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Lantau Island in August

Better avoidedBest time: October – December

Better avoided: August is outside the recommended season (October – December). Against it: Typhoon Season; Heat and Storms on the Trails.

The season opens in October, 2 months away. Typhoon Season: usually over after September. Heat and Storms on the Trails: usually over after September.

2 days in Lantau Island in August · from ₹32,042 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

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The weather in August

What the season does to Lantau Island this month.

Worth knowing

Typhoon Season

July to September is the height of the typhoon season. When the Hong Kong Observatory raises the No. 8 signal, almost everything shuts for hours to a day or two: ferries stop, the cable car, Disneyland, Ocean Park and most shops close, buses thin out, the MTR runs a reduced service and flights are cancelled. Watch the Observatory's app, keep a spare day before your flight home, and book refundable rooms and tickets.

Worth knowing

Heat and Storms on the Trails

Summer days are 31-34 °C and very humid, and the Dragon's Back, Lantau Peak and Sai Kung's trails have little shade. Start at dawn, carry two litres of water a person, and turn back if the Observatory issues a red or black rainstorm warning or a thunderstorm warning: hill paths flood and landslips happen.

What it costs

For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹32,042 for two

  • Room a night₹8,540
  • Food a day, each₹3,484
  • Main sight entry, each₹3,290

Mid-range

₹60,364 for two

  • Room a night₹14,640
  • Food a day, each₹8,040
  • Main sight entry, each₹3,290

Luxury

₹1,28,361 for two

  • Room a night₹31,720
  • Food a day, each₹18,760
  • Main sight entry, each₹3,290

Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Hong Kong yet, so they don't move with the month.

Getting there

Fly into Lantau Island (HKG)

Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹13,500

Plan from Lantau Island airport (HKG)

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Entry rules

No visa needed for up to 14 days

  1. Before you fly, register online for the free Pre-arrival Registration (PAR) for Indian nationals on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website (immd.gov.hk). It must succeed before you travel; do it as soon as you book, so there is time to apply for a visa if it does not.
  2. Print the PAR notification slip on blank white A4 paper and sign it. Airlines ask for it at check-in and will not board you without it; show it again at Hong Kong immigration. One registration is valid for six months.
  3. You may stay up to 14 days a visit. For a longer stay, or if your registration fails, you need a visa from the Immigration Department before you travel.

Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Signed PAR notification slip, printed on A4 paper; Confirmed return or onward ticket within 14 days; Hotel bookings for the stay; Proof of funds (bank statement or cards), if the officer asks.

The registration is free: sites that charge for it are not the Immigration Department. It covers Hong Kong only: Macau and mainland China have their own entry rules, so check them before a side trip.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

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