city,” says Lilwall, fresh from finishing a tandem bike-ride across America with his wife. “I don’t think there can be many big cities in the world with such cheap and easy access to safe, beautiful ‘microadventure’ opportunities.”