Cheung Chau Camping and Glamping Saiyuen, the Holiday Camps and What They Cost

Cheung Chau has two kinds of camp: Saiyuen Camping Adventure Park, a licensed glamping park at the south end of the island that prices 19 tent types by the night, and six NGO camp and retreat centres that rent rooms to groups. A night at Saiyuen runs from HK$350 for a two-person pitch you pitch yourself to HK$4,200 for the eight-person African Safari Link on a Saturday (Oasis and Sunset Vista on a Saturday are HK$3,200), on the rate card effective 1 January 2027; of the six NGO camps, one publishes a dated tariff and the rest quote or publish nothing, and this page says which is which. Saiyuen books through its own booking engine or on 2981 1010; the NGO camps book by phone. AFCD's 41 designated campsites and 25 country parks, and LCSD's two campsites and four holiday camps, are all elsewhere - the lists are named below. This page sets out what each option costs as the operators themselves publish it, how you reach it from the ferry pier, and which one fits a family, a group, a couple or a solo traveller. Prices and hours were read from the operators' own pages on 6 November 2026; where a rate card carries its own effective dates, those are given with the figure.

Is There a Campsite on Cheung Chau?

The camps on this island are licensed guesthouse accommodation, not public campsites, and that is worth stating plainly because the government lists are large and the island is absent from them. Here is what the government lists contain:

What the operators list. AFCD's list of designated campsites names 41 sites and none is on Cheung Chau; the department's list of country parks names 25 and Cheung Chau is not among them. LCSD's campsite list is Pui O and the Chong Hing Water Sports Centre, and its four holiday camps are Lei Yue Mun Park, Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre and Tso Kung Tam Outdoor Recreation Centre - none on Cheung Chau. The island's camp-type accommodation is licensed guesthouse accommodation: seven premises appear on the Home Affairs Department's register, Sai Yuen H/6668 and six others.

Three name traps are worth knowing before you book anything. AFCD's 41-site list does contain a Sai Wan Campsite, but that one is at Tai Long Sai Wan in the Sai Kung East Country Park; the Sai Wan the kaito runs to on Cheung Chau is a different place altogether. The same list also carries a Cheung Sheung Campsite (Sai Kung West Country Park) and a Man Cheung Po Campsite (Lantau South Country Park). None of the three is on Cheung Chau.

The Options at a Glance

Option	Suits	Capacity	Minimum booking	Rates published	Book by
Saiyuen Camping Adventure Park	Families, couples, anyone who wants a bed and a bathroom inside a tent	40 built tents and 26 pitches on the rate card; 19 bookable types	No minimum-night rule published	Yes - per-night rate card	Park's booking engine; hotline 2981 1010
Caritas Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp	School parties, church and youth groups, family reunions	156 residential / 200 day	4 persons	No rates published	Caritas booking line 2973 0062
Caritas Jockey Club Oi Fai Camp	Smaller groups, same style of camp	84 residential / 200 day	4 persons	No rates published	Caritas booking line 2973 0062
Caritas Ka Fai House	Small parties wanting three rooms and a shared building	3 rooms; person-capacity not published	Not published	No rates published	Caritas booking line 2973 0062
Salvation Army Bradbury Camp	Groups of 12 or more, families of four, whole-camp hire	108 residential	12 persons (group) / 4 (family)	Yes - tariff dated 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027	Phone hold on 2981 0383
Jockey Club Cheung Chau Don Bosco Youth Centre	Schools, youth groups, groups wanting boats and open-fire cooking	128 for board, lodging and meals	Not published - priced by quotation	Quotation only	2981 0403 / WhatsApp 9418 7291
HK Christian Council Bradbury Retreat Centre	Small retreats and quiet groups	3 rooms	Not published	No rates published	2368 7123 / [email protected]

One row of that table needs a caveat before you book it. HAD's register shows Caritas Oi Fai's licence period as ending on 15 July 2022, and the same register entry carries a remark that the licence remains in effect under section 12H(4) of Cap. 349 pending renewal; the premises is on the department's current list of licensed guesthouses applying for renewal. Confirm dates with Caritas - but the register does not say the camp is closed.

Saiyuen Camping Adventure Park

Saiyuen sits at the southern end of Cheung Chau, above the island's own Sai Wan. It states its licence on its own pages - Guesthouse (Holiday Camp) licence H6668 - and HAD's register of licensed hotels and guesthouses lists Sai Yuen under that number, premises type Guesthouse, with a licence period shown as ending 14 December 2026; the premises appears on HAD's current list of licensed guesthouses applying for renewal.

The operator gives its size as nearly 500,000 square feet on one page and 400,000 square feet on another, so treat the area as "very large" rather than a figure. Its rate card's inventory column adds up to 40 built tents and 26 pitches across the three pitch products; the licensing register records 31 rooms.

What the Tents Cost a Night

The park publishes a per-night rate card, linked from the answer to "May I have the price list of all accommodation?" on its FAQ. The card to quote is the one whose own header reads Effective Date: 01-Jan-2027; the park's other card (marked effective 11 November 2024) carries the same price for every type the two share, so the figures below are also the ones in force now. Prices are per tent per night, not per person, in Hong Kong dollars.

Tent	Sleeps	Size	Bathroom	Sun-Fri	Sat / special dates
Sunset Vista	4	310 ft²	Private	HK$1,920	HK$3,200
Oasis	6	380 ft²	Private	HK$1,920	HK$3,200
Fantasy	4	310 ft²	Private	HK$1,800	HK$2,980
African Safari Tent (XL)	6	260 ft²	Private	HK$1,820	HK$2,600
Geodesic Dome	4	310 ft²	Private	HK$1,600	HK$2,800
Mongolian Ger (L)	4	310 ft²	Private	HK$1,550	HK$2,600
Mongolian Ger (M)	4	200 ft²	Private	HK$1,470	HK$2,450
African Safari Link (two tents)	8	2 × 160 ft²	Private	HK$2,940	HK$4,200
African Safari Dundun	4	160 ft²	Shared	HK$1,360	HK$2,000
African Safari Tent (L)	6	160 ft²	Shared	HK$1,350	HK$1,800
African Safari Bara	3	110 ft²	Shared	HK$1,280	HK$1,700
African Safari Ramkie	3	110 ft²	Shared	HK$1,180	HK$1,550
Tatanka Teepee	4	200 ft²	Private	HK$1,180	HK$1,550
Sapa Teepee	4	200 ft²	Private	HK$1,050	HK$1,500
African Safari Tent (M)	4	110 ft²	Shared	HK$980	HK$1,400
Inca Teepee	4	200 ft²	Shared	HK$910	HK$1,300
Joyful PYOT (tent supplied)	4	20 m² pitch	Shared	HK$1,380	HK$1,680
Lay back BYOT, own tent (4 people)	4	20 m² pitch	Shared	HK$500	HK$700
Lay back BYOT, own tent (2 people)	2	16 m² pitch	Shared	HK$350	HK$450

"Sat / special dates" is the card's own column: it applies to Saturdays and to the 2027 dates it lists - 1 January, 26 March, 28 March, 4 April, 13-14 May, 1 October, 8 October and 26 December. Air conditioning is listed on every built tent type; the three pitch products (Joyful PYOT and the two bring-your-own-tent pitches) have none. A private bathroom comes with every built tent except the Safari L, Safari M, Dundun, Ramkie, Bara and Inca Teepee, which use shared facilities.

There is no minimum-night rule published; nights are priced individually, so a single Saturday is bookable at the Saturday rate.

Day Visitors, and the Clock That Matters

The park is also a day out. The General Ticket is HK$48 for anyone aged 3 or above, and a camp booking includes two days' entry tickets, so campers do not need to buy one. Day-pass opening hours are 09:30-18:00.

For overnight guests the clock is the thing to plan around: check-in runs 15:00-18:00 and check-out 09:30-11:30. Early check-in or late check-out is charged from HK$500 per hour or part hour. A tent still unoccupied at 21:00 is recorded as a no-show. That combination means the ferry you book has to land you on the island before the check-in desk closes.

Bringing Your Own Tent

The park's bring-your-own-tent product - it calls the scheme Wild Camping - is the cheap end of the island: HK$500 a night Sunday to Friday and HK$700 on Saturdays and special dates for a four-person pitch, or HK$350 and HK$450 for two. The rules are specific. One tent per pitch, fly sheet included, no more than 4 x 4 metres; all your equipment has to fit within 16 m² on a two-person pitch or 20 m² on a four-person one; and staff assign the pitch. Bathrooms have hot and cold water around the clock, the toilets are open 24 hours, and the water dispensers run 24 hours.

Fires are the rule most people get wrong: charcoal fire and firewood are strictly prohibited in the bring-your-own-tent zone, while a gas stove is allowed outside your own tent. The built glamping tents are a different arrangement - each comes with a charcoal barbecue stove.

Gear you can add at the park rather than carry over on the ferry:

Add-on	Price
Table-top barbecue stove (for 3-5 people)	HK$120
Free-standing barbecue stove (for 8-12 people)	HK$300
Cook set	HK$150
50 L cooler box with two bags of ice	HK$100
Folding table and four chairs	HK$150
Shelter, 4 x 3.5 m	HK$100
Wild-camp bedding set	HK$100

If you plan to come back, the Wild Camping 365 pass costs HK$1,800 for two people or HK$2,800 for four, runs 365 days, allows up to seven nights per stay with at least three days between stays, and is bought through a Google Form rather than the booking engine.

Cancelling, and What the Weather Does

Payment is taken in full at booking, and the refund scale is steep. More than seven days before arrival you get your payment back less a 15% administration fee; three to seven days before arrival, 55% is refunded; two days before arrival, there is no refund. Refunds go out by cheque within 21 working days, and no-shows and early check-outs are billed in full. For a trip built around a ferry booking, that is the paragraph to read before you pay.

The weather policy is more generous than the cancellation policy, and specific. Signal 1 or 3 and a yellow rainstorm mean normal operation. Signal 8 or above, or a red or black rainstorm, in force or expected within two hours, cancels or reschedules an overnight booking. The awkward case is a signal that is lowered by 07:00: the park stays open, with no refund and no rearrangement. If the signal goes up while you are already in camp, guests are asked to leave and again there is no refund, though guests who have not yet checked in may be allowed to reschedule. Rescheduling has to be arranged within seven days, and the booking's validity is extended by 60 days from the weather day.

Food, and the February 2027 Children's Camp

Breakfast is priced on the park's FAQ: a do-it-yourself breakfast at HK$50 per person Monday to Saturday, 09:30-11:00; an all-day breakfast at HK$108 per person on Sundays, 09:00-11:30; and a children's meal at HK$88 per person on Sundays. The built tents come with a barbecue stove, and the bring-your-own-tent zone allows a gas stove outside the tent.

Separately from the nightly rates, the park runs a residential children's camp: "Survival on a Deserted Island: Saiyuen STEAM Exploration Camp", 10-12 February 2027, three days and two nights, for ages 8-10, taught in Cantonese, at HK$3,288 per child, or HK$2,988 for registration on or before 31 December 2026. It is a package, not a nightly rate, and the operator does not itemise what the fee covers.

The Six NGO Camps

The other six places to sleep in a camp on Cheung Chau are run by NGOs and exist for groups. All six also appear on the Home Affairs Department's register of licensed hotels and guesthouses, each listed as premises type Guesthouse: Caritas Oi Fai H/2189, Caritas Ming Fai H/2190, Caritas Ka Fai House H/2191, Salvation Army Bradbury Camp H/2169, Don Bosco Youth Centre H/2188, and Hong Kong Christian Council Bradbury Retreat Centre H/2182.

One caution on that register: it labels all seven premises Guesthouse. Saiyuen states its own licence as Guesthouse (Holiday Camp) H6668, and LCSD files the six NGO camps under its Holiday Camps pages, but the register's own premises type says Guesthouse for all seven.

Caritas: Ming Fai and Oi Fai

Caritas Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp, at 5 Ming Fai Road, takes 156 people residentially and 200 on a day camp, with a minimum booking of four. It is a 20-minute walk from the ferry pier. Facilities include a swimming pool, a barbecue area, outdoor basketball and indoor badminton courts, an archery range, canoeing, astronomical telescopes, orienteering, a church and conference room, a hall and a table-tennis room. The register records 38 rooms. Telephone 2981 0445, booking line 2973 0062, fax 2981 8554, [email protected].

Caritas Jockey Club Oi Fai Camp, next door at 4 Ming Fai Road, takes 84 residentially and 200 by day, also with a four-person minimum and the same 20-minute walk. It has a swimming pool, an archery range, astronomical telescopes, canoeing, a multi-purpose hall, an outdoor basketball court, orienteering, a conference room, an air-soft shooting range and a barbecue area. The register records 10 rooms. Before you book a group in, note the licence position: HAD's register shows this camp's licence period as ending on 15 July 2022, with a remark on the same entry that the licence remains in effect under section 12H(4) of Cap. 349 pending renewal, and the premises is on the department's current list of licensed guesthouses applying for renewal. Confirm your dates with Caritas. Both camps book through the same Caritas line, 2973 0062, and [email protected]. Note the two phone numbers: LCSD's page for Oi Fai prints 2981 7872, while HAD's register prints 2981 0445 under licence H/2189 - they are different numbers for the same building, so try the booking line first.

Caritas publishes no rates: its camp services page carries no price at all. Ask for a quotation with your dates.

Caritas Ka Fai House

Caritas Ka Fai House at 1-3 Ming Fai Road is the smallest of the three Caritas premises and sits on the same road as the two camps. The register lists three rooms and a licence period running to 9 July 2028. No capacity in persons, no minimum booking and no tariff is published for it.

Salvation Army Bradbury Camp

The Salvation Army Bradbury Camp, 6 Ming Fai Road, is the one NGO camp on the island that publishes a full tariff, and the one that takes whole-camp bookings. Capacity is 108 residential, the minimum booking is 12 for a group camp or 4 for a family camp, and it is a 15-minute walk from the pier via Tung Wan. The register records 15 rooms and a licence period running to 1 August 2028.

Its fee schedule carries the dates 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027:

Item	Price
Accommodation
Group dormitory, 10-person room	HK$1,100 per room per night
Group dormitory, 6-person room	HK$1,000 per room per night
Family suite, 4 persons	HK$720 per room per night
Extra person in a 6-person room (one per room)	HK$100 per person
Whole-camp hire, 108 beds (accommodation only)	HK$11,808 per night
4-person camping tent hire	HK$400 per tent per night
Cook set, including one gas cartridge	HK$150 per night
Dormitory, additional opening hours	HK$20 per room per hour
Meals and day use
Breakfast	HK$35 per person
Lunch or dinner, Set A (four dishes and soup)	HK$58 per person
Lunch or dinner, Set B (five dishes and soup)	HK$68 per person
Barbecue	HK$95 per person
Barbecue stove, one bag of charcoal and 10 forks	HK$150 per set
Day camp, one meal included, minimum 20 people	HK$90 per person; HK$130 on Saturday, Sunday and holidays
Evening camp	HK$130 per person
Rooms and activities
Activity room / canteen-lobby / conference room, per hour, air conditioning included	HK$150 / HK$120 / HK$50
Astronomy or ecology activity, up to 20 people	HK$500 per session
Water fight, own coach	HK$500 up to 50 people; HK$1,000 for 51-100; HK$1,500 for 101-150
Low-ropes course, 2-2.5 hours	HK$1,500 up to 20 people; HK$3,000 for 21-40; HK$4,500 for 41-60; HK$6,000 for 61-80; HK$7,500 for 81-100
High-ropes	HK$1,500 per coach per session

Two conditions come with the rooms: air conditioning runs 16:00-08:00, and a two-day/one-night stay has to book at least two meals, a three-day/two-night stay at least four.

Booking is by telephone hold on 2981 0383, with the office open Monday to Friday, 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:00. Written confirmation follows within three days, the form and deposit within 10 days, and the balance two weeks before arrival. Lead times are worth knowing: whole-camp hire can be booked up to 12 months ahead, groups of 30 or more six months ahead, and groups under 30 three months ahead. July and August places are applied for by letter in February and balloted in early March. The office number is 2981 0358 and the email [email protected].

Jockey Club Cheung Chau Don Bosco Youth Centre

The Jockey Club Cheung Chau Don Bosco Youth Centre is in the south of the island at 18 Don Bosco Road, and takes 128 people for board, lodging and meals. It has a hall for more than 100 people, camping facilities and an open-fire cooking area, a fleet of boats carrying 60, and a coastal training centre at Pui O on Lantau. The register records 12 rooms and a licence period to 15 July 2027.

It prices by quotation only: telephone 2981 0403, WhatsApp 9418 7291, or [email protected]. It publishes no walking time from the pier, but posts illustrated route guides for Tung Wan Road and the hill road.

Hong Kong Christian Council Bradbury Retreat Centre

The Hong Kong Christian Council Bradbury Retreat Centre at 31 Kwun Yam Wan Road is one of the two smallest of the six: three rooms on the register, a licence period to 31 August 2028, telephone 2368 7123 and [email protected]. Its capacity, tariff and access are not published, so a booking here starts with an email or a call.

Two name problems to avoid. There is a second Bradbury camp in Hong Kong: BGCA Bradbury Camp, licence H/2183, at D.D.257 Lot 676, Wong Yi Chau, Sai Kung - not on Cheung Chau. And Caritas runs a fourth camp, Siu Tong (H/2192), at Lai Chi Chong on Tolo Harbour, also not on Cheung Chau.

Getting There: the Ferry, Then the Last Mile

Sun Ferry Services Company Ltd runs the crossing from Central Pier No. 5 at Man Kwong Street to Cheung Chau Ferry Pier at San Hing Praya Street. The ordinary ferry takes about 55-60 minutes and the fast ferry about 35-40 minutes. The fares below are the Transport Department's single-journey fares, effective 1 April 2026, cross-checked cell for cell against Sun Ferry's own table:

Class	Adult, Mon-Sat	Adult, Sun and public holidays	Concession, Mon-Sat	Concession, Sun and public holidays
Ordinary	HK$16.70	HK$24.80	HK$8.30	HK$12.40
Deluxe	HK$26.10	HK$38.00	HK$13.00	HK$19.00
Fast ferry	HK$32.90	HK$47.60	HK$16.40	HK$23.80

Concessions are for a child aged 3 to under 12, a person aged 65 or above, and a person with disabilities; all three pay the same concession fare. The three fare levels in each column are the three vessel classes - ordinary, deluxe and fast - not three kinds of passenger. A child under 3 travels free with an adult. That matters for a camping bill: two adults and two children on the ordinary ferry pay HK$50 each way on a weekday or a Saturday (2 x HK$16.70 plus 2 x HK$8.30) - HK$100 for the return at those rates, which is a night's worth of ferry against HK$910 for the cheapest built tent on the rate card, or HK$350 for a two-person pitch. A return leg on a Sunday or public holiday costs more, at HK$24.80 per adult and HK$12.40 per child.

Two fare notes. The Transport Department's table also lists a Holiday Return Ticket, whose first trip must start from Cheung Chau - adult HK$32.0 ordinary, HK$50.8 deluxe, HK$64.4 fast; concessions HK$16.0, HK$25.4 and HK$32.2 - and Sun Ferry's own timetable does not carry it, so ask at the pier rather than assume it. A bicycle fares HK$27.6, and one travelling case or bag up to 32 x 23 x 12 inches travels without a freight charge; anything bulkier than that pays a freight fare.

From the Pier to Saiyuen

The operator's own directions are the ones to follow. Turn right towards the Municipal Services Building, walk along the coastal Sai Tai Road (about 20 minutes) to Tsan Tuen Road, then up the hill to the red entrance gate on Peak Road. Our reading of that route: the climb at the end is the part that is uncomfortable with a suitcase, so travel light or take one of the alternatives.

By bicycle, rental shops are along the way and the park provides bicycle parking for a fee; space is limited, and tricycles and canopied surries are not permitted. The third option is the kaito: look for the inland pier with the white canopy roof on the right-hand side of Cheung Chau Pier and ask for the kaito service to Sai Wan, which drops you at Cheung Chau's Sai Wan pier, where you turn left onto Tsan Tuen Road and walk up the hill to the red entrance gate on Peak Road. It is the option to take if you are carrying a tent and gear rather than a case.

From the Pier to the Camps

The Ming Fai Road camps are a straightforward walk from the village: 20 minutes for both Caritas camps, and 15 minutes for Bradbury via Tung Wan. Don Bosco publishes no time but posts route guides, and it is in the south of the island, so allow longer than the Ming Fai Road figure.

Which One Fits You

Every Saiyuen figure below is on the rate card effective 1 January 2027, per tent per night.

If you are...	Book	Why
A family with primary-school children	A Saiyuen built tent - Sapa or Tatanka Teepee at HK$1,050-1,180 on a weeknight, or an African Safari Link if you are two families	Private bathroom and air conditioning on most types, two days' entry tickets included, and a barbecue stove supplied
A couple who want privacy	Sapa Teepee (HK$1,050 / HK$1,500)	The cheapest type with its own bathroom; Safari M at HK$980 shares facilities
A solo traveller with a tent	Lay back BYOT two-person pitch (HK$350 / HK$450)	The lowest published rate on the island, 24-hour bathrooms and water, pitch assigned on arrival
A group of 12 or more	Salvation Army Bradbury Camp - or Ming Fai for a bigger party	A priced tariff, meals from HK$35, whole-camp hire at HK$11,808 a night, and a 15-minute walk from the pier
A school, church or youth group wanting activities	Don Bosco for boats and open-fire cooking; Ming Fai or Oi Fai for pools, archery and canoeing	Facilities built for groups, capacities of 84 to 156, and minimum bookings of four
A day visitor	Saiyuen's HK$48 General Ticket	09:30-18:00, and children must be with someone aged 16 or over holding a ticket

The trade-off against a guesthouse is location and clock, not comfort. Ming Fai Road is 15-20 minutes' walk from the pier and Saiyuen is 20 minutes along the coast followed by a climb, so neither lets you drop bags and be at the seafood restaurants in five minutes. Check-in at Saiyuen closes at 18:00, and a tent still empty at 21:00 is a no-show. What the walk buys is space: a pitch with a barbecue, or a tent with a bed and a bathroom at a nightly price that starts at HK$350 on the rate card effective 1 January 2027.

What to Book, and in What Order

Pick the night, then the ferry that reaches it. Check the crossing you can catch against Saiyuen's 15:00-18:00 check-in, and remember the 21:00 no-show rule for a tent you have not occupied.
Choose a built tent or a pitch. If you are bringing a tent, measure it: one tent per pitch, no more than 4 x 4 metres, all equipment within 16 m² (two-person pitch) or 20 m² (four-person). A stove, cooler, bedding set, table and shelter can all be added at the park from HK$100, so you do not have to carry them on the ferry.
Read the cancellation terms before paying. Full payment at booking, and nothing back from two days before arrival.
For a group, call Bradbury first on 2981 0383 in office hours: a phone hold, written confirmation within three days, form and deposit within 10 days, balance two weeks before. If you want July or August, the letter goes in February and the ballot is in early March.
Expect a quotation, not a price list, from Don Bosco and the three Caritas premises - none of them publishes a tariff.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you camp on Cheung Chau?

Yes, in two forms: Saiyuen Camping Adventure Park, a licensed glamping park with 19 bookable tent types and pitches for your own tent, and six NGO camp and retreat centres that take groups. AFCD's list of 41 designated campsites names none on Cheung Chau, the country-park list of 25 does not include the island, and LCSD's two campsites and four holiday camps are all elsewhere.

How much is a night at Saiyuen?

From HK$350 for a two-person bring-your-own-tent pitch on a weeknight to HK$4,200 for the eight-person African Safari Link on a Saturday (Sunset Vista and Oasis on a Saturday are HK$3,200), per tent per night, on the rate card effective 1 January 2027. A four-person pitch is HK$500 on a weeknight, and fifteen of the sixteen built tent types fall between HK$910 and HK$1,920 on weeknights - the exception is the eight-person African Safari Link at HK$2,940.

Can I stay for just one night?

Yes. No minimum-night rule is published, and nights are priced individually. A tent unoccupied by 21:00 is treated as a no-show, so arriving late matters more than staying short.

Can I bring my own tent?

Yes - that is the Wild Camping product, from HK$350 a night. One tent per pitch up to 4 x 4 metres, equipment within 16 or 20 m², a pitch assigned by staff, and no charcoal or firewood; a gas stove is allowed outside your tent.

Do the camps take individual travellers, or only groups?

Saiyuen takes individual bookings. The NGO camps are group accommodation: a four-person minimum at both Caritas camps, 12 for a group camp at Bradbury (4 for a family camp), quotation at Don Bosco. Every camp we checked takes bookings in advance rather than walk-ins.

Is Saiyuen suitable for young children?

Its own rule is that a child will be refused entry unless accompanied by a person aged 16 or over holding a General Ticket. Beyond that, most built tents have a private bathroom and air conditioning, a camp booking includes two days' entry tickets, and pets are not allowed except guide dogs or legally approved assistance dogs.

What happens if a typhoon arrives?

Signal 1 or 3 and a yellow rainstorm mean normal operation. Signal 8 or above, or a red or black rainstorm, in force or due within two hours, cancels or reschedules an overnight booking. A signal lowered by 07:00 leaves the park open with no refund; one raised mid-stay means guests are asked to leave, also without a refund. Rescheduling must be arranged within seven days.

Do I need to book in advance?

Yes. Every camp we checked takes bookings in advance - by engine or phone at Saiyuen, by the Caritas booking line, by phone hold at Bradbury, and by quotation at Don Bosco. Bradbury's July and August places are balloted in early March, so summer group trips need a February letter.